Apple fees!!
Added 2024-08-12 20:38:36 +0000 UTCJust FYI, because apple is about to start requiring all transactions in its application to use its own payment system, everything, including things like patreon, are beholden to apple's 30% cut.
This means starting in Nov 2024, anyone who signs up for the patreon through their iphone will either have to pay more, or we just get a much lower cut of the money. we had the option of covering that fee ourselves, thereby just making less money and giving it to apple, or making it so folks on iOS etc will have a higher price. We went with the latter in the hopes that people will see the price jump on iOS and just not do it there, and do it on the web instead where the 30% fee doesn't exist.
Patreon of course still takes its own fee, but we can't avoid that ~for now~
Figured we'd give everyone a heads up in advance!
Comments
Yeah, they do this for everything!! it is wild.
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2024-08-19 17:28:05 +0000 UTCAppreciate the heads up. They already do this with YouTube premium so if anyone sees this and pays for that through the Apple Store, re subscribe on a PC (or anything non apple OS). I saved 50$ on a year long sub which is a lot of loot to give the Apple Store for absolutely no reason
Garrett Cullen
2024-08-14 23:28:56 +0000 UTCDone & done
Slink
2024-08-13 04:27:59 +0000 UTCAh. I shall continue to use any other payment method. Thank you!
Malcove
2024-08-12 23:29:40 +0000 UTCI just really wish they'd kill that app store guideline that prevents devs from saying that there even is a way to transact from the app's website. It's so offensive to be like, "no, you have to act like this is the ONLY way to pay for things in this app." It's still 30%, but at least it would be 30% more as a quick convenience for some purchases, kinda of like paying a fee for getting money out of Venmo instantly instead of waiting 3 business days for a bank transfer
Noah Mittman
2024-08-12 21:07:46 +0000 UTC
