in app subscriptions

Whatsapp announces subscription model for iOS

Whatsapp has announced that it will be moving to a yearly subscription model for new users on iOS in a manner similar to other platforms such as Android, Blackberry etc. It has said that the change in subscription strategy is to make things simpler and bring uniformity across all platforms.

Google allows for free trials of in app subscriptions

archive / By Ankit Mathur

Google has allowed developers who provide in app subscription services to let users use a free trial of the subscription for a period greater than 7 days, after which the subscription is automatically purchased, if not cancelled.