Ah, Ok. I forgot that iOS doesn’t allow third party packages. I also didn’t connect the dots from QtPurchasing to Windows 10. I think that solves my problem, and I’ll just grin and bear it with the reality of the commission.
-Patrick > On Dec 3, 2017, at 9:26 PM, Jake Petroules <jake.petrou...@qt.io> wrote: > > Apple does not allow third party in-app purchase mechanisms on the macOS and > iOS App Stores, and the only way to distribute iOS applications is via the > App Store. So you're out of luck for iOS, but you can certainly do this for > macOS and desktop Windows. Beware that the Windows 10 app store may have > similar restrictions, and I have no idea about Android / Google Play. > > Have you looked into QtPurchasing? It actually abstracts away the underlying > in-app purchase backend on macOS, iOS, Android, and the Windows 10 app store > as well. Not going to solve the "problem" of the stores taking their 30% cut, > but if technical concerns are the biggest barrier for you, then those are > your options. > > https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtpurchasing-index.html > >> On Dec 3, 2017, at 9:14 PM, Patrick Stinson <patrickk...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi! >> >> While this may or may not pertain directly to Qt, does anyone have any >> experience with a cross platform alternative to the Apple App Store? >> Hopefully something that plays well with Qt, or at least doesn’t break it? >> >> I am at least looking for in-app subscription purchases for Mac, Windows, >> iOS, Android, Windows mobile. >> >> Apple does take a large cut from Apple store purchases, but I am mostly >> discouraged by the idea of re-releasing an app on different bloody store >> workflows. I figured better to offer a free exe download and then just sell >> subscription tiers in the app. >> >> Thanks, >> -Patrick >> _______________________________________________ >> Interest mailing list >> Interest@qt-project.org >> http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest > > -- > Jake Petroules - jake.petrou...@qt.io > The Qt Company - Silicon Valley > Qbs build tool evangelist - qbs.io > _______________________________________________ Interest mailing list Interest@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest
