u/CowNo3923

For founders/devs who have launched subscription-based mobile apps:

I already have the website ready with Stripe integration, and I’m almost done building the mobile apps.

I’ve been advised to:

• handle subscriptions/payments on the web via Stripe
• let users simply log into the mobile app afterward
• avoid Apple IAP initially and focus on validating retention/product-market fit first

The logic makes sense technically and operationally.

But I’m worried about user behavior and retention.

Have any of you lost users because:

• users downloaded the app first
• hit the paywall/trial ending
• had no clear way to subscribe
• got confused/frustrated and dropped off

A few questions:

• Did Apple approve your app with web-first subscriptions?
• Did you later migrate to IAP?
• Any regrets or lessons learned?
• Did web-first billing hurt conversions or retention?
• If starting again, what would you do?

Would love to hear real-world experiences from people who’ve actually shipped apps.

For founders/devs who have launched subscription-based mobile apps:

I already have the website ready with Stripe integration, and I’m almost done building the mobile apps.

I’ve been advised to:

• handle subscriptions/payments on the web via Stripe
• let users simply log into the mobile app afterward
• avoid Apple IAP initially and focus on validating retention/product-market fit first

The logic makes sense technically and operationally.

But I’m worried about user behavior and retention.

Have any of you lost users because:

• users downloaded the app first
• hit the paywall/trial ending
• had no clear way to subscribe
• got confused/frustrated and dropped off

A few questions:

• Did Apple approve your app with web-first subscriptions?
• Did you later migrate to IAP?
• Any regrets or lessons learned?
• Did web-first billing hurt conversions or retention?
• If starting again, what would you do?

Would love to hear real-world experiences from people who’ve actually shipped apps.

For founders/devs who have launched subscription-based mobile apps:

I already have the website ready with Stripe integration, and I’m almost done building the mobile apps.

I’ve been advised to:

• handle subscriptions/payments on the web via Stripe
• let users simply log into the mobile app afterward
• avoid Apple IAP initially and focus on validating retention/product-market fit first

The logic makes sense technically and operationally.

But I’m worried about user behavior and retention.

Have any of you lost users because:

• users downloaded the app first
• hit the paywall/trial ending
• had no clear way to subscribe
• got confused/frustrated and dropped off

A few questions:

• Did Apple approve your app with web-first subscriptions?
• Did you later migrate to IAP?
• Any regrets or lessons learned?
• Did web-first billing hurt conversions or retention?
• If starting again, what would you do?

Would love to hear real-world experiences from people who’ve actually shipped apps.