iOS In-App Purchases and Subscriptions
Receipt Validation
For subscriptions and IAPs, often folks implement server-side receipt validation, but that is not always necessary. It is possible to do receipt validation 100% clide-side, which might make sense in some cases. For example, simple client-side gating for client-side features. If subscriptions or IAPs access server content or services, then you should definitely validate receipts on the server.
Be aware that client-side validation is susceptible to being undermined by hacks and jailbreaks. However, this may not be a concern for you.
That code will work fine until you encounter a customer that has Family Sharing enabled, as most do. The issue is that the Product.SubscriptionInfo can contain multiple items, and the code above only checks the first one.
Tech Notes
Free Trials
Subscription tutorial
- https://www.revenuecat.com/blog/engineering/ios-in-app-subscription-tutorial-with-storekit-2-and-swift/
Paywall ideas
- https://blog.curtisherbert.com/slopes-diaries-42-building-ramps-not-walls/
- https://trycombine.com/posts/simple-view-modifier-to-handle-features-that-are-only-enabled-in-the-pro-version-of-the-app/
Blogs
- https://sarunw.com/posts/manage-in-app-subscription-in-swiftui/
Testing
SDK
StoreKit