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by j_bum 268 days ago
For what it’s worth, in the iOS App Store, you can scroll down to look at the “In-App Purchases” drop down menu, and all of the prices are shown there.

This is true for every app with IAP. It’s how I typically decide if I’ll download an app with IAP.

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That's helpful, thank you.

But I'm not even going to bother looking if an app can't clearly advertise its price.

It just feels like a dark pattern, like they're intentionally trying to trick me from the very start.

Maybe the price will turn out to be fine, but it's sure not building trust from the start.

That is the standard way to advertise your price in the App Store. What is more transparent than.. clearly posting your price?
I'm talking about the website that has been posted.
Making the app cost X amount makes it immediately obvious how much it costs. IAP do not share this, even if they are posted publicly off in some corner.
Wild. I've been using iPhones for 17 years and it took until today for me to learn this. Thanks j_bum.
There is no free option, so hiding it under IAPs is kinda shady too.