Offer External Payment Option On Your iOS App

Yes, for US-based apps. The April 2025 Epic v. Apple ruling permanently barred Apple from forcing developers to use its In-App Purchase system in the United States. This means US developers can now legally direct users to an external payment option inside their iOS app. Allocents is built specifically for this ruling, with jurisdiction-aware routing so the external payment flows only activate in eligible regions.

Not with the right implementation. Allocents' paywall and checkout flows are designed to feel native — users see a bottom sheet with Apple Pay support rather than being redirected to a browser. Sign Up & Save paywalls let users choose their preferred billing method at the point of signup, and A/B testing lets you optimize discount levels and copy to find the combination that converts best for your audience.

The Allocents SDK is designed for a 15-minute integration. It supports Swift/SwiftUI, Kotlin, Flutter, and React Native. Your existing App Store Connect products sync automatically, so you do not need to manually re-create your product catalog. The gradual rollout feature means you can go live with a small percentage of users first before scaling up.

Allocents offers two billing modes. Under Allocents Billing, where Allocents acts as the full Merchant of Record and handles taxes, chargebacks, and support, the fee is 5% + 50¢ per transaction. Under Bring Your Own Stripe (BYOS), where your team handles Merchant of Record responsibilities using your own Stripe account, the fee is 0.5% of the revenue that Allocents' migration flows successfully move from StoreKit to direct billing.

Allocents includes Switch & Save campaigns that target your existing StoreKit subscribers and prompt them to migrate to direct billing. You control the incentive, the copy, and the timing entirely from the dashboard without pushing a new app release. Rollout is gradual and you can monitor cohort adoption and revenue impact in real time before deciding whether to expand or revert the campaign.