We reported yesterday that eligible developers were notified by Apple about the App Store Small Business Program going live imminently. According to some developers, Apple is already charging a lower commission on App Store sales.
The App Store Small Business Program was announced last month as a promise to reduce the App Store commission rate from 30% to 15%. This percentage is charged to developers for each sale made through the App Store or in-app purchase.
Developer Aditya Rajveer from Marvis App has noticed that he’s now being paid $5.09 for an app that costs $5.99 — which is now in accordance with the lower 15% commission. David Hodge also shared today with us a similar report, so it seems Apple has decided to roll out the new lower App Store commission a few days ahead of schedule.
If you’re a developer, check out the Apple Developer website for more information about the App Store Small Business Program.
The change in rate of proceeds to 15% seems to be active already. I’m seeing proceeds of $5.09 for $5.99 in the United States. Thank you, Apple. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/5VurdAOFNO
— Aditya Rajveer (@AdityaRajveer) December 24, 2020
The evidence in @Nikola_App data as seen in my @ChartMogul dashboard. $9.99/mo users are now providing proceeds of $8.50/mo (from $7/mo ) pic.twitter.com/pL8rbcLu0u
— David Hodge Coding (@HodgeCoding) December 24, 2020
