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Doesn't Apple already offer free trials directly? For apps that don't want to go the subscription route, I've also used plenty that offered trialware via IAP u
by djrogers 8y ago
Doesn't Apple already offer free trials directly? For apps that don't want to go the subscription route, I've also used plenty that offered trialware via IAP upgrades...
Just seems like a pretty small thing to start your big 'union' with.
[1] https://developer.apple.com/app-store/subscriptions/ https://developer.apple.com/app-store/subscriptions/
- saagarjha 8y agoThis is for the Mac App Store, which doesn't do subscriptions as far as I'm aware. And this isn't just about free trials: upgrade pricing is difficult as well.
- matchagaucho 8y agoConfused... they just refer to "App Store"... and I thought Developers already controlled freemium distribution via Free+In-App purchase(?)
- ovao 8y agoThis appears to be for all the App Stores. It refers to “App Stores” (in plural), and many of the apps listed in the “supported by” section are iOS apps.
- saagarjha 8y agoBoth iOS and macOS don’t do free trials, while macOS doesn’t do subscriptions.
- larrik 8y agoIt's says the tenth anniversary is this July, which matches up with iOS, not Mac.
- saagarjha 8y agoBecause the statement as a whole is referencing both. Subscriptions are exclusively a macOS problem.
- djrogers 8y agoThis is not just the Mac App Store, the Mac App Store does have subscription apps (1Password for example) and they specifically say on the website that their first goal is to get Apple to do trial licenses - upgrade pricing is not mentioned in their immediate goals.