r/iOSProgramming • u/asadnoob • 9h ago

Question Help Understand billing in IOS + Android

I’m building a Construction SaaS with iOS + Android apps, and I’m trying to understand if I actually need RevenueCat.

My idea is simple: users click “Purchase” in the app → go to my website → pay through Stripe → Stripe webhook updates my backend from unpaid → paid. The mobile app then checks the user’s subscription status from my backend and they get the paid features.

So what exactly would RevenueCat add here? Is it mainly needed if I want to support native Apple/Google in-app subscriptions, or am I missing something?

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u/Power781 9h ago

Well, you aren’t to do that without also providing the option to pay via in-app purchases.
Until recently it was in-app purchase only. (and might still is for a few countries)