bypass in-app-purchase

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Created Mar ’18

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Hello !

I'm developping an app which allow logged in user to purchase digital goods. In my case, it's a fitness programm which can be bought for 1 month, with or without automatic renewal. The programm is a PDF the user can access to whithin the app. At this point, i know i'm forced to use to inAppPurchase payment method, but i want to avoid it regarding the 30% fees cut.

So my question is, if + the pdf i send a paper format of the programm to all my customer, can i use a 3rd party payment method (as i send physical support) ? (in my case i would use stripe).

If not, i already tried to link an external link to redirect user on a web app where they can subscribe to pragramms but my app has been rejected..So there is a way of providing external subscriptions without the use of IAP ?

Thanks !

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Answer 1

KMT OP

Mar ’18

Are you taking about a (PDF) reader app?

If so, the ASRGs allow that scheme - see Content-based “Reader” Apps

>i already tried to link an external link to redirect user on a web app where they can subscribe to pragramms

That may be your problem - see the ASRG link.

If you still have questions, start by sharing the exact rejection(s), thanks.

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Answer 2

PBK OP

Mar ’18

> The programm is a PDF...... i know i'm forced to use to inAppPurchase payment method

As KMT indicated, you might be able to operate under 3.1.3 as a reader app - but you would need to follow those 3.1.3 guidelines (i.e. "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")

>if + the pdf i send a paper format of the programm to all my customer, can i use a 3rd party payment method (as i send physical support) ?

This is faulty logic. If B1 (pdf) implies A (IAP) and B2 (paper) implies not-A then it does not follow that (B1+B2) implies not A. Rather, it implies that (B1+B2) is not allowed.

> i already tried to link an external link to redirect user on a web app where they can subscribe to pragramms but my app has been rejected.....is a way of providing external subscriptions without the use of IAP ?

See 3.1.3 guideline partially quoted above for how to do it and why you were rejected.

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