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Apple to cut App Store commission fee from 30 percent to 15 percent for developers making less than $1 million per year

Depending on how well your App Store apps are doing, you’re going to love this or hate this. Apple announced a new App Store Small Business programon Wednesday. The program, which will launch on January 1, 2021, will cut App Store fees from 30 percent to 15 percent for many developers, with firms that earned […]

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Apple adds “Confirm Subscription” dialog box for apps with in-app purchases

This is arguably a good thing. Following a wake of subscription scam events in its App Store, Apple has reportedly added a subscription confirmation dialog box to the purchase process. First publicized by developer David Barnard on Twitter, any In-App purchase that is a subscription will have an additional confirmation box after the purchase is approved. […]

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Netflix sheds in-app/App Store subscription option for iOS device users

Following a trend set by a number of other companies, video streaming service Netflix is no longer allowing new customers to subscribe via iTunes, or at least by way of an in-app purchase on their iPhone or iPad. The change began rolling out globally in late November, according to a VentureBeat article published on Friday. […]

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Apple releases App Store Connect to developer community, helps developers track additional app-based analytical data

If you’re a developer, this is going to come in handy. Last Thursday, Apple released a new tool with which to track customer engagement in macOS Mojave via its newly-activated Mac App Store analytics in App Store Connect. The app, which was announced in a post on Apple’s developer website, grants developers a detailed overview […]

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Apple posts record earnings of more than $1.1 billion in App Store sales over 2015 holiday season

The numbers are in and Apple had a killer 2015 holiday season on the App Store, customers spending over $1.1 billion on apps and in-app purchases over a two week period and $144 million in App Store spending on January 1st. The total beat last year’s record in terms of gross purchases.