If you decide you're going to use consumables, keep this in mind

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

Hey fellow Corona devs,

  I recently developed a cross platform app in Corona with iAP on the ‘big 3’ (iOS, google play, amazon) … one thing I wish I’d thought completely through before writing any code was the implications of using consumables and what that means with regards to restoring purchases

I blogged about it here if anyone’s interested

http://flashysubstance.com/blog/?p=86

Corona team - I assume it’s ok to point to my blog from this forum since the topic is directly related to monetization, but if you’d rather I post this sort of thing in a different section on the forums please let me know!

#2

No issues posting this.  It’s good information and can help people watch for that rabbit hole before they head down it.  I probably would have gone with an online resource to track their history.

Rob

#3

thanks Rob … yeah, I definitely considered that, and will be doing something like that in a future app.  I’m still struggling with deciding on the best way to uniquely identify a user’s account with the least friction … if they log into gamecenter/gamecircle/GPGS I can identify them, but I feel like plenty of users don’t want to do that (or don’t understand what those are).

I think the ‘perfect’ solution for consumables is to let them play and give consistent reminders that your progress isn’t backed up until you sign in with something - and then giving them a few options for what that ‘something’ is (email address, game center, facebook, etc)

#4

No issues posting this.  It’s good information and can help people watch for that rabbit hole before they head down it.  I probably would have gone with an online resource to track their history.

Rob

#5

thanks Rob … yeah, I definitely considered that, and will be doing something like that in a future app.  I’m still struggling with deciding on the best way to uniquely identify a user’s account with the least friction … if they log into gamecenter/gamecircle/GPGS I can identify them, but I feel like plenty of users don’t want to do that (or don’t understand what those are).

I think the ‘perfect’ solution for consumables is to let them play and give consistent reminders that your progress isn’t backed up until you sign in with something - and then giving them a few options for what that ‘something’ is (email address, game center, facebook, etc)