Distribution of MacApp outside of Appstore for a demo version

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Claude31 OP

Created Apr ’21

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I consider the following distribution scheme for some Mac App:

distribute the commercial (paying) version on Appstore
propose a free demo version (of course limited in some aspects) on a web site. This would of course be notarised.

The reason is to avoid having several versions on the Appstore which could create some confusion. The 2 versions would have similar names and differ essentially in the size of data they can handle.

Does anyone know if this is authorised by the Appstore Guidelines ? Or must I publish both on the AppStore ? Is there a risk my app being rejected as spam ?

Answered by Claude31 in 671390022

I have looked at Appstore Free trial but it has very serious drawbacks (notably the fact that the app would be listed in free section which would be extremely misleading for user). It is in fact an IAP mechanism, not a real Free Trial mechanism. Hence, limited interest.

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Claude31 OP

Apr ’21

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I have looked at Appstore Free trial but it has very serious drawbacks (notably the fact that the app would be listed in free section which would be extremely misleading for user). It is in fact an IAP mechanism, not a real Free Trial mechanism. Hence, limited interest.

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