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iOS : In app purchase. Product is paid or free based on user type

I am developing an iOS application & I am going to sell products in application based on user type after user login.

If user is of Type A [ Privileged User] Then he can download product totally free / Based on promo code / Purchase if Promo Code is InValid (That I can decide based on some flags).

If user is of Type B [ Normal User] He have to pay for product & then he can download it on successful payment.

But, I have doubt about it whether Apple is going to approve this or not. At the time of submission of application to app store, I will provide them Normal User (User of Type B) credentials so that they can buy it normally.

Is this approach is right or wrong ?

Other way is, I can set same product with two different identifiers on iTunes connect. One for free & another for purchase one.

When user logs in based on user Type I can decide which products to load for that user based on product identifiers which I have with me.

Is there any alternate solutions for same ?

Has anybody gone through same scenario ?

Thanking You !

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Swapnil Godambe Avatar asked Mar 08 '13 06:03

Swapnil Godambe


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1 Answers

I had a free app in the store that was using in-app purchases to enable features. I also had a place to enter promo codes which could also enable features. It was rejected by Apple because of the ability to enter a promo code and bypass the app store. Sounds like the same as what you are trying to do.

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progrmr Avatar answered Sep 28 '22 01:09

progrmr