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Users refunding after consuming expensive resources, Apple refuses to assist

  • May 13, 2026
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My app offers a subscription that awards in-app credits on a recurring basis. These credits when used in the app cost me operational costs, with a relatively low profit margin. Occasionally a user will subscribe, use most or all of their credits incurring me significant charges, then request a refund which so far has been granted in full every single time by Apple.

I have enabled sending consumption data to Apple, as well as tried setting the refund preference to decline refunds to avoid incurring further cash loss. I then contacted Apple, and they directly told me there is nothing I can do, and they do not have any suggestions.
 

Perhaps this abuse is allowed by Apple, and we just have to price it in to our service cost, but I was wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar or if you have any genuine suggestions Apple isn’t sharing with me?

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  • May 13, 2026

ok


alejandra-wetsch
RevenueCat Staff
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Hey ​@UrbanOranges

Thank you for reaching out!

To add a bit of context, the Refund Handling preference in RevenueCat lets you specify how Apple should handle a new refund for a given app. As mentioned here, Apple will take that preference into account, along with other factors, when deciding whether to refund the user. Unfortunately, Apple has the final say on how that refund will be handled, regardless of how you configured that setting.

Best,