Re: [android-developers] in-app purchase of another app?

[Nathan]

On Friday, August 2, 2013 3:09:57 PM UTC-7, TreKing wrote:

>
> Side note: adding an in-app purchase to already paid app is probably not 
> going to fly well with most users. Good luck.
>

Or, as with me, it could turn out to be the smartest thing you ever did and 
fly extremely well. Just saying and YMMV and so forth. 

Nathan

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Re: [android-developers] in-app purchase of another app?

[TreKing]

On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Steve Gabrilowitz wrote:

>   Way back when I started working on the "pro" features what I had planned
> to do was to have those folks who wanted to upgrade just buy the pro
> version normally, and I would give them a partial refund.  But now "pro" is
> almost ready for release and Google has taken away my ability to issue a
> partial refund
>

AFAIK, partial refunds was never something you could do. It was an option
in the Google Checkout interface, but it was not actually possible to do
it. It's all or nothing.


> , and even my ability to look up an order by name or e-mail (I HATE that,
> WHY did they do that?)
>

Maybe I haven't been updated to the latest and greatest Wallet experience,
but I can still do that ...


> What would be ideal would be if I could allow them to purchase the pro
> version from the play store at a discount if they do it via an in-app
> purchase from within the "lite" version.  Is such a thing possible?  If so,
> can I get a pointer or 2 on how to implement it or if not then any other
> ideas on how to accomplish my objective?
>

Sounds like you have to add the features to your "lite" version, locked
behind an in-app purchase. I don't think you can do what you want with two
different paid versions.

Side note: adding an in-app purchase to already paid app is probably not
going to fly well with most users. Good luck.

-
TreKing  - Chicago
transit tracking app for Android-powered devices

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[android-developers] in-app purchase of another app?

[Steve Gabrilowitz]

I have an app that has been in the play store for a while with 2 different 
flavors:  an ad funded free version and an ad-free version with all the 
exact same features.  Now I am adding a bunch of new features and want to 
make a 3rd flavor so that users can choose whether they want to pay extra 
for the extra functionality.  The question here comes how to handle my 
current customers of the "lite" version, I want to give them an upgrade 
opportunity and not make them pay full price for the "pro" version.  Way 
back when I started working on the "pro" features what I had planned to do 
was to have those folks who wanted to upgrade just buy the pro version 
normally, and I would give them a partial refund.  But now "pro" is almost 
ready for release and Google has taken away my ability to issue a partial 
refund, and even my ability to look up an order by name or e-mail (I HATE 
that, WHY did they do that?)

What would be ideal would be if I could allow them to purchase the pro 
version from the play store at a discount if they do it via an in-app 
purchase from within the "lite" version.  Is such a thing possible?  If so, 
can I get a pointer or 2 on how to implement it or if not then any other 
ideas on how to accomplish my objective?

Thanks

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