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Old 01-12-2012, 07:16 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default What iApp model will do this?

I have been tasked to implement iApp in an app. The model is a bit unusual though.

The app will not be free on the app store. By purchasing the app you get one year access to the content. After one year we need to renew for another year.

I was thinking subscription model, is that OK for apps? I have found very little information out there and this type of scenario I haven't found anything on at all.
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I have been tasked to implement iApp in an app. The model is a bit unusual though.

The app will not be free on the app store. By purchasing the app you get one year access to the content. After one year we need to renew for another year.

I was thinking subscription model, is that OK for apps? I have found very little information out there and this type of scenario I haven't found anything on at all.
Sounds reasonable. You would use in-app purchase of consumable content. Buying the app would give you a year's worth of content, with the option to renew with an in-app purchase.

I THINK this would be allowed by Apple, but I would suggest reading their license agreement to be sure. There are specific rules about what paid apps can and can't do. You would probably have less risk of getting rejected if the app offered some functionality after the year passed (like continuing to read archived content for the year that the customer already paid for.)

I don't know where the language is in Apple's license agreement, and would have to hunt for it too. I enjoy reading legal contracts about as much as I like oral surgery, so I'm going to leave that up to you.
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I will have to agree with you on the reading legal contracts bit, it's not only not enjoyable but often written in such a language you will have to read it over and over again to have a clue!

If this is implemented as a subscription though - I will not need to change anything in the user interface of the app though, do I?
I just have to implement the InApp check against our server to make sure the subscription is valid?

I think MKStoreKit can do all of the lifting for me. I'm just not sure of the rules
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