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Is it possible to share subscription between apps?


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I have few apps and I would like possibility to share subscriptions between them. So if a user is subscribed in one app they would have possibility to use pro features in other apps as well. Is it possible now with RevenueCat?

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Best answer by Jens 5 August 2021, 15:53

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Hi @jeffp , that is not on the roadmap and also unlikely to happen, since different projects don’t share a App User ID namespace or entitlements. You could build something using webhooks and promotional entitlements (when you receive a webhook about a new purchase or new renewal from one project, use the REST API to create a promotional entitlement in the other project), though.

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Configuring integrations differently per-app within a project is on our roadmap but we don’t have an ETA for it.

Hey @Jens, is it on the roadmap to allow sharing entitlements across apps in different projects?

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@Jens Got it, thank you!

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We have it on the roadmap to configure different integrations on a per-app basis eventually. Right now the best way might be to either listen to webhooks on your own backend and then forward them to different Amplitude etc URLs based on the `app_id` contained in the webhook; or alternatively you could use a CDP like Segment for this (configure the Segment integration, and then in Segment set up logic that forwards the event to different destinations based on the `app_id` contained in the payload.

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@Jens Thanks. The other option would be to add the apps to the same project so they can share entitlements, and using a workaround to integrate with separate Amplitude projects, etc. Any way to do this?

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@jeffp this is not currently possible; the best workaround would probably be to grant promotional entitlements on the respective other project using the REST API.

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@Jens Is it possible to share an entitlement across apps in different projects? Or is there a good workaround? We need to create a new project for a new app because it has separate integrations (i.e. Amplitude, Adjust, etc). However we’d like to bundle both apps under a single subscription.

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Hi @gianpiero , the closest article I can find is this one: https://www.revenuecat.com/blog/engineering/cross-platform-subscriptions-ios-android-web/

It talks more about the cross-platform aspect but it’s the same for apps sharing a project on the same platform.

Thanks @Jens! So the subscriptions on both apps need to have the same entitlement, and when the user unlocks it on one, it will be unlocked on every app. That’s great!

Do you have an article that explains this process?

Thank you for your support!

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Hi @gianpiero , to share subscriptions between different apps, you will have to implement am authentication mechanism of some sort. Each app will only be able to restore its own purchases (that's an app store limitation)

Hi @Jens! I’m planing to implement multiple apps inside a single projects. Should we authenticate the user with the user ID or it just works based on the purchase account from App Store?

Currently I don’t authenticate the user in any way, and I base everything on the App Store receipt via restoring, but not sure if it is possible to connect between multiple apps.

Thanks!

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Configuring integrations differently per-app within a project is on our roadmap but we don’t have an ETA for it.

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I'd like to upvote the last comment from jeffp. I'd be nice to associate integrations with different apps in the same project.

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@Jens Ok got it! On a side note, is it possible to integrate separate Amplitude projects for apps within the same project? 

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@jeffp yes, entitlements are shared across all apps within the same project, regardless of which platform, including multiple iOS and multiple Android apps.

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@Jens So does this enable us to share entitlements across multiple iOS and Android apps? Or just a single iOS and Android app within the same project?

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Thanks! 👍👍

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@jeffp yes. All apps within a project can share entitlements.

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Hey @Jens is this feature available?

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Hi @Jesper Ahlmann Andersen, the feature is no longer in beta but fully launched. It’s not possible to share entitlements across projects, but across apps within one project. To share entitlement access between apps, you will need to add them to the same project. The access is shared automatically as long as you use the same user IDs across apps. 

(For existing apps, you might need to contact our support team, because there isn’t currently a way to move apps between projects through the UI).

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Any news on this or a way to join the Beta?
or perhaps an update on the progress

 

haven’t been able to find a API endpoint that can get entitlements across projects

 

cheers

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@Roman as many as you want, yes.

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@Jens I see the feature to share subscription between iOS apps. Should it work if I need to share between 4 apps? (2 Android + 2 iOS) ? 

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Hi @Roman, the topic was marked as solved by the OP; it’s not yet live but will be launched in beta VERY soon (and you are on the list for the beta; you will receive an email when it’s launched).

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@Jens I see that topic is marked as “Solved”. Is it already implemented? 

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