Hi @mohaned-9adad7,
This is expected with iOS promo codes - due to limitations with how Apple reports the use of these codes in the receipts, we’re unable to reflect purchases made as anything besides a regular purchase. This does mean that the revenue will be inaccurate: https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/subscription-guidance/subscription-offers/ios-subscription-offers
Hi @kaitlin ,
Thank you for your response, but at this stage we wouldn’t mind inaccurate data. The issue is that promo codes don’t even work, 8 out of 10 times the user redeems a code and they still get prompted with the payment gateway pop up.
Is there any alternatives to provide the IAP consumable goods to our client through a promo-code look alike or is it just impossible to offer our users free trials of our goods ?
kaitlin wrote:
Hi @mohaned-9adad7,
This is expected with iOS promo codes - due to limitations with how Apple reports the use of these codes in the receipts, we’re unable to reflect purchases made as anything besides a regular purchase. This does mean that the revenue will be inaccurate: https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/subscription-guidance/subscription-offers/ios-subscription-offers
Is there a solution or an alternative for using Promo Codes with IOS for consumable digital goods or is it just impossible and a dead end for RevenueCat ?
Hey @mohaned-9adad7,
One possible workaround would be to use our granted entitlements features: https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/dashboard-and-metrics/customer-history/promotionals
With this, you can grant a user free access for a period of time to an entitlement which you can attach the content that is unlocked by your consumable. This can be done either via the customer dashboard, or the REST API.