After the latest updates, the US users will pay patron in an external browser. Because Apple had recently changed its guidelines. The company is going to have its check out within its app as well as external browser. This step will go smoothly after the company updates its apps. Until then this checkout method is going to be the only way for the fans to pay the purchases.
Although fans are going to have to follow different and additional steps, the company is going to get its benefits. It does not have to pay the extra 30% commission to Apple which the company was paying until now. The in app purchases which Apple was receiving from each app as a commission is now not eligible. That’s why companies are easily receiving all of the benefits.
After the ruling in the Apple and epic games lawsuit, Patreon updated its app according to which the user will go to the website of Patreon directly from the app as default. Where they can pay using different paying methods which are Venmo PayPal Apple Pay and credit cards.
The steps and method of paying through patrons is available through the browser within the app. Where the user can’t pay via an easy and completely seamless experience. After apple’s feedback and lawsuit patriot changed its method and the payment now happens in the external browser.
Those who have older models can easily access the patron purchasing methods and pay on the web browser easily. On the previous note, Apple was not supporting the in app purchases and subscriptions outside the App Store. That’s why developers would not dare to use external methods for payment.
These restrictions always put limitations on the users as well as the developers. But now both of them will have some benefits.
In the iOS apps pattern Creator has set some prices for the US users. These prices will be accessible to the users and US consumers by the end of the week. But if the creators want to sell subscriptions outside of the US, then they would have to go for subscription billing.
Right now 95% of creators are already using the external billing process and subscriptions for the users. But there are 5% of people who are still remaining in Apple purchases.
Due to this subscription problem, patrons are no longer going to stick to its deadline. The patron and Apple are conversing in Daily to resolve the issue until then there will not be any deadline so the creators have really an edge.
Which means they can select and change the methods as well as subscription prices. With the new change in App Store, the creators will also focus on resolving the issue that was coming alongside on their end.
Leave a Reply