May 19 — May 25, 2025

Added

• • Unified Payment System: Created a new system to handle both Stripe and StoreKit payments from a single backend service

• • Product Catalog System: Implemented a centralized product management system that works across multiple payment providers

• • User Entitlement Service: Built a new service that manages user access to memberships and credits based on payment status

• • Database Schema Updates: Added relational tables using inner joins to properly connect products, payments, and user entitlements

• • Webhook Handler: Created an endpoint to process payment updates from various providers

Changed

• • Payment Processing: Redesigned to store pending payments in a database to overcome transaction metadata limitations

• • Product Management: Migrated from separate product type tables to a simplified unified product table

• • Membership System: Implemented a backward-compatible system that leverages the new product catalog while maintaining compatibility with existing services

Fixed

• • Database Relations: Improved the data model to properly handle relationships between products, subscriptions, and user entitlements

• • Subscription Management: Updated to rely on payment providers for managing subscription status instead of custom implementation

In Progress

• • App Store webhook validator and endpoint testing

• • StoreKit payment integration testing

• • Apple Pay integration

• • Migration of existing products to the new catalog system

• • Subscription lifecycle management (free trials, grace periods)

• • Internal release testing

• • Marketing materials for pre-launch