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In-app purchases in Belt Commander
four types of in-app purchases do not fit your business needs, you will have to roll your own. Writing
your own in-app purchase service could be very time-consuming. I would recommend seeing if
your business needs can be adapted to fit Apple's model. The benefit is not only a decrease in
development time but also a benefit for the user. When you use Apple's system, your user will see a
familiar interface and login with a familiar set of credentials: the user's Apple ID. The five types of
in-app purchases are as follows:
Nonconsumable
Consumable
Free subscriptions
Auto-renewing subscriptions
Nonrenewing subscriptions
Let's take a closer look at each of the five types of in-app purchases.
Nonconsumable
Nonconsumable in-app purchases are items that are purchased once and grant persistent access to
some item or service. Nonconsumable items can be downloaded again by the user, and should be
available on all of the user's devices. Nonconsumable purchase can include additional game levels,
new types of enemies to fight, or silly hats to customize your user's game character.
