Subscription on different in-app account with the same account

A user has multiple in-app accounts and an Apple account. He purchase the subscription on one in-app account and then cancels it immediately, at which point the payment is deducted once and the subscription stays in effect. Then he logs into a second in-app account and initiates a subscription with the same Apple account, at this point can he get the subscription service on the second in-app account without paying for it? If so, how to deal with it?

Up vote post of huangyuexin Down vote post of huangyuexin
153 views
Posted by
huangyuexin
Reply
Add a Comment

Replies

The Apple ID can only one 1 have subscription per product (and subscription group) at a time. That purchase has an originalTransactionID (OTID) which is static for that Apple ID and subscription group. That primary key should be associated to your in-app account in your system - anonymous or not.

In your example, that 2nd in-app account should not get access (per your business policy noted) because it should see this same subscription purchase OTID already associated with in-app account 1.

Posted by
App Store Commerce Engineer
Up vote reply of App Store Commerce Engineer Down vote reply of App Store Commerce Engineer

  • Thanks for your reply. I want to ask some more question. What if the user cancel subscription on in-app account 1 and buy subscription again on in-app account 2. At this point, subscription on in-app account 1 is still active. OTID will not change because Apple ID, product and subscription group are the same. I guess I should change the association from in-app account 1 to 2. Will the subscription on in-app account 1 be inactive at once?

    —
    huangyuexin

  • Thanks for your reply. I want to ask some more question. What if the user cancel subscription on in-app account 1 and buy subscription again on in-app account 2. At this point, subscription on in-app account 1 is still active. OTID will not change because Apple ID, product and subscription group are the same. I guess I should change the association from in-app account 1 to 2. Will the subscription on in-app account 1 be inactive at once?

    —
    huangyuexin

  • will the user be charged again when he buy subscription again on in-app account 2?

    —
    huangyuexin
Add a Comment