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This is a big issue with the App Store. Either you charge a subscription or you charge a on-off and all upgrades are free forever.


That's definitely not the case, Apps can lock new features behind IAPs and keep charging for new features while sharing bug fixes.


Oh wow, I actually had no idea that was the case. That definitely throws a wrinkle into things


Why can you not create a new app with a similar name but name it v2, 3, etc?

Things and many others did this.




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