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Patreon App Purchases For iOS Store (Patreon)
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UPDATE - submit a comment on the changes here: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=28810449009677
Full Details: https://news.patreon.com/articles/understanding-apple-requirements-for-patreon
Explaining iOS Fees: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/27992185537037-How-iOS-in-app-purchases-work-for-fans
TLDR Apple once again fuckin sucks so make sure to not make patreon purchases or pledges through the app on iOS - do so on desktop or on mobile browser. Additionally Patreon is phasing out First of the Month and Per Creation Billing Cycles by next November cause this platform is also generally ass but somewhat less ass (thats really more my broad opinion not really directly related to all this LMAO).
THIS IS TUMBLR ALL OVER AGAIN (not really, im being alarmist, thats what im supposed to do as a youtuber)
If you pledged to me or any other patreon creator on desktop, on android or on mobile browser there should not be an issue, and none of this should affect you.
Using the iOS Patreon app alone is not the issue, the issue is again if you choose to pledge to a creator and pay for that pledge THROUGH the iOS app. In simple terms, for a lot of creators (myself included) the cost of a membership is going to increase across the board if you have already or plan to pledge through the Patreon App on iOS due to patreon encouraging creators to increase their subscription prices to offset the app store fees so as to not make LESS money.
If you are a person who does not access patreon on desktop at all either by preference or because you only own an apple brand mobile device - in order to avoid apple's fees Ive listed the method to pledge to new creators below on an apple device web browser since I cant seem to find patreon providing this kind of info:
Step 1: Delete the Patreon App
Step 2: Open your browser app (safari, chrome, etc)
Step 3: go to patreon.com and login
Step 4: pledge to creators as you otherwise would
Additional Details:
I tested this navigation and it requires you to delete the patreon app because otherwise youll be redirected and its annoying. There will be a pop up asking to install the app or stay on web that is annoying but this is still doable.
After pledging you can redownload the app and should be able to use it as normal because the purchase was not made THROUGH the app store app so you can continue to use the app and do this method when you plan to pledge to someone new. If you want to save space on your mobile device the mobile web version of the app is essentially identical so it is a good alternative albeit the "install the app" pop up may get annoying, idk its frequency.
I have not fully tested pledging to anyone new myself but when checking and going through the checkout process, the creator i tested on had the same prices without the fee increase so i imagine this should be fine.
I encourage reading the articles linked above as they are full of the specifics, i just wanted to make a post of my own with the alternative solution for any who needed it.