At WWDC, Apple reported that they’ve paid out $70 billion to developers, with 30% of that ($21 billion!) in the last year. That’s a huge spike, and surprising to me because it didn’t seem like my friends and I were spending more on apps last year. But that’s anecdotal, so I wondered: Where are these revenues coming from? I opened App Store to browse the top grossing apps
Many people know that you can scan your credit card in Mobile Safari. But how many web developers know how to create a form that supports that feature?
Build logic around the date and time constraints of subscription products, while planning for all scenarios for which you should control access to content.
This sample code is a simple server written using JavaScript and Node.js. It demonstrates how to generate a signature for subscription offers. The sample demonstrates:Receiving a request.Generating a cryptographic signature using your private key.Sending back a response with the signature.All of the work is done in routes/index.js. You set up environment variables for your key ID and your private key in the start-server file.
Transaction receipts: the key element of subscription managementTransaction receipts are a key element in managing subscriptions through in-app purchases, as well as for automatically renewing and cancelling subscriptions based on the receipt status and validity. They should be handled with care at the initial purchase stage, ensuring that they are persisted in your backend database and stored in a secure manner.