what happens on multiple purchase - Non-Renewal subscription in-app purchase
in-app-purchase, ios, ios7, iphone, objective-c
Solution
For Apple, there is no "within the validity period" for non-renewing subscriptions. The duration of the period, fortunately or unfortunately, is left up to the developer.
Yes, when the user buys a non-renewing subscription a second (or third, etc) time, the are charged again.
Subscription validity is up to the developer.
It seems common for developers to use their own server to track the expiry period of a non-renewing subscription. For example, this helps with the "restore" feature required by Apple.
Problem
I am implementing a sample which includes the in-app purchase feature. The subscription is of non-renewal type. In case of auto-renewal subscription, if the user has made a purchase, and within the validity period if the user retries to make the purchase, the iTunes shows the alert that You are already subscribed to the purchase and won't proceed further. The user can restore his subscription using the app restore feature. But in case of non-renewal subscription type, if a user has made a purchase, and within the validity period if the user retries to make the purchase, the iTunes shows a confirmation alert that You have already purchased the subscription, to renew or extend the subscription press buy or press cancel and if the user presses buy it proceeds further. So, my doubt is what exactly happens in the later case (non-renewal repeated subscription). Is the user again charged? What happens with the user's subscription validity? Can it be handled and controlled inside the code by me? In case yes, any idea to proceed with would be highly appreciated and will be very helpful for me. Thanks in Advance.