Re:Apple doesn't let you disclose their 30% IAP fee to your ...
by SyneRyder on Sunday August 30, 2020 @07:02AM
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> It's also worth considering how gift cards affect what Apple can charge. Apple sells gift cards through retailers, who are getting a cut of those sales.
That's a particularly interesting example, because Gift Cards regularly go on sale (at least here in Australia). I would often wait until my local stores sold the $100 App Store gift cards for $85, and stock up so everything I bought on the App Store was 15% cheaper.
So if Apple is able to sell retail gift cards at 15% discount, it suggests their 30% rate might be higher than it needs to be.
That's a particularly interesting example, because Gift Cards regularly go on sale (at least here in Australia). I would often wait until my local stores sold the $100 App Store gift cards for $85, and stock up so everything I bought on the App Store was 15% cheaper.
So if Apple is able to sell retail gift cards at 15% discount, it suggests their 30% rate might be higher than it needs to be.