20% Fee: This applies to apps listed only on the App Store. 10% Fee Plus Other Charges: This applies to apps listed on third-party app stores. Additional 5% Fee: This applies to digital goods and ...

Link-out fees collected from developers are a bargaining chip as Apple fights against the Digital Markets Act.

Apple Inc. today appealed a €500 million fine that it had received in the European Union last year over the App Store’s terms ...

Apple’s compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (2024) now allows developers to distribute apps outside of the App Store within the EU and integrate external payment systems. However ...

Apple Thursday made changes to its App Store European policies, saying it believes the new rules will help the company avoid a fine of 500 million euro ($585 million) from the EU for violating the ...

In-app purchases and their associated App Store fees have often caused much controversy in the past, with companies such as Epic Games going so far as suing Apple.

The Store Services Fee will be 10% on the sale of digital goods and services that are made on any platform, for 12 months following the installation of an app that has links out for purchasing.

The knock-on effects continue for Apple after a blistering ruling from a federal judge earlier this week that ordered the company to stop collecting fees for purchases made outside the App Store ...

Apple’s In-App Pickle. Apple’s rules and requirements for in-app purchases on iOS devices has been the subject of much controversy – and the occasional lawsuit – over the last few years.

Gaming startup Appcharge raises $26M to help mobile game developers bypass app store fees, ... offering alternatives to intrusive ads and controversial “pay-to-win” models.

App Store Facilitated $1.3 Trillion in 2024, As Apple Defended Developer Fees Your email has been sent Apple’s App Store facilitated $1.3 trillion worth of app sales and billings in 2024, and ...

“Unless creators choose to absorb the Apple App Store Fee themselves, ... The iOS policy has long since been controversial, with a consumer class action lawsuit set to take place in February 2026.