Apple offers small iOS app developers a surprise Christmas present.
The iPhone maker has started to launch lower commission rates in the App Store for some creators, reducing their in-app purchase fees from 30% to 15%.
Apple announced plans to cut rates for apps that bring in less than $ 1 million a year in November, saying the changes will take effect Jan. 1, but reached developers early, according to a Macrumors report.
Technical giant Cupertino, California, has framed the cuts, which it calls the “App Store Small Business Program,” as a way for smaller developers to “continue to work to innovate and thrive in a time of unprecedented global economic challenges.” .
In an email to developers, Apple said that if a developer exceeds the $ 1 million threshold at some point in 2021, the standard 30% rate will apply for the rest of the year.
But the new fee structure comes when Apple is accused by developers and politicians of exercising monopoly power over its App Store, which is the only way to get software on its iPhones and iPads.