Quickstart guide

We’re excited to have you on board with SurgeGrowth! Parity pricing is what the world deserves, and every app developer should embrace it. Big tech companies are already leading the way—now it’s your turn to join them. Get started in just 15 minutes with 3 simple steps! No engineering help required.

Step 1: Configuring Payment Processors (5 mins)

The first step, after sign up, is to connect your platforms(App Store and Play Store). This allows us to import your existing product SKUs and enables seamless catalog management, including creating new SKUs, updating prices, and setting up offers.

Please ensure you have admin access to both your Play Store and App Store accounts before proceeding with the steps below.

1.a - Apple App Store configuration

In SurgeGrowth Dashboard, go to Payment Processors tab and select App Store. Fill in the required fields following the instructions below.

To locate the App Bundle ID and App ID, log in to App Store Connect and navigate to Apps. Select the desired app, then open the App Information tab. The Bundle ID and App ID will be listed in the General Information section.

The next step is to generate the In-App Purchase API keys, along with the Key ID and Issuer ID. Follow these steps to complete the process.

After entering all the required information, click Save Changes to establish the connection with the App Store.

1.b - Google Play Store configuration

In SurgeGrowth Dashboard, go to Payment Processors tab and select Google Play. Fill in the required fields following the instructions below.

To find Package Name, open the Google Play Developer Console and select the app whose ID you need. The ID is specified next to the app's name and logo.

The next step is to generate the service account key file. Follow these steps to complete the process.

After entering all the required information, click Save Changes to establish the connection with the Google Play.

Step 2: Import existing products (5 mins)

You can easily import your existing product SKUs from Google Play and the App Store. The process differs for in-app purchases and subscription products.

2.a - In-app purchase (Consumable and Non-consumable)

Watch steps to import IAP products in bulk or follow the steps given below:

1. Navigate to the Bulk Changes tab.

2. Click the plus sign and select Import Product.

3. Upload the CSV file containing the mapping between the product name, App Store Product ID, and Play Store Product ID.

4. Review the uploaded CSV file and correct any errors if found.

5. Click Import to initiate the import process.

2.b - Subscription products

Coming soon

Step 3: Set parity pricing for imported products (5 minutes)

SurgeGrowth makes it super easy to update product prices in bulk.

Follow these steps to update product prices in bulk (or watch this explainer video):

1. Go to the Bulk Changes tab.

2. Click the plus sign and select Change Prices.

3. Now, select all the imported products.

4. Update the base price for the selected products, or skip this step if not needed.

5. In the next step, select the pricing index you want to map these products to. Based on the selected index, regional prices will be updated on Google Play and the App Store.

6. Select Change Now to update the prices of all products, then click Confirm.

   

The update process will begin, and within a short time, regional prices will be updated on Google Play and the App Store.

That's it. This completes your first time set up.