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Developers Now Able to Offer Promo Codes for In-App Purchases

Friday October 28, 2016 5:53 PM PDT by Juli Clover

Apple today announced that it is now letting developers create promo codes for in-app purchases, giving developers a way to allow early testers, reviewers, and press to unlock content that would normally only be available through a purchase.

Developers have long been able to offer promo codes to download a paid app, but until today, there was no simple way to offer access to in-app purchases.

Developers are able to give away up to 100 promo codes for each in-app purchase item, up to a maximum of 1,000 codes per app every six months.

Top Rated Comments

alazhaarp

121 months ago

How about demo/trial? Upgrade pricing? I guess not yet..

Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)

9052042

121 months ago

FINALLY!!! #courage

Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Tubamajuba

121 months ago

FINALLY!!! #courage

Innovation!

Just as courageous and innovative as people posting the exact same things over and over again in the comments of every single article on this website.

Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Max Portakabin

121 months ago

Profound.

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Jessica Lares

121 months ago

Not bad, lots of camera filters and game currency IAP freebies coming our way I bet.

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

theheadguy

121 months ago

Innovation!

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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