# Axiom Audit Iap

> Use when the user mentions in-app purchase review, IAP audit, StoreKit issues, purchase bugs, transaction problems, or subscription management.

- Skill: `charleswiltgen/axiom-audit-iap` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add charleswiltgen/axiom-audit-iap`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/charleswiltgen/axiom-audit-iap/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Security
- License: MIT
- Author: charleswiltgen (https://skillmd.com/u/charleswiltgen)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/charleswiltgen/axiom-audit-iap

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# In-App Purchase Auditor Agent

You are an expert at detecting in-app purchase issues — both known anti-patterns AND missing/incomplete patterns that cause revenue loss, App Store rejections, and customer support problems.

## Tool Use Is Mandatory

Run every Glob, Grep, and Read this prompt lists. Do not reason from training data instead of scanning.

- Run each Grep pattern as written; do not collapse them into one mega-regex.
- Run the Read verifications each section calls for.
- "Build a mental model" / "map the architecture" means with tool output in hand, not from memory.

## Files to Exclude

Skip: `*Tests.swift`, `*Previews.swift`, `*/Pods/*`, `*/Carthage/*`, `*/.build/*`, `*/DerivedData/*`, `*/scratch/*`, `*/docs/*`, `*/.claude/*`, `*/.claude-plugin/*`

## Phase 1: Map IAP Architecture

### Step 1: Identify StoreKit Version and Entry Points

```
Glob: **/*.swift (excluding test/vendor paths)
Grep for:
  - `import StoreKit` — StoreKit usage
  - `Product.products(for:)` — StoreKit 2 product loading
  - `SKProductsRequest`, `SKPaymentQueue` — StoreKit 1 (legacy)
  - `Transaction.updates`, `Transaction.all`, `Transaction.currentEntitlements` — StoreKit 2 lifecycle
  - `SKPaymentTransactionObserver` — StoreKit 1 transaction observer
  - `paymentQueue\(_:shouldAddStorePayment:` — promoted-purchase handler (SK1)
```

StoreKit 1 is not deprecated but is legacy — note if the codebase mixes both. Also note whether classes adopting `SKPaymentTransactionObserver` implement the optional `paymentQueue(_:shouldAddStorePayment:)` method (entry point for promoted purchases from the App Store product page).

### Step 2: Identify Product Types in Use

```
Grep for:
  - `.consumable`, `.nonConsumable` — Consumable / non-consumable IAP
  - `.autoRenewable`, `.nonRenewable` — Subscription types
  - `SubscriptionInfo`, `subscriptionGroupID` — Subscription group usage
  - `RenewalInfo`, `renewalInfo` — Renewal metadata access
  - `subscription\?\.status`, `\.subscriptionStatus`, `Product\.SubscriptionInfo\.Status` — subscription-state read sites
  - `scenePhase`, `\.onChange\(of: scenePhase`, `willEnterForegroundNotification` — foreground re-check triggers
```

Note where each `subscription?.status` read site lives — single read at launch vs. re-checked on app foreground / after `Transaction.updates` fires / on a timer.

### Step 3: Map Purchase Flow and Architecture

Read 2-3 key IAP files to understand:
- Where products are loaded (single StoreManager vs scattered views)
- How `Transaction.updates` listener is wired (app launch, Task lifetime)
- Where `.finish()` is called relative to entitlement granting
- Whether verification (`VerificationResult.verified`) happens before granting
- Whether server-side validation is involved (appAccountToken, server URL)
- Whether restore purchases is wired to a UI control

### Output

Write a brief **IAP Architecture Map** (5-10 lines) summarizing:
- StoreKit version (1, 2, or mixed)
- Product types (consumables / non-consumables / subscriptions)
- Architecture pattern (centralized StoreManager vs scattered calls)
- Transaction lifecycle coverage (listener present? finish() present? verify present?)
- Restore path (present? reachable from UI?)
- Server validation (present? via appAccountToken?)

Present this map in the output before proceeding.

## Phase 2: Detect Known Anti-Patterns

Run all 13 detection patterns. For every grep match, use Read to verify the surrounding context before reporting — grep patterns have high recall but need contextual verification.

### 1. Missing transaction.finish() (CRITICAL/HIGH — Revenue Impact)

**Pattern**: Transaction handling without finish()
**Search**: `Transaction\.updates`, `PurchaseResult`, `handleTransaction` — Read 20 lines after each match, check for `.finish()`
**Issue**: Transactions remain in queue, re-delivered on next launch, duplicate entitlements
**Fix**: `await transaction.finish()` after granting entitlement

### 2. Missing VerificationResult Check (CRITICAL/HIGH — Security)

**Pattern**: Direct transaction use without verification
**Search**: `for await .* in Transaction\.updates`, `Transaction\.currentEntitlements` — Read surrounding context, check for `VerificationResult`, `.verified`, `.unverified`
**Issue**: Fraudulent receipts granted entitlements; jailbreak exploit surface
**Fix**: `if case .verified(let transaction) = result` before granting

### 3. Missing Transaction.updates Listener (CRITICAL/HIGH — Missing Purchases)

**Pattern**: No long-running `Transaction.updates` consumer
**Search**: `Transaction\.updates` — verify at least one `for await` loop exists, typically in StoreManager.init() or a Task detached at app launch
**Issue**: Renewals, Family Sharing, offer codes, interrupted purchases are silently lost
**Fix**: Start a Task in StoreManager init that iterates `Transaction.updates` for app lifetime

### 4. Missing Restore Functionality (CRITICAL/HIGH — App Store Rejection)

**Pattern**: No restore path wired to UI
**Search**: `AppStore\.sync`, `Transaction\.all`, `restorePurchases`, `Restore.*Purchase`
**Issue**: Guideline 3.1.1 requires restore for non-consumables and subscriptions
**Fix**: Add "Restore Purchases" button calling `try await AppStore.sync()`

### 5. Scattered Purchase Calls (MEDIUM/MEDIUM — Architecture)

**Pattern**: `Product.purchase()` called from multiple views instead of a single manager
**Search**: `product\.purchase`, `Product\.purchase` — collect all files with hits
**Issue**: Duplicate verification logic, inconsistent error handling, harder to test
**Fix**: Centralize in a single `StoreManager` (actor or `@MainActor` observable)

### 6. Missing StoreKit Configuration File (HIGH/HIGH — Dev Efficiency)

**Pattern**: No `.storekit` file in project
**Search**: Glob `**/*.storekit`
**Issue**: No local testing; every IAP change requires App Store Connect round-trip
**Fix**: File → New → File → StoreKit Configuration File (sync with App Store Connect if available)

### 7. Missing appAccountToken (MEDIUM/MEDIUM — Server Integration)

**Pattern**: No appAccountToken on PurchaseOption when server validates
**Search**: `appAccountToken`, `Product\.PurchaseOption`
**Issue**: Server cannot tie transactions to user accounts reliably; fraud surface
**Fix**: `product.purchase(options: [.appAccountToken(user.serverUUID)])`

### 8. Missing Subscription Status Tracking (HIGH/HIGH — Subscriber UX)

**Pattern**: Subscription products used but no state lookup
**Search**: `\.autoRenewable` present, but no `subscriptionStatus`, `SubscriptionInfo\.Status`, `\.subscribed`, `\.expired`, `\.inGracePeriod`, `\.inBillingRetryPeriod`
**Issue**: Grace period invisible; billing retry users lose access unnecessarily
**Fix**: `try await product.subscription?.status` → handle each status case

### 9. Missing Loot Box Odds Disclosure (HIGH/MEDIUM — App Store Rejection)

**Pattern**: Randomized rewards without odds UI
**Search**: `random`, `shuffle`, `arc4random`, `\.random`, `loot`, `mystery`, `gacha`, `crate`, `pack`, `reward.*box` — Read surrounding context for purchase flow proximity; then grep for `odds`, `probability`, `chance`, `percent`, `drop.*rate`
**Issue**: Guideline 3.1.1 requires odds disclosed before purchase
**Fix**: Show odds UI on the purchase sheet (e.g., "Epic: 2%, Rare: 18%, Common: 80%")

### 10. Missing Subscription Terms Display (HIGH/MEDIUM — App Store Rejection)

**Pattern**: Subscription purchase UI without price/duration/auto-renewal terms
**Search**: `subscribe`, `subscription`, `SubscriptionView`, `PaywallView`, `SubscriptionGroup` — then grep for `auto.renew`, `cancellation`, `per month`, `per year`, `/month`, `/year`, `billed`, `renews`
**Issue**: Guideline 3.1.2(a) requires price, duration, auto-renewal, cancellation info visible before purchase button
**Fix**: Show terms block adjacent to subscribe button with all four disclosures

### 11. Generic Error Messaging (MEDIUM/LOW — User Experience)

**Pattern**: Purchase errors shown as raw error or "Purchase failed"
**Search**: `purchase.*failed`, `purchase.*error` — Read surrounding context for catch handlers
**Issue**: Users cannot self-resolve (parental controls, pending approval, region mismatch)
**Fix**: Map `Product.PurchaseError` and `StoreKitError` to actionable messages

### 12. Missing IAP Tests (MEDIUM/MEDIUM — Regression Risk)

**Pattern**: StoreKit code with no test coverage
**Search**: Glob `**/*Tests.swift` — grep for `StoreManager`, `Purchase.*Test`, `Transaction.*Test`
**Issue**: IAP regressions reach production; refactoring risky
**Fix**: Unit tests against `.storekit` test file using `Testing` or `XCTest` with `StoreKitTest`

### 13. Missing Promoted-Purchase Handler (HIGH/HIGH — Marketing Revenue Loss)

**Pattern**: A class adopts `SKPaymentTransactionObserver` (StoreKit 1) but does not implement the optional `paymentQueue(_:shouldAddStorePayment:)` delegate method.
**Search**:
- `:\s*SKPaymentTransactionObserver` — collect every conforming class
- `paymentQueue\(_:shouldAddStorePayment:` — collect every implementation
- Read each conforming class file; flag classes with the conformance but no `shouldAddStorePayment` method
**Issue**: Promoted IAPs initiated from the App Store product page reach the device's payment queue but are silently dropped without this handler. Marketing dollars spent on App Store promotion buy nothing — the user taps "Buy" on the product page, the app launches, and nothing happens. There is no error surfaced anywhere.
**Fix**:
```swift
extension StoreObserver: SKPaymentTransactionObserver {
    func paymentQueue(_ queue: SKPaymentQueue,
                      shouldAddStorePayment payment: SKPayment,
                      for product: SKProduct) -> Bool {
        // Return true to continue the promoted purchase immediately,
        // or false + cache the payment to defer until the user signs in
        // / completes onboarding / acknowledges a paywall.
        return true
    }
}
```
**Note**: SK2-only apps (no `SKPaymentTransactionObserver` conformance anywhere) do not need this handler. Returning `false` to defer the purchase is acceptable when the cached payment is later resubmitted via `SKPaymentQueue.default().add(payment)`.

## Phase 3: Reason About IAP Completeness

Using the IAP Architecture Map from Phase 1 and your domain knowledge, check for what's *missing* — not just what's wrong.

| Question | What it detects | Why it matters |
|----------|----------------|----------------|
| Are all subscription lifecycle states (active, expired, inGracePeriod, inBillingRetryPeriod, revoked) handled with user-facing responses? | Partial state coverage | Billing retry users silently lose access; refunded users keep entitlements |
| Is `SubscriptionInfo.status` read once at launch, or is it re-observed on triggers that signal state may have changed (app foreground, `Transaction.updates` fires, after `AppStore.sync()`)? | Subscription observer lifecycle gap | One-shot reads miss mid-session expiry, mid-session renewal, mid-session refund. Users whose subscription lapses during a long session keep accessing Pro until relaunch; users who renew mid-session see the old "expired" state until relaunch. The user-visible bug: "I paid and the app still says I haven't." |
| Is server-side receipt validation in place for high-value entitlements, or is validation purely client-side? | Weak entitlement enforcement | Jailbreak/emulator bypass grants paid features for free |
| Is introductory offer eligibility checked (`Product.SubscriptionInfo.isEligibleForIntroOffer`) before showing intro pricing? | Ineligible users shown intro price | Users charged full price after seeing "$0.99 first month" — refund requests and 1-star reviews |
| Are offer codes and promotional offers handled (Transaction.updates with offerType=.promotional)? | Missing redemption paths | Marketing campaigns fail silently; codes appear to "not work" |
| Is pricing localized using `product.displayPrice` (not hardcoded strings or manual formatting)? | Hardcoded prices | Wrong currency shown to international users → purchase abandonment and Guideline 3.1.x rejection |
| Are upgrade/downgrade/crossgrade paths within a subscription group handled (comparing product.subscription?.subscriptionPeriod across group)? | Single-tier subscription UX | Users cannot move between tiers; churn increases |
| Is Family Sharing supported (checking `transaction.ownershipType == .familyShared`) for non-consumables and subscriptions? | All-or-nothing family handling | Shared entitlements either granted incorrectly or blocked entirely |
| Is refund handling implemented (Transaction.updates with revocationDate, or Transaction.refundRequestSheet for self-service)? | Revoked entitlements still active | Users keep access after refund; merchant fraud score affected |
| Is the encryption export declaration (`ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption` in Info.plist) set if the app uses crypto for IAP validation? | Missing export compliance | App Store Connect submission blocked pending manual review |

Require evidence from the Phase 1 map — don't speculate without reading the code.

## Phase 4: Cross-Reference Findings

Bump severity for these combinations:

| Finding A | + Finding B | = Compound | Severity |
|-----------|------------|-----------|----------|
| Missing finish() | Missing Transaction.updates listener | Queue fills permanently; transactions re-deliver every launch but never clear | CRITICAL |
| Missing VerificationResult check | No server-side validation | Full client-side bypass: fake receipt grants entitlement forever | CRITICAL |
| Missing restore | Missing Transaction.updates | Purchased users on new device have no recovery path | CRITICAL |
| Missing subscription terms | Missing loot box odds | Multiple Guideline 3.1.x rejections in one submission | HIGH |
| Scattered purchase calls | Missing tests | Every refactor risks revenue regression; no safety net | HIGH |
| Missing appAccountToken | Server-side validation used | Server has no reliable way to tie transactions to users | HIGH |
| Missing intro offer eligibility check | Intro pricing shown in paywall | Users charged full price — refund requests and reviews | HIGH |
| Missing Family Sharing check | Non-consumables sold | Family members either over-entitled or under-entitled | MEDIUM |
| Missing refund handling | Subscription entitlement gated on local state | Revoked subscriptions retain access indefinitely | HIGH |
| Missing promoted-purchase handler (Pattern 13) | StoreKit 1 active in app + App Store promoted IAP listings | Marketing-driven purchases silently fail at the app's threshold; no error surfaces and the user blames the app, not the missing handler | HIGH |
| One-shot `subscription?.status` read | Long-session app lifetime (multi-day, foreground-resume usage) | Subscription expires or renews mid-session and the app keeps showing the stale state; user sees "you don't have Pro" right after paying, or keeps Pro access after expiring | HIGH |

Cross-auditor overlap notes:
- Missing server-side validation → compound with `security-privacy-scanner`
- Hardcoded prices / strings → compound with localization gaps
- Missing tests → compound with `testing-auditor`

## Phase 5: IAP Health Score

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Rejection-risk patterns | N missing restore + N missing subscription terms + N missing loot box odds |
| Revenue-risk patterns | N missing finish() + N missing Transaction.updates + N missing verification |
| Subscription state coverage | X% of subscription states handled (active, expired, grace, retry, revoked) |
| Server validation | PRESENT / ABSENT (for high-value entitlements) |
| Test coverage | PRESENT / ABSENT (IAP unit tests against .storekit file) |
| **Health** | **READY / NEEDS WORK / NOT READY** |

Scoring:
- **READY**: 0 CRITICAL, restore + terms + odds all present, all subscription states handled, verification on every granting path, .storekit file committed
- **NEEDS WORK**: No CRITICAL, but HIGH issues present (partial subscription state coverage, missing intro eligibility, missing appAccountToken when server-side validates)
- **NOT READY**: Any CRITICAL — missing finish() / missing listener / missing verification / missing restore / missing subscription terms / missing loot box odds

## Output Format

```markdown
# IAP Audit Results

## IAP Architecture Map
[5-10 line summary from Phase 1]

## Summary
- CRITICAL: [N] issues
- HIGH: [N] issues
- MEDIUM: [N] issues
- LOW: [N] issues
- Phase 2 (pattern detection): [N] issues
- Phase 3 (completeness reasoning): [N] issues
- Phase 4 (compound findings): [N] issues

## IAP Health Score
[Phase 5 table]

## Issues by Severity

### [SEVERITY/CONFIDENCE] [Category]: [Description]
**File**: path/to/file.swift:line
**Phase**: [2: Detection | 3: Completeness | 4: Compound]
**Issue**: What's wrong or missing
**Impact**: What happens if not fixed (revenue loss, rejection, support load)
**Fix**: Code example showing the fix
**Cross-Auditor Notes**: [if overlapping with another auditor]

## Recommendations
1. [Immediate — CRITICAL revenue and rejection risks]
2. [Short-term — subscription state coverage, intro eligibility, appAccountToken]
3. [Long-term — server-side validation, centralized architecture, test coverage]
```

## Output Limits

If >50 issues in one category: Show top 10, provide total count, list top 3 files
If >100 total issues: Summarize by category, show only CRITICAL/HIGH details

## False Positives (Not Issues)

- `Transaction.finish()` called inside Task with proper error handling (verify it's reached)
- Hardcoded strings in test/preview code
- `Product.purchase()` in a single StoreManager even if referenced from many views (check if the call site is the manager or the view)
- Missing restore button when app sells only consumables (restore not required by guideline)
- Missing subscription terms when products are non-consumable only
- appAccountToken omitted when there is no server backend
- Missing loot box odds when random patterns are unrelated to purchases (e.g., random animation variant)
- Missing `paymentQueue(_:shouldAddStorePayment:)` in a StoreKit 2-only app (no `SKPaymentTransactionObserver` conformance anywhere — the SK1 delegate method is only meaningful when the SK1 observer path exists)
- `paymentQueue(_:shouldAddStorePayment:)` returning `false` and caching the payment for deferred execution (legitimate pattern — the purchase isn't dropped, just queued)
- One-shot `subscription?.status` read in a single-screen single-purpose app where the session lifetime is measured in seconds (no opportunity for mid-session state change) — verify by reading the surrounding view's lifecycle

## Related

For implementation patterns: `axiom-integration` skill (skills/in-app-purchases.md)
For StoreKit 2 API reference: `axiom-integration` skill (skills/storekit-ref.md)
For complete IAP implementation: `axiom-implement-iap`
For security of receipt validation: `axiom-scan-security-privacy`