Question

I’ve made an iPhone application which replicates the web site. We’re using Website Payment Pro on the server side for the payment. I’m sending the credit card details from the iPhone application using a web service for the payment. And getting the response which shown to the user.

Im concern whether apple will approve this? Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

Your app will probably be denied placement in the appstore if you do this.

If you check out the approval guidlines http://developer.apple.com/appstore/resources/approval/guidelines.html

You can find these points:

Apps that unlock or enable additional features or functionality with mechanisms other than the App Store will be rejected

Apps utilizing a system other than the In App Purchase API (IAP) to purchase content, functionality, or services in an app will be rejected

So technically it isn’t allowed. However ff you really want to do it redirect users from the app to a mobile website (in safari not in app) that handles the payement. This way it is not in app and you at least don’t violate the 2nd point.

However this will still breach the first point so YMMV