Apps can use other payment methods for digital goods, effective immediately. This has been a hinderance for zaps in Nostr apps.
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/30/apple-app-store-anti-steering-injunction-violation/
Discussion
I thought this was specifically for payments OUTSIDE the app.
It is, but you've always been able to spend "fake app money" within the app as long as it was purchased using IAP or outside the app. Sats are often already acquired outside the app. Might need to do some trial and error with the App Review team, but zaps should be allowed now.
from my interpretation based on what they've told me, its not how you get them but how you use them (like when buying other things with them or zapping)
Then how do Audible credits work? I buy them outside the app and use them inside. Same for game gems that let you speed up in-game production. I might need to look into those use cases more.
hmm who knows, maybe they lied to me
App Reviewer Roulette. never know how that person is going to interpret the guidelines.
maybe it has to be more like this?
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maybe its the fact its cryptocurrency is the issue? its all so vague.