What are Apple App Store Consumable In-App Purchases?

Consumables tend to be single use, don't have value past their lifetime and are frequently offered in apps and games that use a freemium business model.

Consumables can either be:

• Exclusively available to certain people.
• Exclusively available by paying for them.
• Available for public purchase but can be earned after being active in an app for a long time.

This could be seen as:

• You could make your own bread with flower and water but it would take more time than if you just bought it.
• You can't attend the MET Gala, FIFA World Cup or the World Economic Forum without being invited or buying a ticket and in the event of the World Economic Forum, both.

Follow our guide below to learn how to create Consumable In-App Purchases.

In order to receive, measure and analyze or take action on events outside your app related to Consumable In-App Purchase; or to engage with a customer when they buy or lose access to a Consumable In-App Purchases due to a refund, you must create an App Store Server Notifications (ASSNs) system.

Read our business guide to get our latest market and customer research, perspective and recommendations on building Apple e-commerce apps that use In-App Purchases and Subscriptions.