WeChat Pay versus store IAP in a hybrid China SKU

Two rails

Rail A — WeChat mini game virtual payment. WeChat’s Virtual Payment doc (opened 20 September 2026) states mini-game virtual payment is supported on Android and not open on Apple iOS, uses wx.requestMidasPayment for game-coin purchase, and publishes a fixed RMB price-grade table (1 through 648 yuan grades as listed on that page).

Rail B — App Store China mainland IAP. Apple ASC help requires an NPPA approval number / ISBN pack for games offered as paid or with IAP on the China mainland storefront.

Checklist for a hybrid SKU

1. Label every commercial build as WeChat mini game, OEM Android store, or iOS App Store China — never “China universal”.
2. If WeChat mini game: confirm virtual-payment onboarding and that iOS WeChat clients are not assumed to share the Android Midas path (per WeChat’s Android-only note on this page).
3. If iOS App Store China: block IAP until ISBN documents are uploaded in ASC.
4. If OEM Android store: apply that store’s ISBN / joint-ops rules (vivo/OPPO/Xiaomi/Huawei cards).
5. Do not advertise a single price ladder across rails without checking each rail’s allowed grades and commission.
6. Record which rail a creative’s CTA opens (WeChat mini program path vs store install).

Download the checklist.

Research checked 20 September 2026. Local draft; human editorial review pending.