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August 21, 2026

Paid Public Applications Settings

The Paid Public Applications settings page lets you enable the management of paid public iOS apps when using Apple's Volume Purchase Program is not an option.

What can you do with the Paid Public Applications Settings page?

With the Paid Public Applications Settings page, you can:

  • Enable the management of paid public iOS apps when using Apple's Volume Purchase Program is not an option.
  • Upload and distribute the paid public iOS apps.

Determine your Organization group hierarchy

Before you review and modify settings, understand the two types of inheritance/override options for the organization group hierarchy available at the top and bottom of the settings page and determine your choices. For more information about these settings, see Override Versus Inherit Setting for Organization Groups.

  • Current Setting - Select whether to Inherit or Override the displayed settings. Inherit means using the settings of the current organization group's parent OG, while Override enables the settings for editing so you can modify the current OG's settings directly.

  • Child Permission - Select the available behavior of child organization groups that exist below the currently selected organization group. Inherit only means child OGs are only allowed to inherit these settings. Override only means they override the settings, and Inherit or Override means you can choose to inherit or override settings in child OGs that exist below the currently selected OG.

  • Child Permission – Select the available behavior of child organization groups that exist below the currently selected organization group. Inherit only means child OGs are only allowed to inherit these settings. Override only means they override the settings, and Inherit or Override means you can choose to inherit or override settings in child OGs that exist below the currently selected OG.

Settings and Policies

SettingDescription
Management Of Paid Public ApplicationEnable this setting to upload paid public iOS apps and distribute them in those scenarios where using the VPP is not feasible. Workspace ONE UEM can apply deployment options to offer control over the use of the app.

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