Auto-Renewable Subscription
Short definition
An auto-renewable subscription is an In-App Purchase type that charges the user at a fixed interval (weekly, monthly, yearly, etc.) and renews automatically until the user cancels.
Detailed
On iOS, auto-renewable subscriptions are tightly regulated by App Store Review Guideline 3.1.2: the purchase paywall must display the duration, price per period, renewal terms, and a functional link to both the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. On Android, Google Play requires similar disclosures. Both platforms handle billing, renewals, and cancellations through their respective store accounts.
Example
A meditation app offers a $9.99/month or $59.99/year auto-renewable subscription. The paywall shows 'Free for 7 days, then $59.99/year. Cancel anytime in Settings.' alongside clickable Privacy Policy and Terms of Use links, matching guideline 3.1.2.
Primary sources
How Forvibe handles this
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- In-App PurchaseIn-App Purchase (IAP) is the Apple and Google payment mechanism for selling digital goods, services, or subscriptions from inside a mobile app.
- Terms of Use (app context)Terms of Use (also called Terms of Service or Terms and Conditions) are the binding rules that govern a user's relationship with the app and developer, including acceptable use, payment, warranties, dispute resolution, and termination.
- Privacy Policy (app context)An app privacy policy is a legally binding document that discloses what personal data the app collects, how it is used, with whom it is shared, and what rights users have over their data.
- App Store Review GuidelinesThe App Store Review Guidelines are Apple's authoritative, regularly updated rulebook that every submitted iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS app must satisfy to pass App Review.
- App ReviewApp Review is the human-plus-automated approval process Apple runs on every iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS submission, and the equivalent (mostly automated) process Google runs on every new or updated Google Play submission.