What do people think of RevenueCat?
I'm currently transitioning a paid app of mine to free+subscription, and RevenueCat has made it incredibly easy to set up so I don't have to worry about managing purchases and validating them, which is allowing me to launch the update a lot faster than expected.
We've used RevenueCat to implement our subscriptions for our Design+Code iOS app and it was a blessing for us. We saved a ton of time, resources and received valuable advice/expertise. The system takes care of all the edge cases, which is so crucial for not losing customers. Building your own in-app purchases feature is super hard to get right, so this is hugely recommended!
We're relying on RC's infrastructure to handle the subscriptions in WeatherKit. To me, RevenueCat is an extra layer of security that people can purchase subscriptions, use the app and have a good experience. That layer is invisible and it makes it incredibly easy to use & implement. If you want to build a subscription business - start with RevenueCat.
P.S. From the moment we decided to use RC, to the moment where we were confident that this works perfectly, it took us 4 hours.
Dreaded switching over to In-app purchases and subscriptions because as a indie developer I did not want to setup and maintain a server to handle the purchase validation or bloat the app by bringing in the validation code on the client.
RevenueCat simplifies all that by providing an easy to use API and handling the purchase validation. This saved me time and effort of having to get up to speed on StoreKit and dealing with the differences between the testing sandbox and production.
Jacob has been helpful answering questions about RevenueCat and dealing with getting the app approved through the AppStore since there are more conditions when enabling In-app purchases.
The iOS SDK was trivial to integrate, and the nice folks at RevenueCat have been quick to answer any questions in the most helpful manner. Their product is solid and I can't recommend it highly enough. If you're even considering implementing the StoreKit APIs yourself instead, do yourself a huge favor and checkout RevenueCat before you go any further.
I’ve has nothing but a good experience with RevenueCat. Even when there were concepts I didn’t understand, or really worth making modifications for, the team has been quick to make those changes or walk me through using the products. This is a painful but essential part of my business I’m more than happy to outsource.
I tried out RevenueCat because I never really understood the iOS subscriptions API and just cobbled together a barely-working implementation. RevenueCat gave me the peace of mind that comes with a professional, expert implementation.
Also, there are surprisingly few products out there that provide analytics on subscriptions. When gauging ad campaign effectiveness, I needed to be able to see accurate metrics on my subscribers. What's their churn? Which cohorts are staying subscribed the longest? How many subscribers do I retain after x months? RevenueCat is unmatched in this regard (believe me, I've tried them all).
Lastly, something that I love about RevenueCat is the ability to see an individual customer's transaction history. I can see when they renewed, when the started, and further, every transaction they've made in my app since the beginning.
I'm super excited by what the RevenueCat team has cooked up this far and am super excited to see what they introduce in the future! Jacob is the man!
The product itself just works. Did I mention already you might find yourself asking "is it just that?"
What is actually exceptional is the support. Well, it's not only support, it's more like care. We have tiny little niche app and had some issues with first Apple review and Jacob did everything he could to explain and validate all the technical issues we could face (including app setup in App Store and code review) and all the responses were almost instant (minus his sleeping time). I hope this won't pile up your inbox with too many questions, Jacob :-)
So, I do recommend the product, but it would have probably 1/4 of value without such a great team behind it.
