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Apple has started taking smaller commissions from some of its App Store Small Business Program participants, according to
AppleInsider. The tech giant introduced the program in November, offering developers that earn less than $1 million a year a way to cut App Store fees in half. Instead of paying a 30 percent commission rate, participants will only have to pay 15 percent for sales and in-app purchases. The tech giant began accepting enrollees in early December, and the program was supposed to kick off on January 1st, 2021. It sounds like Apple may have decided to get things started early, though, at least for some developers.
Apple on Thursday began to roll out a new App Store commission structure through its Small Business Program, lowering fees to 15% for developers who earn less than $1 million a year.
Initially scheduled to launch on Jan. 1, 2021, the policy, which halves Apple s customary 30% commission rate, is now active for certain developers who were accepted into the App Store Small Business Program.
Early availability was noted in a tweet from Apparent Software founder Jacob Gorban, who saw Apple s take of sales from his Mac app ImageFramer dip to 15% today. Other developers have reported identical cuts to App Store fees, though benefits are not yet widely available.
Apple on Thursday began to roll out a new App Store commission structure through its Small Business Program, lowering fees to 15% for developers who earn less than $1 million a year.
Initially scheduled to launch on Jan. 1, 2021, the policy, which halves Apple s customary 30% commission rate, is now active for certain developers who were accepted into the App Store Small Business Program.
Early availability was noted in a tweet from Apparent Software founder Jacob Gorban, who saw Apple s take of sales from his Mac app ImageFramer dip to 15% today. Other developers have reported identical cuts to App Store fees, though benefits are not yet widely available.