in-app purchase

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in-app
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɪnˌæp/us
/ˈɪnˌæp/
done or available from within an app (= piece of software for your phone or computer that has a ...
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purchase
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.tʃəs/us
/ˈpɝː.tʃəs/
something that ...
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The version is free-to-play, but is different from other versions in removing some save points and relying heavily on anin-apppurchasesystem.
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Twelve additional levels can be downloaded after anin-apppurchase.
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The games were offered for free within-apppurchaseto unlock the entire game.
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Several of these are included with the application, while others may be acquired through anin-apppurchase.
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Developers are paid 70% of the list price of the app orin-apppurchase.
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It is available throughin-apppurchasefor $0.99.
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Other characters are available byin-apppurchase.
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The 205 and 103 trains are available as in-app purchases.
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Artillery is upgradable via in game currency earned through missions, or by through in-app purchases.
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This version introduced in-app purchases of digital goods, allowing for add-ons to be purchased within applications.
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The developers eventually switched to a free-to-play model supported by in-app purchases due to unbelievably high piracy.
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Equipment can be purchased with either the goldball currency earned through gameplay or via in-app purchases.
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The game follows the freemium model of game monetization with in-app purchases as the largest source of game revenue.
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Some users who had made in-app purchases discovered that their purchases had disappeared.
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Although a free app, customers are able to buy in-app purchases.
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Via in-app purchases one can add functionality, such as a voice-message feature.
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Through in-app purchases, players can buy energy that help them grow stronger and enhance their gameplay.
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Alternatively, the player may chose to use real money to make in-app purchases in the game.
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The game initially contained 60 levels with additional levels available as free updates or with in-app purchases.
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