> On the open market, an MOR (Merchant of Record) like Paddle lies at around $1 + 4%. Apple could easily add another 5% on top and people would pay for it, happily.
Apple charges almost every developer 15%, not 30%. The only developers who pay 30% are the ones earning more than a million dollars per year through the App Store, for things that aren’t long-lived subscriptions.
15% isn’t quite as low as you’re suggesting, but Apple are a lot closer to that than to 30% for almost all developers.
> On the open market, an MOR (Merchant of Record) like Paddle lies at around $1 + 4%. Apple could easily add another 5% on top and people would pay for it, happily.
Apple charges almost every developer 15%, not 30%. The only developers who pay 30% are the ones earning more than a million dollars per year through the App Store, for things that aren’t long-lived subscriptions.
15% isn’t quite as low as you’re suggesting, but Apple are a lot closer to that than to 30% for almost all developers.