SubscriptionSetupGuide Document

Introducing auto-renewable subscriptions

We are switching from selling sets of calendars with single in-app purchases to auto-renewable subscriptions with access to all available calendars, including a 1 month free trial. We did this for the following reasons: * Recurring revenue stream * Higher ARPU * User engagement * Operational sustainability

You can start testing our SDK with auto-renewable subscriptions. The SDK will be added to your Basecamp project.

Smart pricing

You can A/B(C/etc) test subscription prices with smart pricing when you add various priced subscriptions to Connect like 0,99 USD, 1,99 USD 3,99 USD and 9,99 USD p/y. Testing of these different prices will give you a better idea of the price that gives you the highest revenue, so after you’re done testing all users will pay the optimal price from that moment on. Users that bought the subscription for a different price will continue to pay this price until they end their subscription.

Migration from in-app purchases to auto-renewable subscriptions

Users that have bought an in-app purchase in the past will continue to have access to the content in that purchase, both in the app as in their calendar. An in-app purchase for country holidays will always be available while the in-app purchase for a current football season will last until the end of the season. When the new season starts this user will be prompted to buy an auto-renewable subscription.

Submit auto-renewable subscriptions to Connect

Unfortunately it is not possible to use Apple’s Application Uploader to add subscriptions to Connect, so you manually have to add auto-renewable subscriptions to Connect.

To get the information you need to enter in Connect go to:

curl 'https://api.schedjoules.com/apps/renewable_subscriptions.html' -v -H 'Authorization: Token token="{YOUR_API_KEY}"'

Alternatively you can visit https://api.schedjoules.com/apps/renewable_subscriptions for the JSON representation.

How to submit an auto-renewable subscription: * Go to iTunes Connect * Select the app you want to add subscriptions to * Make sure you have a privacy policy in place and add the link to it. You can use ours as an example http://www.schedjoules.com/privacy-policy/ * Press ‘Features’ in top bar. You are now on the In-App Purchases tab * Press ‘View Shared Secret’ and send that secret to us. We’ll use it to validate the purchase and expiration date of the subscription

For every subscription do the following: * Press ‘+’ to add an IAP * Select ‘Automatically Renewable Subscriptions’ * Enter the information you find on https://api.schedjoules.com/apps/renewable_subscriptions.html. * Repeat this for all auto-renewable subscriptions if you want to add various priced subscriptions.

NOTES: * The identifier can’t be changed in Connect, so if you make an error here, let us know so we can update our side. * You can find the alternate pricing tiers at the bottom of the Price Tier dropdown. * You only need to add the languages your app is targeted to

Launch auto-renewable subscriptions in the Store

Your application description needs to meet the terms and conditions for auto-renewing subscriptions, as specified in Schedule 2, Section 3.8(b). Meeting the terms of this agreement is required by the App Store Review Guidelines.

Specifically, your Application Description has to include:

  1. the length of the subscription
  2. the price of the subscription
  3. links to the privacy policy and terms of use

Add the following text at the end of your Application Description

Access to Calendar Store for 1 year
With a yearly subscription you get full and ongoing access to the Calendar Store including (live) updates in your calendar. A subscription always starts with a one-month free trial, so you can try before you buy. 1 year subscriptions for the Calendar Store start at $0.99. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and after the 1 month free trial. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current 1 year period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed.

Find the full terms and conditions, and our privacy policy, at [url] and [url] respectively.

NOTE: Please be sure to add this text to all App Localizations by selecting each specific localization and making appropriate changes.

Add text to Notes field for Apple Editors

Click ‘Prepare for Submission’ and add the following text to the Notes field under ‘App Review Information’ to request Apple to disable the “Share Your Information” dialog" in the subscription purchase flow:

I hereby want to request to disable the “Share Your Information” dialog for our application ID [NUMBER]. In your documentation you also state that there’s an option for Auto Renewing subscriptions to “Offer a marketing opt-in incentived” - yes/no. This setting controls whether the user will be provided a bonus free period for sharing their information. This option is not available however.