Hello everybody,
We are developing an app and wonder if IAP are mandatory in our case. I've read ASRGs' Section 3 but the app is near the limit in my opinion and I would like to have another point of view on the situation.
What is the app about? We are developing a reader app whose content could be accessed both from the app and other sources (website for instance which already exists, none of the source is physical though). On top of that, the subscription to the content can be offered to other people (gifts) which is not possible with IAP. Can someone confirm that IAP are not mandatory in this case even though there is no physical items?
In particular, about the gifts and following 3.1.3: "provided that you agree not to directly or indirectly target iOS users to use a purchasing method other than in-app purchase, and your general communications about other purchasing methods are not designed to discourage use of in-app purchase". Could we argue that the fact that gifts cannot be performed with IAP makes it an indirect targeting of iOS users to purchase with external method? If so, how should we proceed to allow gifting?
Thanks in advance