Cracking the code behind Apple’s App Store promo card design
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Cracking the code behind Apple’s App Store promo card design
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Re: Cracking the code behind Apple’s App Store promo card design
#2Wow this is really cool! So how do you get the promo codes at all? Do you buy those through an API?
Are you considered Apple will shut you down somehow?
Re: Cracking the code behind Apple’s App Store promo card design
#3Wow this is really cool! So how do you get the promo codes at all? Do you buy those through an API? Are you considered Apple will shut you down somehow?
You can generate promo codes on iTunes Connect. They're fairly limited: you can only get 100 promo codes per app version, and you're not allowed to use them for commercial purposes.
As long as you're not selling these cards, I don't think Apple would have a problem with them.
Re: Cracking the code behind Apple’s App Store promo card design
#4Wow this is really cool! So how do you get the promo codes at all? Do you buy those through an API? Are you considered Apple will shut you down somehow?
You can generate promo codes on iTunes Connect. They're fairly limited: you can only get 100 promo codes per app version, and you're not allowed to use them for commercial purposes. As long as you're not selling these cards, I don't think Apple would have a problem with them.
Interesting.
Re: Cracking the code behind Apple’s App Store promo card design
#5Very cool stuff.
Re: Cracking the code behind Apple’s App Store promo card design
#6Wow this is really cool! So how do you get the promo codes at all? Do you buy those through an API? Are you considered Apple will shut you down somehow?
You can generate promo codes on iTunes Connect. They're fairly limited: you can only get 100 promo codes per app version, and you're not allowed to use them for commercial purposes. As long as you're not selling these cards, I don't think Apple would have a problem with them.
I have no idea if this is within the rules, but another option could be to use the "Gift This App" function to generate paid, non-expiring promo codes instead (send it to yourself). You'd incur the 30% App Store revenue cut this way in addition to any sales tax.
Re: Cracking the code behind Apple’s App Store promo card design
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can generate promo codes on iTunes Connect. They're fairly limited: you can only get 100 promo codes per app version, and you're not allowed to use them for commercial purposes. As long as you're not selling these cards, I don't think Apple would have a problem with them.
I have no idea if this is within the rules, but another option could be to use the "Gift This App" function to generate paid, non-expiring promo codes instead (send it to yourself). You'd incur the 30% App Store revenue cut this way in addition to any sales tax.
That's an interesting idea. I wonder what Apple would think. On one hand, they still get their cut. On the other hand, they like having full control over the experience. On the gripping hand, how could they even stop it?
Re: Cracking the code behind Apple’s App Store promo card design
#8At first I thought this was going to be some kind of sketchy "keygen" thing, but I was glad to see they've just deciphered the way to make your own iTunes-scannable promo code printouts! Very cool. :)
Re: Cracking the code behind Apple’s App Store promo card design
#9Am I right in assuming that we could use this in our apps to do different things other than a promo?
Re: Cracking the code behind Apple’s App Store promo card design
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have no idea if this is within the rules, but another option could be to use the "Gift This App" function to generate paid, non-expiring promo codes instead (send it to yourself). You'd incur the 30% App Store revenue cut this way in addition to any sales tax.
That's an interesting idea. I wonder what Apple would think. On one hand, they still get their cut. On the other hand, they like having full control over the experience. On the gripping hand, how could they even stop it?
... by kicking you off the store?