App Store Connect (Apple)
BUSINESS
App Store Connect is a suite of tools used by members of the Apple Developer Program to publish and manage apps on the App Store,Apple Business Manager, and Apple School Manager. Use it to submit apps, in-app purchases, in-app events, and other content. Invite people to beta test your app with TestFlight, add tax and banking information to receive payments, access sales reports, view analytics, and much more.
Initially, only the Account Holder (the person who joins the Apple Developer Program) has access to App Store Connect. Later, the Account Holder can create additional users in App Store Connect and assign specific roles. App Store Connect is available on the web and as an app for iOS and iPadOS.
Auto-Renewable Subscription (Apple)
BUSINESS
Auto-renewable subscriptions provide access to content, services, or premium features in your app on an ongoing basis. They automatically renew at the end of their duration until the user chooses to cancel. Subscriptions are available on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
Great subscription apps justify the recurring payment by providing ongoing value and continually innovating the app experience. If you’re considering implementing the subscription model, plan to regularly update your app with feature enhancements or expanded content.
Many types of apps can take advantage of subscriptions, including apps that offer new game levels, episodic content, software as a service, or cloud support. Other appropriate subscriptions include apps that offer consistent, substantive updates, or access to libraries or collections of content. You can offer subscriptions (a type of in-app purchase) alongside other in-app purchase types.
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Consumable In-App Purchase (Apple)
BUSINESS
Consumable in‑app purchases that are single use and can be purchased again.
Use them to provide different types of consumables, such as lives or gems used to further progress in a game, boosts in a dating app to increase profile visibility, or digital tips for creators within a social media app. They’re frequently offered in apps and games that use the freemium business model.
Current Entitlements (Apple)
BUSINESS
The current entitlements sequence emits the latest transaction for each product the user has an entitlement to, specifically:
Products that the App Store has refunded or revoked don’t appear in the current entitlements. Consumable in-app purchases also don't appear in the current entitlements. To get transactions for unfinished consumables, use the unfinished or all sequences in Transaction.
Family Sharing (Apple)
BUSINESS
Apps that offer auto-renewable subscriptions and nonconsumable in-app purchases can enable Family Sharing, which will allow users to share their purchase with up to five additional family members. You can choose which of your in-app purchases to allow Family Sharing for in App Store Connect.
Whether or not a user’s purchases are automatically shared with their family members depends on the type of in-app purchase, the user’s sharing preferences, and if the purchase was made before or after Family Sharing was turned on in App Store Connect. Users have the option of turning off Family Sharing in their subscription settings at any time.
| Auto-renewable subscriptions | Non-consumable in-app purchases |
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New Users | Family Sharing is enabled by default depending on the preference set by the purchaser in Manage Subscriptions. | Family Sharing is enabled by default if the following conditions are met:
- user has purchase sharing enabled.
- the user's family members are sharing payment.
- the app is not hidden from the user's purchase history. |
Existing Users | Users must opt-in to Family Sharing from within their manage subscriptions page. | You can unlock access to the in-app purchase using receipt validation or App Store server notifications if the following conditions are met:
- user has purchase sharing enabled.
- the user's family members are sharing payment.
- the app is not hidden from the user's purchase history. |
Non-Renewing Subscription (Apple)
BUSINESS
A subscription which users can purchase to access a services or content for a limited duration, such as a season pass to in-game content. This type of subscription doesn't renew automatically, so users need to purchase a new subscription once it concludes if they wish to retain access.
Payment Sheet (Apple)
BUSINESS
The modal that appears which allows you to make a purchase in an App on an Apple device.
It informs you of whether it succeeded or failed, or whether its pending - in the even that you need to get approval from the bank or a family member.
Pending Transaction (Apple)
BUSINESS
A transaction that has not been verified nor revoked, and which is pending approval from the bank or a family member (i.e.a guardian).
Revoked Transaction (Apple)
BUSINESS
A transaction that was bought and then cancelled, or refunded.
This transaction often comes with a reason that describe why the App Store may refund a transaction or revoke it from family sharing.
StoreKit (Apple)
TECHNOLOGY
Use StoreKit to support in-app purchases for a safe, secure purchase experience. The StoreKit framework and in-app purchase APIs handle purchases end to end, including retrieving product information, processing payments, and delivering the product.
Learn more about StoreKit
StoreKit Configuration File (Apple)
TECHNOLOGY
The file that holds the In-App Purchases and Subscriptions for an iOS, MacOS, TVOS or WatchOS app.
Transaction History (Apple)
BUSINESS
A technological sequence that offers you access to all the transactions (Downloads, In-App Purchase or Subscriptions) that a user made with your app.
All the information has been cryptographically signed by the App Store and includes things like:
- The app version that the user originally purchased the In-App Purchase or Subscription from the App Store.
- The date the user originally purchased the app from the App Store.
Verified Transaction (Apple)
BUSINESS
A term used to confirm that a transaction successfully went through, either recently or in the past.
It allows you to provide features or services for individuals whom are entitled to accessing it as they have previously bought a Subscription or In-App Purchase.
