Apple has set a new deadline of November 1, 2026 for all Patreon creators to switch from Patreon's legacy billing system to the App Store's in-app purchase system in the Patreon app on the iPhone and iPad, as reported by TechCrunch. Note: This image has been edited to include a pile of cash. Patreon is a platform where creators such as YouTubers can receive payments from fans, which can be a valuable revenue stream alongside ads and sponsorships.
  • ranzispa@mander.xyzEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Is It better for patreon to lose 30% of income from Apple pay, or to have Apple users not being able to pay unless they open the webpage and pay from there? Is it better for them to remove the app altogether and have users on Apple forced to use it through the website?

    I’d imagine they’d lose quite a bit of subscriptions if they did that. Is that more or less than 30% is something I don’t know.

    • some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      They could go on the offensive with messaging and get subscribers to apply pressure on Apple to keep things the same… Would it work? Probably not, but it might get some of the Apple users onside.

    • duncan_bayne@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Is it better for them to remove the app altogether and have users on Apple forced to use it through the website?

      Yes. Clearly yes, for everyone. This sort of shit only continues because people don’t do that.

      • ranzispa@mander.xyzEnglish
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        22 hours ago

        I would imagine this would lead to having less users. Or people that use it less. It would also make the experience for users worse. As such it would lead to less subscriptions. It is not clear to me that this would be better. I’m not sure on whether it would be worse, but I doubt it’d be better for everyone.