Do I need Restore Purchases button if I only have Consumable IAP?

AJaymzAJaymz Member, PRO Posts: 164
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I hear a lot of people saying their app was rejected for not having a Restore Purchases in their game. I only have Consumable IAPs and no Non-Consumable purchases. So do I still need a button? If so, does the button need to do anything since it's not restoring any Non-Consumables? Possibly just make it have a button press noise or something? I'm just trying to avoid a rejection. Thanks in advance!

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  • The_Gamesalad_GuruThe_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922

    You need a button if you have IAP period.

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  • pHghostpHghost London, UKMember Posts: 2,342
    edited September 2014

    @The_Gamesalad_Guru said:
    You need a button if you have IAP period.

    I disagree here. If the only purchases in the game are consumable (which are not restored with a restore purchases action), such a button is pointless, and will not be required. In fact, if there is just a button that makes a click sound, but says restore purchases, that might lead to a rejection.

  • Spalding004Spalding004 Member, BASIC Posts: 89

    I am pretty sure you only need it if you have non-consumables. In one of my games I even have it set to be hidden if the only non-consumable is for sure purchased and activated. They found that acceptable.

  • The_Gamesalad_GuruThe_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922

    I always put one in so if people remove the game and decide to reinstall it at some point they can easily restore what they bought.

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  • pHghostpHghost London, UKMember Posts: 2,342

    @The_Gamesalad_Guru said:
    I always put one in so if people remove the game and decide to reinstall it at some point they can easily restore what they bought.

    You cannot restore consumable IAPs.

  • The_Gamesalad_GuruThe_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922

    I understand that. Most games have ads so you usually have at least one non consumable.

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  • pHghostpHghost London, UKMember Posts: 2,342
    edited September 2014

    @The_Gamesalad_Guru said:
    I understand that. Most games have ads so you usually have at least one non consumable.

    Yes but the question specified this case:

    @krane2626@hotmail.com said:
    I only have Consumable IAPs and no Non-Consumable purchases. So do I still need a button?

    If there is no non-consumable IAP, then the game won't get rejected for not having a restore button, as the button would be without any real function, so the honest answer to the question is no.

  • AJaymzAJaymz Member, PRO Posts: 164

    Thanks for the input everyone. Yes, there is absolutely no non-consumable IAP in my game. The button would be pointless. So I can chance having it rejected for a button that don't do anything or chance having it rejected for not having a button at all. Wow, gotta think on this one. lol

  • pHghostpHghost London, UKMember Posts: 2,342

    If for any reason they rejected for not having a button (which is highly unlikely), just write them in Resolution Center that there are no non-consumables and they will look into it.

    If they reject it for a button that doesn't do anything, you cannot do anything else but resubmit.

  • The_Gamesalad_GuruThe_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922

    Are you putting in ads?

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  • AJaymzAJaymz Member, PRO Posts: 164

    No, there will be no ads in the game. I'm doing consumable IAP for revenue and the game will be free to play.

  • LovejoyLovejoy Member Posts: 2,078

    IAP without the option of removing ads? I don't know about other people but that would piss me off and deter me from buying anything or even playing.

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  • pHghostpHghost London, UKMember Posts: 2,342

    @raycur09 said:
    IAP without the option of removing ads? I don't know about other people but that would piss me off and deter me from buying anything or even playing.

    Sometimes I feel like people don't actually read each other's posts and come in with a predefined thing they want to say instead.

    @krane2626@hotmail.com said:
    No, there will be no ads in the game.

    No ads in the game means no need for an option to remove them (as they don't exist in the first place).

  • LovejoyLovejoy Member Posts: 2,078

    My mistake then, i apologize.

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  • pHghostpHghost London, UKMember Posts: 2,342

    No problem. :)

  • AJaymzAJaymz Member, PRO Posts: 164
    edited November 2014

    Got my answer. Apple approved my game without a restore button. Since I don't have any non consumables, only consumables.

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