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The Apple Tax is coming for Patreon customers on iOS as the app should switch to Apple’s internal payment system or face elimination from the App Store.
Apple is needing Patreon to switch to their in-app payment system for all iOS deals or be kicked out of the App Store. Patreon states Apple’s in-app purchase system is not developed with its “creator-first versatility,” which will outcome in some modifications to the experience for individuals who subscribe to developers through iOS. Patreon is needed to switch over by November 2024 with some quite major repercussions for developers who usage the platform.
Apple is using its 30% App Store charge (the Apple Tax) to all brand-new subscriptions acquired in the Patreon iOS app—in addition to anything purchased in the Patreon store. Any developer who makesuseof Patreon’s first-of-the-month or per-creation billing strategies will have to switch over to membership billing to continue making in the iOS app, giventhat that’s the just billing type that Apple supports. The brand-new Apple Tax just affects brand-new memberships offered inside the Patreon iOS app from November 2024 onward—but Patreon hasactually constructed a coupleof tools to aid developers change.