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Apple forbids even mentioning alternative payment methods within the app.
by input_sh 2y ago
Apple forbids even mentioning alternative payment methods within the app.
- octacat 2y agoIt is patreon, creators will just ask people to use a browser to subscribe.
- zchrykng 2y agoThat will be just great when Apple finds a creator doing that during App Review and bans Patreon over it. Patreon is going to be forced into the position of policing it for Apple, I'd guess.
- octacat 2y agoPolicing what creators say on instagram/twitter? good luck with enforcing that :)
- frumper 2y agoIf I click my subscription on my iOS Disney+ app, it just launches a browser to manage.
- dwaite 2y agoIf you sign up for new service via the app, it does in-app purchasing. After that you can maintain your account via the web.
- Manuel_D 2y agoI think that's changed: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/apple-lets-devs-use-alternate-in-app-payment-options-still-takes-commissions/#:~:text=However%2C%20the%20rulings%20established%20that,of%20an%20app%E2%80%94were%20anticompetitive https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/apple-lets-devs-.... > However, the rulings established that Apple's so-called "anti-steering" rules—language prohibiting developers from mentioning cheaper or alternative purchasing options that might be available outside of an app—were anticompetitive. > Apple has updated its App Store rules to allow developers to provide external links to other payment options, technically circumventing its normal fee structure.
- jzl 2y agoYes but then they get to charge a commission for anyone following the link.