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Just do what we all do to dodge this, have the Account management and purchasing abilities sit inside an embedded browser window that opens up from a button pus
by dankwizard 8mo ago
Just do what we all do to dodge this, have the Account management and purchasing abilities sit inside an embedded browser window that opens up from a button push in the app. Yes it adds a little barrier but with Apple Pay it is a very small barrier and the juice is worth the squeeze.
- iknowstuff 8mo agoDon’t they forbid this? Spotify couldn’t even link to their website in the US lol
- colechristensen 8mo agoThis was a result of the Apple vs Epic case, external payment processors avoiding the fee were enabled in the US in May 2025.
- kccqzy 8mo agoIf it was enabled, why can Apple still demand 30% cut here? Couldn’t Patreon just switch to external payment processors citing the Epic case?
- AstroBen 8mo agoThey'd have to require all current subscriptions be cancelled and the re-upped with the new payment processor, no? That's gunna be really costly But then again to avoid a 30% fee.. probably worth it
- ezfe 8mo agoBecause Patreon doesn't want to do that. They could.
- ansc 8mo ago_in the US_
- colechristensen 8mo agoThey don't have to "cite the Epic case", it's just functionality available to everyone now. Your app is no longer blocked from approval for including an external payment provider. They'd actually have to do it though and that could lead to a large loss of revenue for themselves and their subscribers.
- kccqzy 8mo agoIn practice I’ve seen apps just game the system by (1) using IAP using the normal flow, and (2) giving user a button unrelated to purchasing that would open a new WebView, which just happens to contain a purchase button.
- ezfe 8mo agoSpotify does link to their website to sign up in the US...
- hahahahhaah 8mo agoOr add a 45% apple tax afyer they click buy. E.g. costs $100, price comes up as.$100 with added apple tax as line item. total $145. Click here to avoid apple tax takes you to web page if allowed.
- noitpmeder 8mo agoI could be wrong but seem to remember this being explicitly disallowed by Apples terms
- andy_ppp 8mo agoNot allowed. They ban your app immediately if you inform people they are robbing them!
- debazel 8mo agoThis and the practice of forcing you to use same pricing on different platforms should just be made illegal and it would fix so much of this.
- amelius 8mo agoExcept the juice is for you and the squeeze is for your customers. And it's still a net loss.
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