Paid App to Free App with Subscription Conversion - New Dev Question

Hello,

I am new application developer that has been developing several applications in the productivity and finance sections concurrently for about 1 year. One of my applications is nearly ready to be submitted to the App Store.

I have received a lot of discouragement from people who have submitted apps in regards to putting submitting as a paid app, however due to all of the upfront and ongoing investment I've made, I do not wish to release my application for free initially.

(I am learning how to best integrate storekit and in-app purchases and subscriptions, but I'm not ready to implement that yet)

QUESTION:

When releasing an app as a paid app and then converting to a FREE app with subscription later on, is there anything I need to be aware of technically or in regards to guidelines so I don't shoot myself in the foot when changing pricing?

Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Answered by extraman in 870603022

I'm at the point where I put the app out for paid, and there are ZERO (1) paid customers. I will have to release for free and figure out how to monetize downloads as a business strategy.

I've decided to use StoreKit 2 + in app purchases together. Hopefully theres no issues in deploying using App Store Connect. Tested on device, should work.

Closing thread.

Accepted Answer

I'm at the point where I put the app out for paid, and there are ZERO (1) paid customers. I will have to release for free and figure out how to monetize downloads as a business strategy.

I've decided to use StoreKit 2 + in app purchases together. Hopefully theres no issues in deploying using App Store Connect. Tested on device, should work.

Closing thread.

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