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I am writing a non-renewable subscription module for my new application. It includes 1 month, 3 month and 6 month subscription period. I do not understand, how to set expiry date using icloud. Any help would be appreciated?

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For Apple, there is no "within the validity period" for non-renewing subscriptions. The duration of the period, fortunately or unfortunately, is left up to the developer.

Subscription validity/expiry date is up to the developer.

It seems common for developers to use their own server to track the expiry period of a non-renewing subscription.

"So if When you use iCloud for restoration you should have to manage expiry date on your own server..."

Non-renewable subscriptions. Subscriptions that don’t involve delivering episodic content. Examples include access to a database of historic photos or a collection of flight maps. It’s your app’s responsibility to make the subscription available on all of the user’s devices and to let users restore the purchase. This product type is often used when your users already have an account on your server that you can use to identify them when restoring content. Expiration and the duration of the subscription are also left to your app (or your server) to implement and enforce.

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/StoreKitGuide/Chapters/Products.html

Hope it help you.

Ketan P
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  • But if I store expiration date on device then if user changes device then new there is no way to keep track. To store expiration date on iCloud, I need to store some document file, where I will save expiration dates for subscriptions. I think, it is also not suitable method. I think, I will go for Firebase. – WasimSafdar Sep 19 '16 at 13:45
  • you can save expiration date on your server (backend) it can be anything firebase or any other server which you use to consume web API. – Ketan P Sep 19 '16 at 13:54
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    something like you can use iCloud for non-renewable subscription and you need to use Backend server for save expiry date... I highlight sentence in my answer. in short For Apple, there is no "within the validity period" for non-renewing subscriptions. The duration of the period, fortunately or unfortunately, is left up to the developer. – Ketan P Sep 19 '16 at 13:58