Hi everyone,
I'm developing a music streaming app for iOS and I have a question about App Store guidelines before I submit.
Here's how my app works:
- The app has a signup screen and a login screen
- There are NO in-app purchases at all
- Users pay for their subscription on our external website (a separate web app)
- Once they've paid on the website, they log into the iOS app to listen to music
- The app itself contains no payment flow, just an external link directing users to our website to subscribe
My company is based in France (EU/EEA).
My questions:
- Is this external-payment-only model permitted under current App Store Review Guidelines?
- Since I'm in the EEA, do I need to apply for an External Purchase Link Entitlement (StoreKit External Purchase Link), or can I operate without it since payment happens entirely outside the app?
- Is there a difference between simply not having any payment in the app vs. actively linking users out to a website for payment?
I want to get this right before submitting. Any guidance from Apple engineers or developers who've dealt with this would be really appreciated.
Thanks!
