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I am developing an App Store app that will run on iPhone, iPad, and Mac (universal purchase). To test synchronization between devices, I need to sign in with the same account for in-app purchases.

On iPhone and iPad, I can log in with my Sandbox Account from Developer Tools → Sandbox Account without logging out from my personal Apple ID.

On my MacBook Pro, I cannot find any option like that. I don’t want to log out from my main Apple ID on macOS just to test sandbox purchases.

Is there a way to sign in to a sandbox account for in-app purchases on macOS without removing my main Apple ID? Note: macOS version Sequoia 15.4.1

  • I searched on YouTube but all results are about how to sign in to a sandbox account on iPhone.
  • I checked System Settings and Privacy & Security → Developer Tools, but I couldn’t find any option to add a sandbox account.
  • I tried running the app from Xcode and purchasing an IAP, but it still uses my main Apple ID.

Expected: A way to log in with a sandbox account on macOS (like on iOS) without removing my personal Apple ID.

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Strangely, it's:

  • Attempt in-app purchase in the Xcode build of your app (make sure you don't have a .storekit file set as the StoreKit configuration in your scheme - i.e., that you are truly using Sandbox mode)

  • Open the App Store app

  • Menu bar -> App Store -> Settings

  • Look at the very bottom; you should see an option to log into a sandbox account

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