In-app purchase
Meaning in software engineering, with examples
In software engineering, in-app purchase means: Something a user buys inside an app, such as extra features, game coins or a subscription, paid through the App Store or Google Play.
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How it is used
Often shortened to IAP. Types include consumables (used up, like coins), non-consumables (bought once, like removing ads) and subscriptions. Developers use StoreKit on iOS and the Google Play Billing Library on Android. The stores take a commission, and rules on outside payment options differ by country.
Example sentences
Most of our revenue comes from in-app purchases, not from ads.
Restoring an in-app purchase on a new phone doesn't work on Android.
Common collocations
- make an in-app purchase
- offer in-app purchases
- restore purchases
- consumable in-app purchase
Related terms
This word in other fields
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More terms: Web, Mobile and Interface Development
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