Apple App Store Fees

Your ignoring the other things you get from the app store. You need to compare the 30% cut apple takes off the top to the possible increased volume of sales, the money saved from not having to host the app yourself or having to run your own payment system. Apple is not just taking 30% off the top to just to be greedy, it is more of a payment for the service they are providing.

30% is almost 1/3 of the app price! It is higher than income tax in most countries. It is stealing money from developers because their app is not successful due to being released on App Store, it is successful because it is a great product and people would buy it on whatever store it would be available. Developers were just unable to publish it in another store or use a different payment processor with lower fees.

On the App Store for instance 30 % goes to Apple.

Apple takes 30% off the top. 30%!The other 70% goes to programming the app, doing design, QA, advertising, customer support. That's a lot to do.For its 30% Apple only has to validate that the App is as advertised, and isn't trying to cheat you.If they can't even do that, why do they exist except as a way to steal 30% from everyone off the top?

If you sell through the Apple App Store, Apple charges 30%. This is the industry standard when you sell through storefronts PlayStation, Steam, Xbox, etc. If they sell through their website then Apple doesn't charge any fees.They knew well ahead that Apple would take a 30% cut so I don't understand why some commenters are saying about why this is a "problem."

Google/Apple should drop the percentage. 30% is too high. Store is a kind of ecosystem which based on the mutual benefits of both Apple and Devs. Devs helped to accelerate their products. Having billions in reserve, they should not hurt this relationship.

The 30% is for distribution, payment processing (including refunds) and first line customer support, in both directions.It also includes vetting all app submissions for users.I would wager that neither Google nor Apple cares about the developers directly. Indirectly they want to make it possible for developers to reach their (Apple's) customers because it's good for the customer.However, the developer pays apple $99/yr, the customers a great deal more.I still see the

The AppStore isn't just a payment gateway. It's essentially a retail store. You would be hard pressed to get to keep 70% from many other retailers.

Apple wants a 30% on fees, not the good itself. This is consistent with the rest of their policies. Arguably that still isn't ok, but this is not an encroachment.

if you pay that subscription fee via the app store then apple takes a 30% (or possibly 15%, in a few scenarios) cut