Regarding Patreon iOS App Changes

Howdy all. Starting soon, Apple is going to charge their 30% App Store fee on all NEW patreon memberships purchased through the patreon iOS app. THIS CHANGE WILL NOT AFFECT ANY OF MY CURRENT PATRONS. Even if you are currently using the iOS app to access/pay for patreon! Apple is implementing this change only to NEW memberships purchased after November 4th, 2024. I made this post not to alarm, but to keep y’all informed. I’m gonna copy paste from patreon’s FAQ:

Does the Apple App Store fee apply to my current memberships?

A: No. Your existing memberships will not be affected by the Apple fee. If a member subscribed to your page in June 2024, for example, in the Patreon iOS app, their future subscription payments will not incur the App Store fee.

The App Store Fee only applies to new memberships purchased in the Patreon iOS app starting November 4, 2024. Your current members and new members who subscribe on other platforms (e.g. mobile web, desktop web, or Android) can continue to interact with your works in the iOS app.

All this said, I would still strongly encourage any Apple iOS app users to use a web browser to subscribe to your favorite creators instead. Keep in mind, any new membership you buy in-app will cost 30% than it would regularly, and that fee goes straight to Apple, not the creator. Patreon has given us creators the option to either raise our tier prices 43% on the iOS app so the fee doesn’t hurt our income, or just let Apple take a chunk out of each in-app pledge. I’m not gonna raise my prices, but this is a real shitty thing to do to creators and apple users.

To all Android and web browser users (like myself), y’all are fine, this update doesn’t affect you at all~

sources: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/27992185537037-How-iOS-in-app-purchases-work-for-fans

If any of y’all have any further questions on the topic, I’ll do my best to answer them. Have a great night everybody. 💗