Taking money.
WHAT THE PLATFORM PAYMENT SYSTEM PROVIDES
Payment authorised on device, with card details never shared with you.
WHAT IT SUITS
Physical goods and services delivered outside the application.
WHAT IN-APPLICATION PURCHASING IS FOR
Digital goods and services consumed within the application.
WHAT THE RULES REQUIRE
Generally, digital goods must use the platform's purchasing, with a commission.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH BEFORE BUILDING
Which category your product falls into, and what the current rules permit.
WHY CURRENTLY
These rules change, and have been subject to regulatory intervention.
WHAT PURCHASE TYPES EXIST
Consumable, purchased repeatedly Non-consumable, purchased once Subscriptions, renewing
WHAT TO IMPLEMENT
Server-side verification of every transaction.
WHY
Client-side verification is trivially bypassed.
WHAT TO HANDLE
Purchases interrupted partway Restoring previous purchases Refunds and cancellations Subscription state changing outside the application
WHAT TO CONSIDER LOCALLY
Whether your users have payment methods the platform accepts.
WHAT TO NEVER DO
Direct users to external payment in ways the rules prohibit.
