Background
- We sell a suite of iPadOS/macOS apps that share a single auto-renewable subscription using this architecture.
- Per “Offering a Subscription Across Multiple Apps” we require users to sign in before purchasing so we can propagate the entitlement and avoid duplicate subscriptions across apps.
- To enforce that sign-in step we plan to turn off Streamlined Purchasing in App Store Connect.
Question
We also want to distribute subscription offer codes (for promotion, retention, appeasing dissatisfied customers, etc.).
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After Streamlined Purchasing is turned off, will customers still be able to redeem offer codes outside the app (App Store “Redeem Code” UI or redemption URL)?
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If outside-app redemption remains possible, it bypasses our sign-in gate and could let the same customer buy the suite twice (once via each app).
- Is there an approved method to limit offer-code redemption to the in-app flow only, or otherwise prevent such duplicate subscriptions?
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If no such limitation exists, what best-practice workaround does Apple recommend for multi-app suites that must turn off Streamlined Purchasing yet still wish to use offer codes without duplication risk?
Environment
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StoreKit 2; server-side receipt validation & cross-app entitlement propagation.
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Apps support the in-app presentCodeRedemptionSheet flow.
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We expect to use both one-time-use and custom offer codes.
