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Wait, am I understanding correctly that Apple and Google actually charge developers money to produce the content that Apple and Google monetize on their app sto
by ForHackernews 8y ago
Wait, am I understanding correctly that Apple and Google actually charge developers money to produce the content that Apple and Google monetize on their app stores?
- athirnuaimi 8y agoThey charge to have access to the dev tools and the right to publish apps. There are real costs to doing this right and I believe most developers are happy to pay.
- chillydawg 8y agoOther than the 30% fee they charge and ad revenue generated via the apps? Please. That fee is 100% an anti spam mechanism.
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- simonh 8y agoIIRC it’s about $100 or so per year. Basically hobby money just to make sure anyone submitting apps for review means it.
- lern_too_spel 8y agoThat $100 per year is required just to keep apps installed on your own iDevices, let alone submitting them for review.
- simonh 8y agoThat hasn’t been true since XCode 7. You can side load apps onto your own devices from XCode with a free developer account, you only have to pay the fee to submit apps to the App Store.
- lern_too_spel 8y agoYou cannot "keep apps installed on your own iDevices" because without paying that fee, you have to re-sign and reinstall your apps every week.
- glow8 8y agoThe Play Store only charges you $25 when you register, $100 a year is for Apple