APPSINITYPayments and payouts
Paid apps
Every listing's buy panel is hard-coded Free. There is no price field, no checkout, and no way to charge for a download through Appsinity.
Open Appsinity StudioOn this pageThe current stateWhat you can do insteadIf a paid model is essentialFrequently asked questions
The current state
| Capability | Exists? |
|---|---|
| Set a price on a listing | No |
| Sell a paid download | No |
| A cart or checkout | No — the header cart icon has no handler |
| Promo codes or discounts | No |
| Gift an app | No |
| Paid filter in the store | Present but inert — nothing can be "Paid" |
Not available: The store's Pricing filter offers Free, Paid and In-app purchases. Only Free can ever match. Do not tell players to look for your paid product by filtering.
What you can do instead
The honest summary: Appsinity distributes for free and monetises the listing, not the product.
| Model | How it works on Appsinity | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| Store ads revenue | CPM on listing visits after 20,000 visits | Pays for attention, not for play |
| Ads inside your build | Your own ad network, declared in app declarations | You keep control; the store adds nothing |
| Purchases inside your build | Your own payment processor | Fully yours, including refunds and chargebacks |
| External storefront | List free here, sell elsewhere | Splits your audience and your analytics |
| Donations | Your own page linked from the description | The dashboard shows a donations figure with no donation system behind it |
If a paid model is essential
- Keep the listing free and put the paywall inside the product.
- Say so plainly in the short description — "free to download, subscription for the full library".
- Declare the payments behaviour in the financial declaration; it is one of the seven review sections.
- Never describe the download itself as paid. Users who expect to pay nothing and are then asked will leave a one-star review and a Spam or misleading report.
- Handle refunds yourself; Appsinity cannot see or reverse the transaction.
Frequently asked questions
Will paid downloads be added?
Nothing in the current store implements them. Ask [email protected] if it is a blocker for you.
Can I hide a paid game behind a key?
You can gate activation inside the build, and licence-protect the download — but see Licences for how weak a store-only gate is.
Does the free model hurt ranking?
No. The chart formula is rating × 100 + downloads, which has no price term.
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