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Comment by colechristensen

19 hours ago

This was a result of the Apple vs Epic case, external payment processors avoiding the fee were enabled in the US in May 2025.

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kccqzy  19 hours ago

If it was enabled, why can Apple still demand 30% cut here? Couldn’t Patreon just switch to external payment processors citing the Epic case?

  • AstroBen  18 hours ago

    They'd have to require all current subscriptions be cancelled and the re-upped with the new payment processor, no? That's gunna be really costly

    But then again to avoid a 30% fee.. probably worth it

  • colechristensen  4 hours ago

    They don't have to "cite the Epic case", it's just functionality available to everyone now. Your app is no longer blocked from approval for including an external payment provider.

    They'd actually have to do it though and that could lead to a large loss of revenue for themselves and their subscribers.