IAP Subscriptions and Repeat Subscriptions -Plug in request

Solar2D Monetization (in-app purchases, ads, etc.)
#1

Looking through the threads it would appear that Corona-labs currently does not provide an interface to support this monetisation option, is that correct?  Is there a possibility, in the very near future this might happen, or that some developer here might make a plug in for this service. Or can some one point me to some code elsehwre to do this? Thanks

My business case only looks good with repeat subscription income. 

#2

I used IAP Badger a long time ago to implement an app with subscriptions on iOS.

I know the tool says it doesn’t directly support implementing subscriptions, but I had little issue doing so.

I don’t remember why I didn’t also implement them on Android, but it may have been that they simply were not available at the time.

#3

Note: Since you can download the actual code for IAP Badger, modifying it to support subscriptions (if it doesn’t work out of the box) should not be too terribly heinous.

#4

Hi @ibmprgmrsince1964,

Which platforms are you targeting? iOS, Android, Amazon, or all three?

Brent

#5

Thanks roaminggamer I will take a look. 

  Brent Sorrentino

Hi,  I am  initially looking at IOS. Once done and if successful then I will consider the others, but that will be after  3-4 months or more.

Thanks

#6

Hi @ibmprgmrsince1964,

Thanks for the details. iOS supports subscriptions, so I’m not sure what old forum threads you read that said otherwise. See the IAP guide for details:

https://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/monetization/IAP/index.html

Brent

#7

Hi Brent, Thanks for the doc pointer that is good news for me. Scanning through I am not sure how to check out  any code without actually an in-app purchase. Would that work on TestFlight ? 

PS When I did a search on ‘subscriptions’ and in recent posts, these were not clear to me that we could access it without something like  suggested use of IAP Badger. But great I will spend some time reading and testing…

#8

Well, subscriptions (and really, items in general) are set up on the iTunes Connect side, not in Corona. You reference them by identifiers in Corona, but the actual configuration of your store items is done with Apple, Google, Amazon, etc.

Brent

#9

Thanks Brent.

#10

I used IAP Badger a long time ago to implement an app with subscriptions on iOS.

I know the tool says it doesn’t directly support implementing subscriptions, but I had little issue doing so.

I don’t remember why I didn’t also implement them on Android, but it may have been that they simply were not available at the time.

#11

Note: Since you can download the actual code for IAP Badger, modifying it to support subscriptions (if it doesn’t work out of the box) should not be too terribly heinous.

#12

Hi @ibmprgmrsince1964,

Which platforms are you targeting? iOS, Android, Amazon, or all three?

Brent

#13

Thanks roaminggamer I will take a look. 

  Brent Sorrentino

Hi,  I am  initially looking at IOS. Once done and if successful then I will consider the others, but that will be after  3-4 months or more.

Thanks

#14

Hi @ibmprgmrsince1964,

Thanks for the details. iOS supports subscriptions, so I’m not sure what old forum threads you read that said otherwise. See the IAP guide for details:

https://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/monetization/IAP/index.html

Brent

#15

Hi Brent, Thanks for the doc pointer that is good news for me. Scanning through I am not sure how to check out  any code without actually an in-app purchase. Would that work on TestFlight ? 

PS When I did a search on ‘subscriptions’ and in recent posts, these were not clear to me that we could access it without something like  suggested use of IAP Badger. But great I will spend some time reading and testing…

#16

Well, subscriptions (and really, items in general) are set up on the iTunes Connect side, not in Corona. You reference them by identifiers in Corona, but the actual configuration of your store items is done with Apple, Google, Amazon, etc.

Brent

#17

Thanks Brent.