Hi Apple Team,
I'm a Nigerian developer building an app for local users, and I’m facing a major challenge:
Due to CBN regulations, most Nigerian cards can’t make international payments and do not support Dynamic currency conversion, which means In-App Purchases (IAP) don’t work for most Nigerians.
My app involves real-world services with external rewards and users would have to subscribe to be members, yet it’s unclear whether IAP is still mandatory.
If I am forced to use IAP, most Nigerian users simply can’t pay, and I lose nearly all revenue.
Questions:
Can developers targeting Nigeria use local gateways like Paystack or Flutterwave instead of IAP ?
Will Apple provide alternatives or guidance for regions where IAP is effectively unusable?
This is a critical issue for many local developers. I’d appreciate any official clarification.
Thanks,
Joseph
(Nigerian Developer)
Topic:
App Store Distribution & Marketing
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
Subscriptions
App Store Receipts
Advanced Commerce API