Check subscription status in iOS SDK

To decide whether users can access paid content or see a paywall, you need to check their access level in the profile.

This article shows you how to access the profile state to decide what users need to see - whether to show them a paywall or grant access to paid features.

Get subscription status

When you decide whether to show a paywall or paid content to a user, you check their access level in their profile. You have two options:

• Call getProfile if you need the latest profile data immediately (like on app launch) or want to force an update.
• Set up automatic profile updates to keep a local copy that's automatically refreshed whenever the subscription status changes.

important

By default, the premium access level already exists in Adapty. If you don't need to set up more than one access level, you can just use premium.

Get profile

The easiest way to get the subscription status is to use the getProfile method to access the profile:

Swift

do {
    let profile = try await Adapty.getProfile()
    
    if profile.accessLevels["YOUR_ACCESS_LEVEL"]?.isActive ?? false {
        // grant access to premium features
    }
} catch {
    // handle the error
}

Swift-Callback

Adapty.getProfile { result in
    if let profile = try? result.get() {
        // check the access
        profile.accessLevels["YOUR_ACCESS_LEVEL"]?.isActive ?? false {
            // grant access to premium features
        }
    }
}

Listen to subscription updates

If you want to automatically receive profile updates in your app:

1. Conform to the AdaptyDelegate protocol in a type of your choice and implement the didLoadLatestProfile method - Adapty will automatically call this method whenever the user's subscription status changes. In the example below we use a SubscriptionManager type to assist with handling subscription workflows and the user's profile. This type can be injected as a dependency or set up as a singleton in a UIKit app, or added to the SwiftUI environment from the app main struct.
2. Store the updated profile data when this method is called, so you can use it throughout your app without making additional network requests.

class SubscriptionManager: AdaptyDelegate {
    private var currentProfile: AdaptyProfile?
    
    nonisolated func didLoadLatestProfile(_ profile: AdaptyProfile) {
        self.currentProfile = profile
        // Update UI, unlock content, etc.
    }
    
    func hasAccess() -> Bool {
        return currentProfile?.accessLevels["YOUR_ACCESS_LEVEL"]?.isActive ?? false
    }
}

// Set delegate after Adapty activation
Adapty.delegate = subscriptionManager

note

Adapty automatically calls didLoadLatestProfile when your app starts, providing cached subscription data even if the device is offline.

Connect profile with paywall logic

When you need to make immediate decisions about showing paywalls or granting access to paid features, you can check the user's profile directly. This approach is useful for scenarios like app launch, when entering premium sections, or before displaying specific content.

SwiftUI

private func checkAccessLevel() async -> Bool {
    do {
        let profile = try await Adapty.getProfile()
        return profile.accessLevels["YOUR_ACCESS_LEVEL"]?.isActive ?? false
    } catch {
        print("Error checking access level: \(error)")
        return false
    }
}

// In your initialization logic:
let hasAccess = await checkAccessLevel()
if !hasAccess {
    paywallPresented = true // Show paywall if no access
}

UIKit

private func checkAccessLevel() async throws -> Bool {
    let profile = try await Adapty.getProfile()
    return profile.accessLevels["YOUR_ACCESS_LEVEL"]?.isActive ?? false
}

// In your initialization logic:
let hasAccess = try await checkAccessLevel()
if !hasAccess {
    presentPaywall(with: paywallConfiguration)
}

Next steps

Now, when you know how to track the subscription status, learn how to work with user profiles to ensure it aligns with your existing authentication system and paid access sharing permissions.

If you don't have your own authentication system, that's not a problem at all, and Adapty will manage users for you, but you can still read the guide to learn how Adapty works with anonymous users.