Patreon: Making the switch to inapp purchases more transparent and reassured: Implications for creators and users of easy-to-purchase audiobooks

Last year, Patreon said it was forced to switch to Apple’s inapp purchase system which applied a 30 percent fee to all new memberships, or it would be removed from the App Store.

“When we first announced rolling out Apple’s IAP requirements last year, we shared that we used three principles to guide our decision in how we wanted to move forward: transparency, control, and stability,” Taylor says. “Keeping with those principles, we’re exploring further action we can take, and we’ll continue to keep creators and fans posted on any changes to our experience.”

In order to allow US customers to make payments that aren’t Apple’s, the company has submitted an update to its app. The major update submission came just a day after Wednesday’s major epic games v Apple ruling where the court ruled that Apple must not take a cut of non-Apple payments and that developers cannot be forced to tell users about outside payments.

Can finally see how much something costs in our app, including pricing details on subscriptions and information about promotions that will save money; Can click a link to purchase the subscription of choice, upgrading from a Free account to one of our Premium plans;Can seamlessly click the link and easily change Premium subscriptions from Individual to a Student, Duo, or Family plan; Can use other payment options beyond just Apple’s payment system—we provide a wider range of options on our website; and Going forward, this opens the door to other seamless buying opportunities that will directly benefit creators (think easy-to-purchase audiobooks)