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I have 4 items in an IAP subscription group : auto-renewable monthly subcription - X USD auto-renewable yearly subscription - Y USD auto-renewable monthly subscription with 2 week trial period - X USD auto-renewable yearly subscription with 2 week trial period - Y USD

My app currently shows the first two items : auto-renewable monthly subcription - X USD auto-renewable yearly subscription - Y USD

I am planning to push out an update of the app that shows the second two items : auto-renewable monthly subscription with 2 week trial period - X USD auto-renewable yearly subscription with 2 week trial period - Y USD

I already have users who subscribed to one of the first two items ( the non-trial ones ). What happens when they install the updated app, and trying to purchase the two new items ( "auto-renewable monthly subscription with 2 week trial period - X USD" and "auto-renewable yearly subscription with 2 week trial period - Y USD") ?

Does the App Store show them this dialog :

You're currently subscribed to this.
Your <period> subscription renews on <date> for <price>. To review subscription settings or cancel this subscription, tap Manage.
Manage | OK

or this one :

Confirm Purchase
Do you want to modify your subscription to Pro Subscription for <period> at <price>? Your new subscription will begin and you'll be charged when your current subscription expires on <date>.
Cancel | Continue

or something else?

I want to make sure that our users won't be charged twice for two subscriptions that are overlapping. Does having them in the same subscription group guarantees it?

I want to make sure that our users won't be able to purchase the old subscription (the non-trial one) any more. How can I do this?

Thanks!

thorax
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A user cannot purchase two subscriptions in the same group at the same time, so as long as all 4 subscriptions are in the same group, you won't have any problems.

However, users who have already purchased a non-trial subscription will not be able to convert to the trial version and receive a trial as trials cannot be completed once a real purchase has been made.

I would also suggest making sure the purchasing UI isn't visible if a user has an active subscription, this will save your users confusion and probably save you some customer service work.

Jacob Eiting
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  • Thanks for your response! :) – thorax Nov 29 '17 at 11:03
  • I have one more question : I would like to : 1.: keep offering the ability to purchase the old (non-trial) subscription type in the current live version of the app 2.: but I wouldn't like to let our users to modify their subscription from the trial subscription to the non-trial one via the subscription management page ( https://buy.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/manageSubscriptions ) 3.: and keep the current (non-trial) subscriptions alive 4.: the trial subscription must have a different price than the non-trial one How can I achieve this? – thorax Nov 29 '17 at 11:10