In today’s digital age, our smartphones have become the hub of our daily activities, from communication to entertainment, and even shopping. For iPhone users, the convenience of purchasing apps and ...

A total of 258,000 apps were downloaded per minute for all types of publishers in 2024 for iOS and Android operating systems -- a 1% decline versus the prior year for iOS and Google Play stores, ...

Patreon today confirmed upcoming changes to its iOS app, which will see fees for new subscriptions go up because Apple is enforcing its App Store rules on digital purchases. Apple is requiring Patreon ...

Apple will be applying their 30% App Store fee to all new memberships purchased in the Patreon iOS app, in addition to anything bought in your Patreon shop. Any creator currently on first-of-the-month ...

Tech pro ThioJoe warns why making in-app purchases without research can lead to unnecessary spending or regret.

A recent Localytics study found “building relationships with app users and fostering long-term usage are more important.” Among the findings was that of all studied users who made an in-app purchase, ...

Apple apps no longer dominate App Store search results. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac Apple has updated its App Store Review Guidelines to allow the gifting of in-app purchases. Shoppers have long been ...

Apple’s developer site has shared news of a new API coming for apps that will offer expanded options for managing In-App Purchases. It’s called the Advanced Commerce API, and here’s what we know so ...

Brazil’s antitrust regulator Cade has ruled that Apple must lift restrictions on in-app purchases within 20 days, Reuters reports. Otherwise, if the iPhone maker doesn’t comply, it faces fines of ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Apple has announced its new Advanced Commerce API, designed to provide app developers the ability to manage large catalogs of in-app purchases or subscriptions. The announcement was published on Apple ...