The App Store also shows the list of IAPs for an app so you can distinguish betw...

joshstrange · on Oct 9, 2020

^This.

When I see "This app has IAP" or whatever the copy is I just scroll down and see if the IAP looks like:

* 1 month subscription

* 1 year subscription

* Lifetime subscription

OR

* Full Unlock

OR

* Level pack 1

* Level pack 2

* Level pack 3

OR

* 10 gems

* 20 gems

* 30 gems

...

If it's one of the first 3 then I'm more than happy to get the app. I don't mind paying through IAP to unlock the full app, pay for a subscription (within reason), or get more content. I am completely uninterested in using a fake digital currency inside your app. Doing that tells me everything I need to know about the app and the developer(s) behind it.

In my book every "free-to-play" game that monetizes like this (even if they try to say they aren't "pay-to-win"/"pay-to-play") is trash. I don't want to hear "It's a fun game and you don't have to pay to enjoy it/play it", that's bullshit. I've yet to play an example of such a game that didn't (eventually) make the game unplayable/unbeatable without paying.