diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/providers/AppleIAPProvider.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/providers/AppleIAPProvider.tsx
index da6fdc213..5505d6b9d 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/providers/AppleIAPProvider.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/providers/AppleIAPProvider.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ import { proxyEnv } from "@/src/lib/proxy-env"
 import { queryClient } from "@/src/lib/query-client"
 import { toast } from "@/src/lib/toast"
 
+import {
+  buildAppleVerificationRequest,
+  isKnownAppleSubscriptionPurchase,
+  selectSignedTransactionInfo,
+} from "./apple-iap-purchase"
+
 const billingSubscriptionQueryKey = ["billingSubscription"]
 
 type BillingSubscriptionResponse = {
@@ -123,16 +129,23 @@ export const AppleIAPProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
 
   const verifyPurchase = useCallback(
     async (purchase: Purchase) => {
-      const productId = purchase.id
-      const jwsRepresentation =
-        purchase.purchaseToken ||
-        (await getTransactionJwsIOS(productId).catch(() => null)) ||
-        (await validateReceipt({ apple: { sku: productId } })
-          .then((result) => ("jwsRepresentation" in result ? result.jwsRepresentation : undefined))
-          .catch(() => {}))
+      const productId = purchase.productId
+      let signedTransactionInfo = selectSignedTransactionInfo(purchase.purchaseToken)
 
-      if (!jwsRepresentation) {
-        throw new Error(t("subscription.actions.upgrade_error"))
+      if (!signedTransactionInfo) {
+        signedTransactionInfo = selectSignedTransactionInfo(
+          await getTransactionJwsIOS(productId).catch(() => null),
+        )
+      }
+
+      if (!signedTransactionInfo) {
+        signedTransactionInfo = selectSignedTransactionInfo(
+          await validateReceipt({ apple: { sku: productId } })
+            .then((result) =>
+              "jwsRepresentation" in result ? result.jwsRepresentation : undefined,
+            )
+            .catch(() => undefined),
+        )
       }
 
       const response = await followClient.request<{
@@ -140,23 +153,21 @@ export const AppleIAPProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
         data: BillingSubscriptionResponse
       }>("/billing/apple/verify", {
         method: "POST",
-        body: {
-          signedTransactionInfo: jwsRepresentation,
-        },
+        body: buildAppleVerificationRequest(purchase, signedTransactionInfo),
       })
 
       if (response.code !== 0) {
         throw new Error("Failed to verify Apple subscription")
       }
     },
-    [t, validateReceipt],
+    [validateReceipt],
   )
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (
       Platform.OS !== "ios" ||
       !currentPurchase ||
-      !knownSubscriptionIds.has(currentPurchase.id)
+      !isKnownAppleSubscriptionPurchase(currentPurchase, knownSubscriptionIds)
     ) {
       return
     }
@@ -280,7 +291,7 @@ export const AppleIAPProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
       await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 300))
 
       const restoredPurchases = availablePurchasesRef.current.filter((purchase) =>
-        knownSubscriptionIds.has(purchase.id),
+        isKnownAppleSubscriptionPurchase(purchase, knownSubscriptionIds),
       )
 
       if (restoredPurchases.length === 0) {
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/providers/apple-iap-purchase.test.ts b/apps/mobile/src/providers/apple-iap-purchase.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d07f33fee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/providers/apple-iap-purchase.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest"
+
+import {
+  buildAppleVerificationRequest,
+  isCompactJws,
+  isKnownAppleSubscriptionPurchase,
+  selectSignedTransactionInfo,
+} from "./apple-iap-purchase"
+
+describe("Apple IAP purchase identifiers", () => {
+  it("matches subscriptions by product ID instead of transaction ID", () => {
+    const knownSubscriptionIds = new Set(["is.follow.basic.monthly"])
+    const purchase = {
+      id: "2000001234567890",
+      productId: "is.follow.basic.monthly",
+    }
+
+    expect(isKnownAppleSubscriptionPurchase(purchase, knownSubscriptionIds)).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it("builds verification hints from transaction identifiers", () => {
+    const request = buildAppleVerificationRequest(
+      {
+        id: "2000001234567890",
+        originalTransactionIdentifierIOS: "2000001000000000",
+        productId: "is.follow.basic.monthly",
+        transactionId: "2000001234567890",
+      },
+      "header.payload.signature",
+    )
+
+    expect(request).toEqual({
+      originalTransactionId: "2000001000000000",
+      signedTransactionInfo: "header.payload.signature",
+      transactionId: "2000001234567890",
+    })
+  })
+
+  it("falls back to the purchase ID when transactionId is absent", () => {
+    expect(
+      buildAppleVerificationRequest({
+        id: "2000001234567890",
+        productId: "is.follow.basic.monthly",
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      originalTransactionId: undefined,
+      signedTransactionInfo: undefined,
+      transactionId: "2000001234567890",
+    })
+  })
+
+  it("does not submit a transaction ID as signed transaction info", () => {
+    expect(isCompactJws("2000001234567890")).toBe(false)
+    expect(selectSignedTransactionInfo("2000001234567890", null, "header.payload.signature")).toBe(
+      "header.payload.signature",
+    )
+    expect(
+      buildAppleVerificationRequest(
+        {
+          id: "2000001234567890",
+          productId: "is.follow.basic.monthly",
+          purchaseToken: "2000001234567890",
+        },
+        "2000001234567890",
+      ),
+    ).toEqual({
+      originalTransactionId: undefined,
+      signedTransactionInfo: undefined,
+      transactionId: "2000001234567890",
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/providers/apple-iap-purchase.ts b/apps/mobile/src/providers/apple-iap-purchase.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b498a9a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/providers/apple-iap-purchase.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+export type ApplePurchaseIdentity = {
+  id: string
+  originalTransactionIdentifierIOS?: string | null
+  productId: string
+  purchaseToken?: string | null
+  transactionId?: string | null
+}
+
+export type AppleVerificationRequest = {
+  originalTransactionId?: string
+  signedTransactionInfo?: string
+  transactionId?: string
+}
+
+const compactJwsSegmentPattern = /^[\w-]+$/
+
+export const isCompactJws = (value?: string | null): value is string => {
+  if (!value) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  const segments = value.split(".")
+  return (
+    segments.length === 3 &&
+    segments.every((segment) => segment.length > 0 && compactJwsSegmentPattern.test(segment))
+  )
+}
+
+export const selectSignedTransactionInfo = (...candidates: Array<string | null | undefined>) =>
+  candidates.find(isCompactJws)
+
+export const isKnownAppleSubscriptionPurchase = (
+  purchase: Pick<ApplePurchaseIdentity, "productId">,
+  knownSubscriptionIds: ReadonlySet<string>,
+) => knownSubscriptionIds.has(purchase.productId)
+
+export const buildAppleVerificationRequest = (
+  purchase: ApplePurchaseIdentity,
+  signedTransactionInfo?: string | null,
+): AppleVerificationRequest => ({
+  originalTransactionId: purchase.originalTransactionIdentifierIOS || undefined,
+  signedTransactionInfo: isCompactJws(signedTransactionInfo) ? signedTransactionInfo : undefined,
+  transactionId: purchase.transactionId || purchase.id || undefined,
+})