Re:Apple and Google Face Growing Revolt Over App Store ‘Tax’
by WA on Thursday August 23, 2018 @02:48AM
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Search: yes, but to counter that: the App Store shows ads of your competitors ABOVE your own app, even if someone searches for your app by name.
Promotion: only the ones that seem to be successful anyways. Mostly no niche apps
Distribution: yes
Analytics: Not everybody needs this and they're pretty basic, too.
They also introduce hurdles: Rating system (can be easily abused), or in the case of the App Store: review process (sometimes somewhat arbitrary), no insight into payments (you can't even issue a refund).
One service that is indeed quite useful: They handle all payment processing and country's tax. You just get a single payment wired to your bank account. Makes your own taxes a lot easier. This and distribution are probably the biggest benefit for most apps (especially niche apps), but does this justify a 30% cut?
Promotion: only the ones that seem to be successful anyways. Mostly no niche apps
Distribution: yes
Analytics: Not everybody needs this and they're pretty basic, too.
They also introduce hurdles: Rating system (can be easily abused), or in the case of the App Store: review process (sometimes somewhat arbitrary), no insight into payments (you can't even issue a refund).
One service that is indeed quite useful: They handle all payment processing and country's tax. You just get a single payment wired to your bank account. Makes your own taxes a lot easier. This and distribution are probably the biggest benefit for most apps (especially niche apps), but does this justify a 30% cut?