Your Github account will support the Parse Server. You’ll be using Parse SDK with Heroku as the backend service for storing your users’ subscription information. It’s highly recommended to use receipt validation when implementing subscriptions. In-App Purchase Video Tutorial: Part 4 Receipts.A Rage Comic app that’ll get your feet wet with selling products inside an app. In-App Purchase Tutorial: Getting Started.You’ll also be using Parse Server with Heroku as a back-end provider for the app to keep track of users and their purchased subscriptions.īefore beginning, you should be sure to complete, or have experience equivalent to:

In this tutorial, you’ll add non-renewing subscriptions to an app called “InsomniOwl”, an app that allows you to browse owl comics. The pros and cons are discussed in a bit. Its important to point out the advantages of auto-renewing over non-renewing subscriptions to assist in your decision of which to use. Initially they were limited mostly to Newsstand apps, later expanded to include a few more categories with very strict rules and now with the introduction of iOS 10 a broader range of apps can take advantage of this type. Note: In recent years, auto-renewing subscriptions have gone through major changes. This tutorial focuses on non-renewing subscriptions. There are two types of subscriptions: auto-renewable and non-renewing. User needs to manually renew subscription after it’s expired.

Non-renewing Subscriptions: Time-limited access to a service or content that may be static.

These subscriptions are automatically renewed by Apple indefinitely until the user decides to cancel. Examples are subscribing to an electronic magazine, subscribing to unlock an extra feature in an app for a month, etc.

Auto-renewable Subscriptions: Dynamic content or ongoing service accessible for a set period – making the user purchase a subscription to continue access.

Examples are an extra level pack or some downloadable content.

Non-consumables: User buys once (and only once), then has access to the item forever.

Examples are currency in a free-to-play game, or healing potions, extra lives, etc. Often they’re “used up” and bought again. Consumables: User purchases the same product multiple times.IOS has four major types of In-App Purchases (IAP):

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