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A checklist for testing your App2Web flow before sending traffic to it. The testing tool itself — Paywall Previews — lets you run the full app-to-web checkout, including simulated or real purchases, without meeting production targeting.

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Check the setup

  • The in-app App2Web paywall and hosted web paywall are linked and published.
  • The hosted web paywall is reached only through the in-app App2Web flow, not directly from a workflow.
  • Web products are attached correctly, and the normal IAP path remains available through continue in-app.
  • Targeting includes only eligible users and has been tested with an internal audience.
  • Checkout redirect URL, user identity, revenue tracking, and subscription management are configured.

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Test with Paywall Previews

Open Paywall Previews (triple tap) and select your App2Web paywall.
  • Check the purchase mode in the preview settings before each session — eligible devices default to real purchases, which charge your card.
  • Run a simulated purchase and confirm no transaction or entitlement is created.
  • If the device is eligible, run a real purchase and confirm the entitlement is granted.
  • For Paddle paywalls, verify the California consent modal when it applies.
  • Clean up test purchases in your Paddle dashboard when done.

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Test with a real trigger

Previews bypass targeting and skip paywall traits and post-purchase handlers. Before launch, run the flow through a real trigger on a physical device:
  • Open App2Web through a real trigger.
  • Tapping the web purchase CTA opens the linked hosted web paywall in the browser.
  • The product selected in the app is the product selected on the hosted web paywall.
  • Product selection and the web purchase action are separate, so the CTA cannot send the wrong product.
  • continue in-app opens the intended IAP purchase path.
  • Dismissing or abandoning web checkout returns the user to the expected place without granting access.
  • Complete a web purchase and confirm the app reopens with an active entitlement.
  • Confirm the purchase appears in Helium and your connected revenue or entitlement system.

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Launch

  • Start with a small eligible audience and confirm the flow is healthy before expanding traffic.