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Apple's Patreon Fee Changes

  • Pay with Apple Patreon app 3
  • Other 57
  • 2024-08-12
  • —2024-08-14
  • 60 votes
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With today's Apple news as far as Patreon goes, how many of you use the iOS app to make monthly payments in Patreon and view Patreon in general? I have to choose an option on how Patreon will handle those payments for me so, I want to know how many will be affected by the change. I choose the poll route so your answers will be confidential to everyone else.

The poll will be open for two days.

Comments on the topic are welcome!

https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/12/apple-says-patreon-must-switch-to-its-billing-system-or-risk-removal-from-app-store/?guccounter=1

Comments

Blobbafatt

Is there a way to figure out who is using the apple ios billing? I can't imagine you have too many patrons that way.

CaptainHarlock

I can't see how people are paying, unfortunately, just the amount. I don't think there is a lot either, but I still want to get a rough estimate before deciding which option I select for Patreon to handle the payments.

Freddy Asshat

It seems pretty dubious on patreon's side. They absolutely know who pays what ways. Why aren't they resolving this at the customer level: pay with Apple, and your sub is 1.30*price. Or, an option for a creator to absorb. Instead, they make it seem like they are oblivious to billing, which clearly can't be accurate

Freddy Asshat

Actually, a different article makes it sound like patreon's resolution is exactly the first one above. I guess you could absorb it. But the easiest resolution is for ios people to open the web page and sub. https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24218629/patreon-membership-ios-30-percent-apple-tax