diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/CHANGELOG.md
index c4c4eb05cecd..f6acc2b6d6ce 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.1.1+1
+
+* iOS: Fix treating missing App Store receipt as an exception.
+
 ## 0.1.1
 
 * Added support to register a `SKPaymentQueueDelegateWrapper` and handle changes to active subscriptions accordingly (see also Store Kit's [SKPaymentQueueDelegate](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/storekit/skpaymentqueuedelegate?language=objc)).
@@ -13,4 +17,4 @@
 
 ## 0.1.0
 
-* Initial open-source release.
\ No newline at end of file
+* Initial open-source release.
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/InAppPurchasePluginTests.m b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/InAppPurchasePluginTests.m
index 045abcdea922..e259e69d962c 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/InAppPurchasePluginTests.m
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/InAppPurchasePluginTests.m
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 @interface InAppPurchasePluginTest : XCTestCase
 
+@property(strong, nonatomic) FIAPReceiptManagerStub* receiptManagerStub;
 @property(strong, nonatomic) InAppPurchasePlugin* plugin;
 
 @end
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ @interface InAppPurchasePluginTest : XCTestCase
 @implementation InAppPurchasePluginTest
 
 - (void)setUp {
-  self.plugin =
-      [[InAppPurchasePluginStub alloc] initWithReceiptManager:[FIAPReceiptManagerStub new]];
+  self.receiptManagerStub = [FIAPReceiptManagerStub new];
+  self.plugin = [[InAppPurchasePluginStub alloc] initWithReceiptManager:self.receiptManagerStub];
 }
 
 - (void)tearDown {
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ - (void)testRestoreTransactions {
   XCTAssertTrue(callbackInvoked);
 }
 
-- (void)testRetrieveReceiptData {
+- (void)testRetrieveReceiptDataSuccess {
   XCTestExpectation* expectation = [self expectationWithDescription:@"receipt data retrieved"];
   FlutterMethodCall* call = [FlutterMethodCall
       methodCallWithMethodName:@"-[InAppPurchasePlugin retrieveReceiptData:result:]"
@@ -231,8 +232,25 @@ - (void)testRetrieveReceiptData {
                            [expectation fulfill];
                          }];
   [self waitForExpectations:@[ expectation ] timeout:5];
-  NSLog(@"%@", result);
   XCTAssertNotNil(result);
+  XCTAssert([result isKindOfClass:[NSString class]]);
+}
+
+- (void)testRetrieveReceiptDataError {
+  XCTestExpectation* expectation = [self expectationWithDescription:@"receipt data retrieved"];
+  FlutterMethodCall* call = [FlutterMethodCall
+      methodCallWithMethodName:@"-[InAppPurchasePlugin retrieveReceiptData:result:]"
+                     arguments:nil];
+  __block NSDictionary* result;
+  self.receiptManagerStub.returnError = YES;
+  [self.plugin handleMethodCall:call
+                         result:^(id r) {
+                           result = r;
+                           [expectation fulfill];
+                         }];
+  [self waitForExpectations:@[ expectation ] timeout:5];
+  XCTAssertNotNil(result);
+  XCTAssert([result isKindOfClass:[FlutterError class]]);
 }
 
 - (void)testRefreshReceiptRequest {
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/Stubs.h b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/Stubs.h
index 7b6842da4c77..085a06337386 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/Stubs.h
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/Stubs.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ API_AVAILABLE(ios(11.2), macos(10.13.2))
 @end
 
 @interface FIAPReceiptManagerStub : FIAPReceiptManager
+// Indicates whether getReceiptData of this stub is going to return an error.
+// Setting this to true will let getReceiptData give a basic NSError and return nil.
+@property(assign, nonatomic) BOOL returnError;
 @end
 
 @interface SKReceiptRefreshRequestStub : SKReceiptRefreshRequest
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/Stubs.m b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/Stubs.m
index a57831c61da5..f247a7e4b78a 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/Stubs.m
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/Stubs.m
@@ -259,7 +259,11 @@ - (instancetype)initWithMap:(NSDictionary *)map {
 
 @implementation FIAPReceiptManagerStub : FIAPReceiptManager
 
-- (NSData *)getReceiptData:(NSURL *)url {
+- (NSData *)getReceiptData:(NSURL *)url error:(NSError **)error {
+  if (self.returnError) {
+    *error = [[NSError alloc] init];
+    return nil;
+  }
   NSString *originalString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"test"];
   return [[NSData alloc] initWithBase64EncodedString:originalString options:kNilOptions];
 }
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/ios/Classes/FIAPReceiptManager.m b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/ios/Classes/FIAPReceiptManager.m
index 526364020ad3..8038304d178f 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/ios/Classes/FIAPReceiptManager.m
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/ios/Classes/FIAPReceiptManager.m
@@ -5,22 +5,33 @@
 #import "FIAPReceiptManager.h"
 #import <Flutter/Flutter.h>
 
+@interface FIAPReceiptManager ()
+// Gets the receipt file data from the location of the url. Can be nil if
+// there is an error. This interface is defined so it can be stubbed for testing.
+- (NSData *)getReceiptData:(NSURL *)url error:(NSError **)error;
+
+@end
+
 @implementation FIAPReceiptManager
 
-- (NSString *)retrieveReceiptWithError:(FlutterError **)error {
+- (NSString *)retrieveReceiptWithError:(FlutterError **)flutterError {
   NSURL *receiptURL = [[NSBundle mainBundle] appStoreReceiptURL];
-  NSData *receipt = [self getReceiptData:receiptURL];
-  if (!receipt) {
-    *error = [FlutterError errorWithCode:@"storekit_no_receipt"
-                                 message:@"Cannot find receipt for the current main bundle."
-                                 details:nil];
+  NSError *receiptError;
+  NSData *receipt = [self getReceiptData:receiptURL error:&receiptError];
+  if (!receipt || receiptError) {
+    if (flutterError) {
+      *flutterError = [FlutterError
+          errorWithCode:[[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"%li", (long)receiptError.code]
+                message:receiptError.domain
+                details:receiptError.userInfo];
+    }
     return nil;
   }
   return [receipt base64EncodedStringWithOptions:kNilOptions];
 }
 
-- (NSData *)getReceiptData:(NSURL *)url {
-  return [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:url];
+- (NSData *)getReceiptData:(NSURL *)url error:(NSError **)error {
+  return [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:url options:NSDataReadingMappedIfSafe error:error];
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/lib/src/in_app_purchase_ios_platform_addition.dart b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/lib/src/in_app_purchase_ios_platform_addition.dart
index bcc4ddf48200..359e51713521 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/lib/src/in_app_purchase_ios_platform_addition.dart
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/lib/src/in_app_purchase_ios_platform_addition.dart
@@ -21,14 +21,18 @@ class InAppPurchaseIosPlatformAddition extends InAppPurchasePlatformAddition {
   /// If no results, a `null` value is returned.
   Future<PurchaseVerificationData?> refreshPurchaseVerificationData() async {
     await SKRequestMaker().startRefreshReceiptRequest();
-    final String? receipt = await SKReceiptManager.retrieveReceiptData();
-    if (receipt == null) {
+    try {
+      String receipt = await SKReceiptManager.retrieveReceiptData();
+      return PurchaseVerificationData(
+          localVerificationData: receipt,
+          serverVerificationData: receipt,
+          source: kIAPSource);
+    } catch (e) {
+      print(
+          'Something is wrong while fetching the receipt, this normally happens when the app is '
+          'running on a simulator: $e');
       return null;
     }
-    return PurchaseVerificationData(
-        localVerificationData: receipt,
-        serverVerificationData: receipt,
-        source: kIAPSource);
   }
 
   /// Sets an implementation of the [SKPaymentQueueDelegateWrapper].
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/pubspec.yaml b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/pubspec.yaml
index 00929d9c024b..d06e5fef0bd4 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: in_app_purchase_ios
 description: An implementation for the iOS platform of the Flutter `in_app_purchase` plugin. This uses the iOS StoreKit Framework.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/master/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+in_app_purchase%22
-version: 0.1.1
+version: 0.1.1+1
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.12.0 <3.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/test/store_kit_wrappers/sk_methodchannel_apis_test.dart b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/test/store_kit_wrappers/sk_methodchannel_apis_test.dart
index 6a01fe4caecb..7bfddaa0a32a 100644
--- a/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/test/store_kit_wrappers/sk_methodchannel_apis_test.dart
+++ b/packages/in_app_purchase/in_app_purchase_ios/test/store_kit_wrappers/sk_methodchannel_apis_test.dart
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ void main() {
   tearDown(() {
     fakeIOSPlatform.testReturnNull = false;
     fakeIOSPlatform.queueIsActive = null;
+    fakeIOSPlatform.getReceiptFailTest = false;
   });
 
   group('sk_request_maker', () {
@@ -74,6 +75,12 @@ void main() {
       expect(fakeIOSPlatform.refreshReceiptParam,
           <String, dynamic>{"isExpired": true});
     });
+
+    test('should get null receipt if any exceptions are raised', () async {
+      fakeIOSPlatform.getReceiptFailTest = true;
+      expect(() async => SKReceiptManager.retrieveReceiptData(),
+          throwsA(TypeMatcher<PlatformException>()));
+    });
   });
 
   group('sk_receipt_manager', () {
@@ -180,6 +187,9 @@ class FakeIOSPlatform {
   bool getProductRequestFailTest = false;
   bool testReturnNull = false;
 
+  // get receipt request
+  bool getReceiptFailTest = false;
+
   // refresh receipt request
   int refreshReceipt = 0;
   late Map<String, dynamic> refreshReceiptParam;
@@ -221,6 +231,9 @@ class FakeIOSPlatform {
         return Future<void>.sync(() {});
       // receipt manager
       case '-[InAppPurchasePlugin retrieveReceiptData:result:]':
+        if (getReceiptFailTest) {
+          throw ("some arbitrary error");
+        }
         return Future<String>.value('receipt data');
       // payment queue
       case '-[SKPaymentQueue canMakePayments:]':