{"id":1436,"date":"2026-04-11T12:16:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T12:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5fb57ba1e4b082e810c7218e"},"modified":"2026-04-11T12:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T12:16:25","slug":"apple-reducing-app-store-cut-for-developers-earning-less-than-1-million-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/apple-reducing-app-store-cut-for-developers-earning-less-than-1-million-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Reducing App Store Cut for Developers Earning Less Than $1 Million a Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/apple-reducing-app-store-cut-for-developers-earning-less-than-1-million-a-year.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Apple is lowering the commission it takes from smaller developers on the App Store by half. Instead of taking 30 percent from smaller devs, Apple will take 15 percent from qualifying small developers and businesses.The new changes are part of Apple\u2019s App Store Small Business Program, which will allow any developer earning less than $1 million in annual sales to apply for a reduced 15 percent commission to Apple. This will apply to all paid app revenue and in-app purchases.<\/p>\n<p>The program will officially launch on January 1, 2021. In a blog post, Apple says the new Small Business Program will \u201cbenefit the vast majority of developers who sell digital goods and services on the store[.]\u201d<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"article-video-container\"><\/output>\u201cSmall businesses are the backbone of our global economy and the beating heart of innovation and opportunity in communities around the world,\u201d Apple CEO Tim Cook says in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2020\/11\/apple-announces-app-store-small-business-program\/?afid=p239%7C10078&amp;cid=aos-us-aff-ir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re launching the program to help small business owners write the next chapter of creativity and prosperity on the App Store[.]\u201dThe reduction in commission for small businesses follows a year in which Apple\u2019s App Store practices have been criticized. Whether it\u2019s from European antitrust investigators to Epic Games which sued Apple over its monetization practices.<\/p>\n<p>The App Store cut is not unique to Apple as many platform holders, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2019\/10\/07\/report-steams-30-cut-is-actually-the-industry-standard\">Steam<\/a>, institute commissions for apps and software sold through their platforms. And in recent years, this practice has come under fire from different interests.<\/p>\n<p>The new App Store policy, and other discounted commissions like those seen in the Epic Games Store and Steam, show some platform holders are willing to show flexibility when it comes to smaller developers.<\/p>\n<p>But this new policy will not apply to larger corporations like Spotify and WordPress who have also voiced concerns over Apple\u2019s commission policies, and will not qualify for the Small Business Program. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/epic-games-vs-apple-legal-battle-begins-today\">Apple\u2019s legal fight with Epic Games over Fortnite continues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/apple-app-store-small-business-cut-15-percent\">News Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple is lowering the commission it takes from smaller developers on the App Store by half. Instead of taking 30 percent from smaller devs, Apple will take 15 percent from qualifying small developers and businesses.The new changes are part of Apple\u2019s App Store Small Business Program, which will allow any developer earning less than $1 million in annual sales to apply for a reduced 15 percent commission to Apple. This will apply to all paid app revenue and in-app purchases. The program will officially launch on January 1, 2021. In a blog post, Apple says the new Small Business Program will \u201cbenefit the vast majority of developers who sell digital goods and services on the store[.]\u201d \u201cSmall businesses are the backbone of our global economy&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/apple-reducing-app-store-cut-for-developers-earning-less-than-1-million-a-year\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ign"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Apple Reducing App Store Cut for Developers Earning Less Than $1 Million a Year | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Apple is lowering the commission it takes from smaller developers on the App Store by half. 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