Lecture Notes: Building In-App Subscriptions

Introduction

• Presenter: Chris from Code with Chris
• Focus: Implementing in-app subscriptions in an app
• Objective: Learn to set up, display, and verify in-app purchases and subscriptions

Challenges of In-App Purchases

• Implementing in-app purchases viewed as difficult and finicky
• Sponsored by Revenue Cat
• Revenue Cat: Simplifies the process into a few lines of code, offers analytics, and experimentations for revenue optimization

Tutorial Series Outline

1. Accounts Setup
   • Apple Developer Program Membership
   • Free Revenue Cat Account
2. Project Setup
   • Xcode project setup
   • App Store Connect portal listing
3. Configure In-App Subscriptions
   • Price setting and best practices
   • Revenue Cat product offers and entitlements
4. Demo Build
   • Hands-on project in Xcode
   • Adding Revenue Cat SDK
   • Implementing code snippets for purchase display and access verification
5. Testing
   • Sandbox test user accounts for testing purchases

Detailed Steps for Today's Lesson

Step 1: Account Setup

• Apple Developer Program
  • Essential for submitting apps and configuring in-app purchases
• Revenue Cat Account
  • Free until $10,000 monthly revenue
  • Facilitates easy in-app purchase implementation and analytics
• Sign-Up Link: cwc.to/revcat

Step 2: Xcode Project Setup

• Creating a New Xcode Project
  • Choose 'Single View App'
  • Name project RevCat Demo
  • Important: Note the bundle identifier
• Configure Xcode for In-App Purchases
  • Automatically manage signing
  • Add 'In-App Purchases' capability

App Store Connect Portal

• Access: Requires Apple Developer Program
• Functionality:
  • Manage app listings
  • Set up test users
  • Submit banking and contract information
• App Listing Setup
  • Create new app, select iOS platform
  • Set primary language and bundle ID
  • Ensure bundle ID matches Xcode project

Manual Setup (if needed)

• Provisioning Portal: developer.apple.com/account
• Manually Add App ID if not generated automatically

Next Steps

• In-App Purchase Types
  • Auto-renewable subscriptions, consumable, non-consumable, and non-renewing subscriptions
• Next Lesson: Configure auto-renewable subscription products

Closing

• Call to Action: Consider monetization options
• Feedback Request: Comment on monetization preferences
• Reminder: Subscribe for upcoming lessons

These notes cover the key points of the tutorial on setting up in-app subscriptions using Revenue Cat and Apple Developer tools. The focus is on practical steps to implement and test in-app purchases efficiently.