Apple's App Store ecosystem supported $519 billion in billings and sales globally in 2019 alone, according to a new study conducted by independent economists at Analysis Group.
Apple is to launch the App Store Small Business developer Program, halving the commission it takes from the sale of apps and virtual goods sold within them from many of the smaller developers using its stores.
Apple has revealed that in 2020, Apple blocked potentially fraudulent transactions worth more than $1.5 billion on its App Store. The company prevented the theft of money, confidential data and users’ time and kept nearly 1 million “risky and vulnerable” new apps away from customers.
Apple today revealed that the App Store ecosystem facilitated $643 billion in billings and sales during 2020, a 24 percent year-over-year increase.
An independent study by economists from the Analysis Group found that developers selling goods and services across many categories grew their businesses while reaching customers around the world.
A number of changes coming to the Apple App Store, pending court approval, will resolve a class-action suit from US developers.
Apple is to allow developers of reader apps to include an in-app link to their website to setup or manage accounts, settling a Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) into the App Store.
A judge in California has issued a permanent injunction in the antitrust case involving Apple's mobile app payment policies and Epic Games. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers ruled that Apple must let developers direct customers to payment methods outside of the company's App Store.
The US Senate Judiciary Committee marked up the “Open App Markets Act.” The bill, introduced by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), passed out of the committee with a landslide vote.
In compliance with a ruling by the Dutch regulator, Apple has allowed dating apps in the Netherlands to offer alternative payment systems, for which it will charge 27% commission net of tax.
A report by economists at Analysis Group found that third-party apps are among the most successful on the App Store, reaching massive global audiences with high engagement across many popular app types.
Apple has clarified its App Store rules around NFTs and cryptocurrency exchanges, marking the first time its included specific rules pertaining to NFTs.
Apple has rolled out the most comprehensive upgrade to pricing capabilities since the App Store first launched, providing developers with 700 additional price points and new pricing tools that will make it easier to set prices per App Store country or region, manage foreign exchange rate changes, and more.
