A StoreKit 2 Paywall From Scratch: Subscriptions, a Transaction Listener, and a Restore Button That Works
Day 15 of the 30-day iOS series, first of a three-part run on monetization. I built BrewLog's real paywall with StoreKit 2 — two subscription products, a transaction listener, and a restore flow — with zero third-party SDKs. Every number the paywall shows comes from one pure, tested function.
Apple Just Invented the Gym Membership for Apps. Here's Why That's Brilliant.
iOS 26.5 shipped a new subscription model — monthly payments with a 12-month commitment. It's the gym membership of the App Store. And for indie developers bleeding from monthly churn, it might be exactly what the doctor ordered.
iOS Refund Abuse Has a TikTok Tutorial Now. Your Client-Side Receipt Check Is the Cashier Who Looks Away.
Subscription refund fraud quietly climbed past 11% on iOS in 2026, fueled by TikTok scripts and a 90-day Apple refund window most indies never reckoned with. Client-side receipt verification can't see any of it — and the gap between StoreKit's ‘.verified' and what your business is actually owed is now too big to ignore.