PPP Pricing (Per-Territory Pricing)

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Set territory-specific pricing for subscriptions and in-app purchases using asc commands for setup, summary, import, and schedules.

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ProductivityIntermediate
7/22/2026
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#app-store-connect#pricing#subscriptions#in-app-purchases#cli

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Automated summary

This skill drives the `asc` CLI to set and update subscription and in-app purchase prices per territory, following a purchasing-power-parity strategy.

Strengths

  • Covers the full loop: bootstrap a product with `setup`, inspect state via `summary`/`prices list`, then change prices
  • Favors bulk CSV import with `--dry-run` to validate rows and resolve price points before applying
  • Provides concrete copy-paste commands, with required and optional CSV columns spelled out
  • Includes a fail-fast mode (`--continue-on-error=false`) and accepts territory IDs, two-letter codes, or names

Limitations

  • Assumes the `asc` CLI is installed and authenticated (`asc auth login` or `ASC_*` env vars)
  • IAP coverage is thin: only `pricing summary` and `pricing schedules` are mentioned, with no detailed workflow
  • Automatic price resolution depends on price points that already exist in App Store Connect, which the skill does not verify for you
When to use it

Use it when rolling out or adjusting localized prices across several countries for subscriptions or in-app purchases.

When not to use it

Skip it if your task is editing app availability, metadata, or screenshots rather than the price grid.

Security analysis

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Quality score86/100

The skill is a legitimate operational guide for App Store Connect pricing commands. It does not contain destructive shell patterns, obfuscation, credential exfiltration, or unsafe instructions. However, it uses authenticated network/API tooling to change real pricing and availability, so it carries operational risk and warrants caution.

Findings
  • •Requires App Store Connect credentials via `asc auth login` or `ASC_*` environment variables.
  • •Commands can modify live subscription/IAP prices, price schedules, and territory availability.
  • •Bulk CSV import can apply pricing changes across many territories if run without `--dry-run`.
How this analysis is made

Examples

Rollout PPP prices for a subscription
Using the asc CLI, set purchasing-power-parity prices for subscription SUB_ID across India, Brazil, Mexico, and Germany from my ppp-prices.csv — dry-run first, then apply and show me a table of the result.
Spot-check a territory price
Show me the current price of subscription SUB_ID in India and the USA with `asc subscriptions pricing summary`, then change the India price to 2.99.
Bootstrap a new subscription with localized pricing
Create a new monthly subscription called Pro Monthly (product id com.example.pro.monthly) at 9.99 USD, available in USA, Canada and UK, then tell me how to add PPP pricing for other territories.

name: asc-ppp-pricing description: Set territory-specific pricing for subscriptions and in-app purchases using current asc setup, pricing summary, price import, and price schedule commands. Use when adjusting prices by country or implementing localized PPP strategies.

PPP pricing (per-territory pricing)

Use this skill to create or update localized pricing across territories based on purchasing power parity (PPP) or your own regional pricing strategy.

Prefer the current high-level flows:

  • asc subscriptions setup and asc iap setup when you are creating a new product
  • asc subscriptions pricing ... for subscription pricing changes
  • asc iap pricing summary and asc iap pricing schedules ... for IAP pricing changes

Preconditions

  • Ensure credentials are set (asc auth login or ASC_* env vars).
  • Prefer ASC_APP_ID or pass --app explicitly.
  • Decide your base territory (usually USA) and baseline price.
  • Use asc pricing territories list --paginate if you need supported territory IDs.

Subscription PPP workflow

New subscription: bootstrap with setup

Use setup when you are creating a new subscription and want to create the group, subscription, first localization, initial price, and availability in one verified flow.

asc subscriptions setup \
  --app "APP_ID" \
  --group-reference-name "Pro" \
  --reference-name "Pro Monthly" \
  --product-id "com.example.pro.monthly" \
  --subscription-period ONE_MONTH \
  --locale "en-US" \
  --display-name "Pro Monthly" \
  --description "Unlock everything" \
  --price "9.99" \
  --price-territory "USA" \
  --territories "USA,CAN,GBR" \
  --output json

Notes:

  • setup verifies the created state by default.
  • Use --no-verify only when you explicitly want speed over readback verification.
  • Use --tier or --price-point-id instead of --price when your workflow is tier-driven.

Inspect current subscription pricing before changes

Use the summary view first when you want a compact current-state snapshot.

asc subscriptions pricing summary --subscription-id "SUB_ID" --territory "USA"
asc subscriptions pricing summary --subscription-id "SUB_ID" --territory "IND"
asc subscriptions pricing prices list --subscription-id "SUB_ID" --paginate

Use summary for quick before/after spot checks and prices list when you need raw price records.

Preferred bulk PPP update: import a CSV with dry run

For broad PPP rollouts, prefer the subscription pricing import command instead of manually adding territory prices one by one.

Example CSV:

territory,price,start_date,preserved
IND,2.99,2026-04-01,false
BRA,4.99,2026-04-01,false
MEX,4.99,2026-04-01,false
DEU,8.99,2026-04-01,false

Dry-run first:

asc subscriptions pricing prices import \
  --subscription-id "SUB_ID" \
  --input "./ppp-prices.csv" \
  --dry-run \
  --output table

Apply for real:

asc subscriptions pricing prices import \
  --subscription-id "SUB_ID" \
  --input "./ppp-prices.csv" \
  --output table

Notes:

  • --dry-run validates rows and resolves price points without creating prices.
  • --continue-on-error=false gives you a fail-fast mode.
  • CSV required columns: territory, price
  • CSV optional columns: currency_code, start_date, preserved, preserve_current_price, price_point_id
  • When price_point_id is omitted, the CLI resolves the matching price point for the row's territory and price automatically.
  • Territory inputs in import can be 3-letter IDs, 2-letter codes, or common territory names that map cleanly.

One-off subscription territory changes

For a small number of manual overrides, use the canonical set command.

asc subscriptions pricing prices set --subscription-id "SUB_ID" --price "2.99" --territory "IND"
asc subscriptions pricing prices set --subscription-id "SUB_ID" --tier 5 --territory "BRA"
asc subscriptions pricing prices set --subscription-id "SUB_ID" --price-point "PRICE_POINT_ID" --territory "DEU"

Notes:

  • Add --start-date "YYYY-MM-DD" to schedule a future change.
  • Add --preserved when you want to preserve the current price relationship.
  • The command handles both initial pricing and later price changes.

Discover raw price points only when you need them

Use price-point lookup and equalizations when you want to inspect Apple's localized ladder directly or pin exact price point IDs.

asc subscriptions pricing price-points list --subscription-id "SUB_ID" --territory "USA" --paginate --price "9.99"
asc subscriptions pricing price-points equalizations --price-point-id "PRICE_POINT_ID" --paginate

Verify after apply

Re-run the summary and raw list views after changes.

asc subscriptions pricing summary --subscription-id "SUB_ID" --territory "IND"
asc subscriptions pricing summary --subscription-id "SUB_ID" --territory "BRA"
asc subscriptions pricing prices list --subscription-id "SUB_ID" --paginate

If the subscription was newly created, you can also use asc subscriptions setup with verification enabled instead of stitching together separate create and pricing steps.

Subscription availability

If you need to explicitly enable territories for an existing subscription, use the pricing availability family.

asc subscriptions pricing availability edit --subscription-id "SUB_ID" --territories "USA,CAN,IND,BRA"
asc subscriptions pricing availability view --subscription-id "SUB_ID"

IAP PPP workflow

New IAP: bootstrap with setup

Use setup when you are creating a new IAP and want to create the product, first localization, and initial price schedule in one verified flow.

asc iap setup \
  --app "APP_ID" \
  --type NON_CONSUMABLE \
  --reference-name "Pro Lifetime" \
  --product-id "com.example.pro.lifetime" \
  --locale "en-US" \
  --display-name "Pro Lifetime" \
  --description "Unlock everything forever" \
  --price "9.99" \
  --base-territory "USA" \
  --output json

Notes:

  • setup verifies the created IAP, localization, and price schedule by default.
  • Use --start-date for scheduled pricing.
  • Use --tier or --price-point-id when you want deterministic tier- or ID-based setup.

Inspect current IAP pricing before changes

Use asc iap pricing summary as the main current-state summary for PPP work.

asc iap pricing summary --iap-id "IAP_ID" --territory "USA"
asc iap pricing summary --iap-id "IAP_ID" --territory "IND"

This returns the base territory, current price, estimated proceeds, and scheduled changes for the requested territory.

Discover candidate IAP price points

Use price-point lookup when you want to inspect or pin exact price point IDs.

asc iap pricing price-points list --iap-id "IAP_ID" --territory "USA" --paginate --price "9.99"
asc iap pricing price-points equalizations --id "PRICE_POINT_ID"

Create or update an IAP price schedule

For manual PPP updates, create a price schedule directly.

asc iap pricing schedules create --iap-id "IAP_ID" --base-territory "USA" --price "4.99" --start-date "2026-04-01"
asc iap pricing schedules create --iap-id "IAP_ID" --base-territory "USA" --tier 5 --start-date "2026-04-01"
asc iap pricing schedules create --iap-id "IAP_ID" --base-territory "USA" --prices "PRICE_POINT_ID:2026-04-01"

Use these when you are intentionally creating or replacing schedule entries. For deeper inspection:

asc iap pricing schedules view --iap-id "IAP_ID"
asc iap pricing schedules manual-prices --schedule-id "SCHEDULE_ID" --paginate
asc iap pricing schedules automatic-prices --schedule-id "SCHEDULE_ID" --paginate

Verify after apply

Use the summary command again after scheduling or applying pricing changes.

asc iap pricing summary --iap-id "IAP_ID" --territory "USA"
asc iap pricing summary --iap-id "IAP_ID" --territory "IND"

For future-dated schedules, expect scheduled changes rather than an immediately updated current price.

Common PPP strategy patterns

Base territory first

  • Pick one baseline territory, usually USA.
  • Set the baseline price there first.
  • Derive lower or higher territory targets from that baseline.

Tiered regional pricing

  • High-income markets stay close to baseline.
  • Mid-income markets get moderate discounts.
  • Lower-income markets get stronger PPP adjustments.

Spreadsheet-driven rollout

  • Build the target territory list in a CSV.
  • Dry-run the import.
  • Fix any resolution failures.
  • Apply the import.
  • Re-run summary checks for the most important territories.

Notes

  • Prefer canonical commands in docs and automation: asc subscriptions pricing ...
  • Older asc subscriptions prices ... paths still exist, but the canonical pricing family is clearer.
  • Prefer canonical IAP commands in docs and automation: asc iap pricing ...
  • asc subscriptions pricing prices import --dry-run is the safest subscription batch PPP path today.
  • asc subscriptions setup and asc iap setup already provide built-in post-create verification.
  • There is not yet a single first-class before/after PPP diff command; use the current summary commands before and after apply.
  • Price changes may take time to propagate in App Store Connect and storefronts.

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