What kind of content does Apple host for in-app purchases, and under which conditions? [closed]

Question

I've heard that Apple offers hosting content for in-app purchases. We are working on an app where users can purchase small video clips of about 5 MB each.

I couldn't find detailed information about the conditions what Apple hosts, how they host it, and how much they charge for it. Some developers say it is only available in iOS 6. This is confusing.

Is it also possible to host content at Apple which users can simply download without in-app purchases?

Can in-app purchases be free?

Can someone clarify and provide links to official information from Apple?

Answer 1

you can find some information about conditions in this document (page 30) - Using Application Loader

It's free, but you can host not more than 2 GB per package (the same limit for an application)

Useful articles: Configuring and Creating App Store Hosted Content for iOS 6 In-App Purchases and Changes to StoreKit

Hosted content works only for Non-Consumable purchases, which cannot be free. So I think it's not possible to host some free content there.