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Apps [Q] in-app coupons illegal?
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Rukbat
Extreme Android User
Google doesn't make laws, so there's no legal question. The question is whether it's against Google's policy, which is an entirely different situation.
Basically what you have is 2 versions of your app, one that's free and ad-supported, the other one is not free and has no ads. If that were against Google policy, there would be thousands of apps pulled from Play. Don't issue a "coupon", use an in-app purchase that converts the app to the ad-free version, or put the 2 versions in Play, the way many other apps do. Then people are free to install the free version or pay for the add-free version. (And make the paid version just update the add-supported version.)
Basically what you have is 2 versions of your app, one that's free and ad-supported, the other one is not free and has no ads. If that were against Google policy, there would be thousands of apps pulled from Play. Don't issue a "coupon", use an in-app purchase that converts the app to the ad-free version, or put the 2 versions in Play, the way many other apps do. Then people are free to install the free version or pay for the add-free version. (And make the paid version just update the add-supported version.)