External Payment Links that unlock app functionality

Hello All,

I was just reviewing some market research within the app store specifically in sales maps and found that a lot of apps offer alternative payment methods, or/and make it really hard to pay within Apple's eco-system. They do offer links to alternative payment methods mostly stripe for subscriptions.

I read the Apple's policy on subscriptions, and could not find any details around it.

Here is the payment flow that those apps are using: User signs up with email, they put user in free 7 day trial. Under the user's profile there is a payment external link that opens external web url to submit a payment.

Is it allowed by Apple?

Thank you!

Hi @VarlamoV, did you happen to find an answer to this question? I'm in a similar boat.

External Payment Links that unlock app functionality
 
 
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