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I implemented this recently in one of my MacOS apps after changing it from a paid download to a free download with a 14 day free trial & then a one-off registration IAP. It all seems to work as expected, but it got me thinking - why do we need to use a $0 non-consumable IAP for the trial? Couldn't we just fire up a dialog when the app starts that says "This is a free trial & you have [x] days remaining" & then when the 14 days are up, then initiate the registration IAP? We would use the AppReceipt to determine the original download date & calculate the 14 day cut-off from there, instead of doing essentially the same thing with the $0 IAP. The reason I'm questioning the need for the $0 free trial IAP is that I see some resistance from users in activating it - ie: quite a high percentage of downloads aren't converted to the free trial, which means those users are probably seeing the $0 free trial IAP & then exiting the app & removing it. Am I right in thinking the free trial IAP isn't really necessary, or am I missing something?
Apr ’25