How to set-up In App Purchase free trial period in iOS app

Question

In Apple's AppStore Terms & Conditions, you may find the following statement in relation to Auto-renewable In App Purchases:

"Certain paid In App Subscriptions may offer a free trial period prior to charging your Account."

How does it work? I haven't seen any option to allow such free trial period for my Auto-renewable IAPs in iTunes Connect.

Answer 1

Works for 2020.03.16

8 steps in detail

Firstly, your products should be approved.

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After several hours, it works

Answer 2

Five years later - Apple has changed the way you offer free trial for users. source: https://itunespartner.apple.com/en/apps/news/4406427

From now it's under "introductory price", see here for more details: https://help.apple.com/itunes-connect/developer/#/deve1d49254f

Update 3/2020: now it's called "Create Introductory Offer"

Answer 3

As of October 2019, follow this :

In iTunes, Select My apps --> features --> In-app purchases

1. Click on Product ID
2. Subscription Prices
3. Create introductory offer
4. Select territory
5. Choose start and End date. Select today's date and No end date if it's Free Trial.
6. Select type (Trial) and duration of trial.

During receipt validation in server side, you can check for is_trial_period to determine if it is in Trial.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/storekit/in-app_purchase/implementing_introductory_offers_in_your_app

Answer 4

After you log in to iTunesConnect...

• Select Manage Your Apps.

• Select your app.
• Select Manage In-App Purchases.

• Select the subscription family you want to add a free trial to.
• Select a duration.

• Set Offer a free trial? to Yes.
• Select free trial duration.

Answer 5

In iTunes Connect

App > Manage In App Purchases > Subscription Basic > 1 Month > Offer a free trial?