With VPP, I'm assuming that you can't use Apple's normal recurring subscriptions because they use In-app purchases, and as far as I'm aware, Apple do not support In-app purchases via the Apple volume purchasing program. Therefore how are apps charging recurring subscriptions to schools? Do you have to provide a free app, and make the charges via your website? If so, are you allowed to tell schools in the app that they need to go your website to set up a subscription?
recurring subscriptions & VPP
Also looking for an answer on this question.
Have you found an answer to your question jmf? The VPP store currently seems very restrictive on business apps, as we too would like to charge a yearly subscription for our app - but not through in-app purchase, as they become cumbersome for businesses when managing their distribution. Our business clients want to be able to purchase a yearly subscription to our app, and then supply it to their staff and customers for use. Will be keen to hear if you have had any luck finding a solution for this.
Yes I think the only way to make a free app and provide a login. You don't have the right to put a link to your website in the app but of course you can say to people that it is possible elsewhere (check netflix, spotifty, ...)
Is this still the case. I have an iPad app that I've recently switched to a subscription based service however I've been contacted by a few school districts telling me they are unable to activate the subscription. This seems like a big oversight on apples's part. Why enable subscription when they can't be used everywhere?