Comment by Chris2048

You are generalising - I didn't even mention Apple, and afaik small developers are charged 15% for using play store.

I am talking only about this specific developer fee wrt registration and identification, not fees associated with using play store or otherwise.

From what I can tell, it is a fixed, one-off $25 for an account, with a plan to have a free account option for "limited distribution" developers (hobbyists, students, families and small businesses fwict).