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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Don't expect iPhone apps to get cheaper now that you can pay for them outside of the App Store

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Don't expect iPhone apps to get cheaper now that you can pay for them outside of the App Store

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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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The iPhone will support third-party payments in the US, but don't expect apps to get any cheaper - here's why.
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    Stripe standard is 3% plus 30 cents per transaction.

    https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/0f5ae9fa-8fdc-463a-b6ac-453183061517.png

    If your app costs $1 or you IAP costs $1, stripe would cost you 33 cents for that transaction. Or 33%.

    To get down below 15% total you would need to have your average transaction would need to be $2.50 or higher.

    The average app price on the App Store is 88 cents. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267346/average-apple-app-store-price-app/

    And the median in app purchase is about $1.30. https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/13/apples-in-app-purchase-prices-jumped-40-year-over-year-likely-tied-to-privacy-changes/

    The vast majority of developers would pay more to use something like stripe.

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      The average app price on the App Store is 88 cents. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267346/average-apple-app-store-price-app/

      Is that using free apps to bring the average down?

      How many purchases were actually made at such rates? Apple has a credit system last I checked which means the fee could be taken for a higher amount, bringing that commission down hugely.

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      And the median in app purchase is about $1.30. https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/13/apples-in-app-purchase-prices-jumped-40-year-over-year-likely-tied-to-privacy-changes/

      I can’t see that number mentioned.

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        It’s in one of the charts

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          Ah it’s on one with a percentage on the other side, didn’t see that. Are purchases individual card ones or from credit, I wonder?

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