# Selling Digital Goods Outside the App Store: A 2026 Compliance Playbook

DevFeed: [Selling Digital Goods Outside the App Store: A 2026 Compliance Playbook](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/selling-digital-goods-outside-the-app-store-a-2026-compliance-playbook-9799.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/digital-goods-outside-app-store/>)

Author: Ayush Agarwal

Published: 2026-05-10T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [app-store](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app-store.md>), [apple](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apple.md>), [apps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apps.md>), [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [dma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dma.md>), [eu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/eu.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payments.md>), [us](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/us.md>)

## AI overview

A 2026 guide to selling digital goods through iOS apps while accepting payments outside the App Store. It explains regional eligibility in the United States, European Union, and South Korea, relevant integration patterns, categories where in-app purchase may be optional, and compliance risks. The article advises verifying current Apple entitlement terms before shipping.

## Source excerpt

Where and how to legally accept payments outside the App Store in 2026: US, EU DMA, South Korea entitlements, and the patterns that keep your iOS app compliant.