Hello,
we are developing an app in which some verified users can sell their content by subscriptions.
Content is digital content consisting of videos, photos and tips.
We would like to offer paid content with monthly subscription.
I researched some apps and usually you have the auto-renewable subscription for all paid content.
However our client would like to offer separate subscription for every user offering their paid content.
This means that every content consumer (user) will be able to have unlimited number of concurrent subscription as they would be able to subscribe to any content provider they want.
My questions:
1. Does content providers' content I described qualify for subscription digital content type? Because the content provider is the one that creates it, not us. Also we can't guarantee any kind of periodical release of the new content.
2. Won't be non-consumable product better choice for Apple? I researched that we should use separate subscription group for every content provider, so user could be subscribed to multiple users at once. However I did not find similar model in other apps. Won't apple see it as a misuse of in-app type and require us to use non-consumable product for example? Because some time ago we misunderstood the guidelines and used wrong product type and it was real pain to redo the whole flow to have the app released. Also I did not get apple's validation for our in-app design as they cannot consult such thing unless the app is in review.
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Other option we're currently researching:
We are thinking about the number of tiers to allow user to access paid content of specific number of users:
- $x for accessing the content of 1 chosen providers
- $x for accessing content of 5 chosen providers
- $x ....
- $x for accessing all paid contentAll the subscriptions would be in the same group and every subscription would have different level. When user purchases the product, they have an option to choose which paid contents to access (no switching / or switching every month).
Final question:
3. Would this option be acceptable for Apple? I think it's risky and might be a pain to explain user all the conditions. However user would not have to manage dozens subscriptions and have just one. Also we would not have to manually create subscription product for every content provider.
Thank you!
Researched sources:
https://help.apple.com/app-store-connect/#/dev7f2d6b652/
https://help.apple.com/app-store-connect/#/dev06f89ce98/
https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#subscriptions
