We develop an education-focused app used on institutionally managed iPads deployed through Apple School Manager and MDM.
While schools can purchase and deploy the app, they cannot purchase or assign feature add-ons delivered through standard In-App Purchases. As a result, some premium features are unavailable on managed devices.
What is Apple’s recommended approach for providing premium feature add-ons in educational and MDM-managed deployments?
- Is there any support for assigning or redeeming non-consumable In-App Purchases through Apple School Manager or MDM?
- Are Offer Codes supported for Managed Apple Accounts or managed devices?
- If not, what is the recommended path forward for developers serving educational institutions?
We would appreciate any guidance on current best practices.
Hello,
Support for selling subscriptions in Apple School Manager and Apple Business will be available later this year. Refer to this session for details.
To replicate the behavior of non-consumable in-app purchase, you can offer a separate version of the app with those features enabled for education or enterprise customers. Redemption codes are not supported for Managed Apple Accounts.
