What you need to know
As developer Sean Harding found out the hard way, you can t transfer apps and be part of the Apple Small Business Program.
Transferring apps means you will not be elegible for a reduced App Store cut to going to Apple.
Here s a quick public service announcement specific to developers –
if you transfer your apps to another App Store Connect account, you can t then apply to be aprt of the Small Business Program.
That s somethign developer Sean Harding just found out.
See, Apple s Small Business Program entitles successful applicants to pay Apple 15% of their App Store revenue, rather than the usual 30%. To be eligible, developers must be earning less than $1,000,000 per year. That covers the vast majority of developers, but there s an important point here – apps can t be transferred to another App Store Connect account because the account won t then be able to apply to be part of the same program.
Last November, Apple announced its App Store Small Business Program. The initiative is aimed at helping small developers making under $1 million per year grow their businesses..
Setapp has conducted its annual survey of Mac users.
90% of Mac developers say they are happy with Apple s new Small Business Program.
Setapp has published the results of its 2020 Mac Developer Survey, revealing 90% of them are happy with Apple s Small Business Program.
Setapp asked developers about lots of different things including the pandemic, 2021, business obstacles, and app distribution:
2020 was a rough year, upended by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns and quarantine restrictions. The changes forced people to redefine work and their relationship with their computers, Macs included: Some found themselves tied even more to their favorite devices as a substitute channel for in-person social interaction and go-to source for entertainment.
Developers who qualify for Apple s definition of a small business, and who applied in time, are now starting to be notified that they are on the new App Store Small Business Program.
Following Apple s announcement of halving its App Store commission for developers earning under $1 million annually, qualifying companies are now being notified. Apple repeats certain conditions but also says that it will cut its commission rate to 15% from January 1, 2021.
It s estimated that some 98% of app developers are eligible for the Small Business Program, but they had to apply for it by December 18.
Very happy to hear that we got accepted to Apple Small Business Program. It is an encouraging move from Apple. They decreased the commission rate from 30% to 15%. pic.twitter.com/6aqOWQICoN
Developers who qualify for Apple s definition of a small business, and who applied in time, are now starting to be notified that they are on the new App Store Small Business Program.
Following Apple s announcement of halving its App Store commission for developers earning under $1 million annually, qualifying companies are now being notified. Apple repeats certain conditions but also says that it will cut its commission rate to 15% from January 1, 2021.
It s estimated that some 98% of app developers are eligible for the Small Business Program, but they had to apply for it by December 18.
Very happy to hear that we got accepted to Apple Small Business Program. It is an encouraging move from Apple. They decreased the commission rate from 30% to 15%. pic.twitter.com/6aqOWQICoN Ahmet Serdar Karadeniz (@aserkaradeniz) December 23, 2020