Can we use in- App purchase in an iOS App distributed as a enterprise app? If not possible can we use paypal or any other purchasing mechanism for that?Does Apple create any problem here as they did for Kindle App using payment other than their one?
Since the Enterprise license doesn't cover App Store integration, your bundle ID isn't registered and approved with Apple, this alone means the StoreKit can't approve any transactions because it's not aware of your application.
Even if this wasn't true, the infrastructure behind StoreKit isn't in place for Enterprise apps.
In any case you could argue that in-app purchase in an Enterprise application doesn't really make sense since you would be providing this application to employees, not customers.
If you're not going to publish the application in the AppStore, you can use any purchasing mechanism that you want.
This link shows all the types of accounts and what capabilities each of them allows: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/SupportedCapabilities/SupportedCapabilities.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40012582-CH38-SW1
Apple Enterprise apps do not support In App Purchase, but they support a lot of other stuff
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I have gone through this solution here. I am confused between B2B apps and enterprise apps. Does both are same? I am distributing my enterprise app using https(itms-services) link to other users.
So, how to do this with Apple Business manager? Does Apple Business manage has any store like AppStore where we have to upload the IPA file or anything else that I have to do?
Enterprise apps are signed using an enterprise program key and can be distributed directly to that enterprise's devices. There is no Apple review of enterprise apps.
B2B apps are submitted to App Store Connect using a corporate or company developer program membership. They are reviewed by Apple. They are ether made available for specific Apple IDs to "purchase" (they can be free, with payment made directly to the developer) using the Volume Purchase Program.
Apple Business Manager provides a portal where organisations can:
Perform Volume Purchase Program purchases (which may be regular App Store apps or B2B apps)
Enrol devices in the Apple Device Enrolment program to force association with an MDM "out of box".
Apple Business Manager is not involved in actually distributing apps.
An MDM can be used to distribute both Enterprise and B2B apps.
Our requirement is to distribute iOS app for more than 1000+ users within the Organization.
My question : Can we make Distribution iPA using iOS Developer Provisioning Profile (As We have $99 Apple Account Not Enterprise Account) and share it with VPP and Apple MDM (Memory Device Management) or should i opt for Enterprise Apple account ?
**Note1 - Dont want to use Adhoc Provisioning Profile as it require all devices registered in apple account and we have 1000+ Apple Devices.
**Note2 - Already gone through other related post but dint find the steps to disbtribute the iOS using VPP , all post suggest to use Enterprise Distribution (Our requirement is to use VPP since Our business customer have already have VPP )
**Note3 - We have developed an iOS app , not want to share purchased app through VPP .
Kindly Suggest any reference which guides me to deploy App through VPP.
If the one organisation is both the developer and the consumer of the app, then an enterprise program membership is a possible approach. With an enterprise membership you can:
Develop apps
Sign those apps for private distribution
Distribute those apps, without going through the Apple approval process
Distribute those apps via a private app store/intranet/MDM system etc.
If you want to provide apps to one or more enterprise customers that are independent of the developer then an individual membership and B2B distribution is the correct approach. The steps are outlined here but in summary:
You develop your app as you normally would
You create an entry for that app in iTunes connect, specifying Available privately as a custom B2B app in the Pricing and availability section
You can also specify the price tier that applies to this app. You can select the free tier and arrange payment directly with the customer if you prefer.
Nominate an AppleID associated with the VPP customer you are going to supply to
Submit the app for Apple approval as per usual
2019 addendum
It is now possible for an organisation to provide B2B apps to themselves. The advantage of B2B apps is that they never expire and don't require periodic provisioning profile validation and refresh. The disadvantage is that there is still a review process, so if you are doing things that won't pass review you can have an issue. The review process also introduces some release delay.
Our company is planning to make a ios app by using Enterprise development program.
I guess we can not implement in app purchase on enterprise app, so we want purchase need to be done by our website and after that link will be generated and sent to the user's email, then by using email user can install the app. So my question is that can we implement this.
We have already development program but we want to integrate some other functionality in the app which will not be approved by apple, so we are planning to have Enterprise development program.
I have seen many links but none i found which fulfill my requirement. Any suggestion regarding this is appreciated.
No, this is not allowed. Enterprise program is for distributing applications within your organization. If you give out the application to third parties, your developer program membership will be canceled and the applications will stop working.
We have a full fledged website that has a checkout mechanism it,using which users can buy items,we decided to make an iOS app that will simply open the home page of the website under the UI web view of iOS.
I just wanted to ask is it acceptable by Apple as we are not using in app purchases?
No, your app will most likely be rejected.
From the App Store Review Guidelines:
2.12 Apps that are not very useful, unique, are simply web sites bundled as Apps, or do not provide any lasting entertainment value may
be rejected
If you are selling physical goods or services that are not consumed within the app you cannot use in-app purchase.
YES it is possible but I would strongly recommend you not to Use it.
This is apple Guideline for uploaded apps
11.2 Apps utilizing a system other than the In App Purchase API (IAP) to purchase content, functionality, or services in an app will be rejected
I have developed an enterprise app and its ready to use for my client.
My company bought an account and provides me with the credentials. So i created the ad-hoc distribution profile to distribute the app to my client's testing team during development using testflight.
But as i read somewhere, the account type iOS developer program can not distribute the app to any one,
If you want to distribute your app, you need to enroll for iOS developer [enterprise] program account. But that was not in my case, I was able to distribute my app to the client using the iOS developer program account.
I know, if you want to submit your app to the app store, you need to have an iOS developer program and,
iOS Developer Enterprise Program only allows you to distribute your applications to employees or members of your organization through Ad Hoc distribution.
Now my doubt is,
Is it really mandatory to submit our app to the apple for review to
ensure that our app is free of explicit OR else we can use it without
review? Why do we need an approval from apple when we are not
submitting to app store.
The client is telling they just want to get approval then they can sell it within In-House or B2B use.
Because my client asked me to submit our app to apple for just review, but do not want to put on app store. Once they approved, then they will distribute by using ad-hoc distribution profile.
Thanks.
You dont need to submit an enterprise app to the app store for review.
Your client's request is weird. It doesn't make sense. You can tell your client that Apple does not review enterprise apps.
Update:
your doubt:
Is it really mandatory to submit our app to the apple for review to
ensure that our app is free of explicit OR else we can use it without
review?
Answer: NO. Its not mandatory
Why do we need an approval from apple when we are not
submitting to app store.
Answer: You dont need an approval.
Now, there is a case where your client's request will fail for sure:
Assuming (for the sake of explanation) this app is a porn video viewer app, it'd never be approved by the Apple App Store reviewer. And if the enterprise build deploy is contingent upon AppStore approval, even that wouldn't happen (since the client is adamant)
Note: Enterprise accounts are not meant to circumvent Apple's pay wall. i.e., you should not distribute the app outside your organization.
Hope this answers your question. (if it didn't feel free to add a more specific question to the original post.)
3rd Update:
FYI Enterprise Developer account are not easy to obtain. If Apple Developer Center thinks your client is shady, they may have to manage with the regular developer account. The question you are asking has no credible sources for answers because no one would insist on doing something like this.
Is it really mandatory to submit our app to the apple for review to ensure that our app is free of explicit OR else we can use it without review? Why do we need an approval from apple when we are not submitting to app store. The client is telling they just want to get approval then they can sell it within In-House or B2B use.
You do not need approval, once you are enrolled on the enterprise scheme you will not need to get approval from apple for any applications created as an enterprise application.
However if you then want to sell it on the normal app market it will need to be done from a totally separate account and will need approving.
The enterprise license is a way of making sure that rogue apps do not start making the rounds as they do not need to be installed via itunes, they can just be hosted on a website and downloaded directly from there to the device.
I assume your client may be worried that you aren't going to provide a stable, malware free application and would like apple to authorise & test it first, even though it is not going on to the app store so they have peace of mind that if it's good enough for apple its good enough for them. Or that the MD once heard that Apple HAS to authorise it and they are just jumping through hoops for them.
Companies that are enrolled in the iOS Developer Enterprise Program (currently $299 / year) do not need to submit apps to Apple for approval or distribution. These companies can host and wirelessly distribute their in-house apps without Apple acting as gatekeeper.
If you are an external contractor who has been hired to code an app, you may need to hand the app over for them to sign with their Enterprise key so that they can then distribute in-house.
It would be (very) unusual for an Enterprise Program member to submit their app to Apple for review because it is unnecessary. And so far as I know there is no option to do this without setting up all the app details in iTunes Connect and pretending you were going to sell the app.
Update 1:
#Praveen-K: What doubt is there? If you want to have Apple "test & approve" your Enterprise app (a really bad idea) then you will need to:
Create a fake Apple store app
Fill in fake info in iTunes Connect
Provide an on-sell date a long way onto the future
Provide all the login info and access to your servers that the real app requires
Assist the Apple app approvers in accessing your own data to get approval
Then, after approval, delete the app from iTunes Connect and the App Store
If this does not answer your question then perhaps you need to make sure your question is very clear.