Support virtual currency

[Macarse]

It would be great to support virtual currency inside MKStoreKit.

[MugunthKumar]

Apple rejects apps with virtual currencies.

Mugunth Author | Developer | Trainer iOS 5 Programming book iBooks: http://mk.sg/ibook Amazon: http://mk.sg/ios5book

On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:23 PM, Carlos Sessa wrote:

It would be great to support virtual currency inside MKStoreKit.

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[Macarse]

Most games with iap have virtual currencies. For example:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jetpack-joyride/id457446957?mt=8

Why do you say that apple rejects them?

[MugunthKumar]

These are not virtual currencies. They are virtual "goods". Virtual currencies are like "points" and you in-turn buy virtual goods using those points.

Mugunth Author | Developer | Trainer iOS 5 Programming book iBooks: http://mk.sg/ibook Amazon: http://mk.sg/ios5book

On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:31 PM, Carlos Sessa wrote:

Most games with iap have virtual currencies. For example:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jetpack-joyride/id457446957?mt=8

Why do you say that apple rejects them?

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[Macarse]

In this game:

• You get coins inside the game
• Every "virtual good" has a price in "coins"
• You can buy though an iap more "coins"

What I am saying is that it would be great for MKStoreKit to support "virtual money" like coins in this game to handle the logic of unlocking virtual goods.

[MugunthKumar]

Hmm. Apparently, the rules are now changed here. https://developer.apple.com/appstore/resources/approval/guidelines.html#purchasing-currencies

It used to read like this before. You may not use the In App Purchase API to enable an end user to set up a pre-paid account to be used for subsequent purchases of content, functionality, or services, or otherwise create balances or credits that end users can redeem or use to make purchases at a later time. http://blog.swinden.com/post/3204263391/iap-and-virtual-currency?c159d700

Thanks for pointing this out.

Mugunth Author | Developer | Trainer iOS 5 Programming book iBooks: http://mk.sg/ibook Amazon: http://mk.sg/ios5book

On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:31 PM, Carlos Sessa wrote:

Most games with iap have virtual currencies. For example:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jetpack-joyride/id457446957?mt=8

Why do you say that apple rejects them?

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[Macarse]

I would like to add it. Any recommendations for the implementation?

[MugunthKumar]

This would be easy if it were for one app. But since MKStoreKit is a framework, I would have to think of different possibilities and try to cater to a wider audience.

Mugunth Author | Developer | Trainer iOS 5 Programming book iBooks: http://mk.sg/ibook Amazon: http://mk.sg/ios5book

On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:51 PM, Carlos Sessa wrote:

I would like to see this added. Any recommendations for the implementation?

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[Macarse]

I will fork the project and start coding something. Thanks for the quick response.

[Macarse]

Added pull request @https://github.com/MugunthKumar/MKStoreKit/pull/43