{"id":667694,"date":"2025-05-08T00:05:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T21:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/delta-debuts-its-patreon-supported-ios-app-update-after-us-app-store-policy-change\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T00:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T21:05:16","slug":"delta-debuts-its-patreon-supported-ios-app-update-after-us-app-store-policy-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/delta-debuts-its-patreon-supported-ios-app-update-after-us-app-store-policy-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta debuts its Patreon-supported iOS app update after US App Store policy change"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A game<\/a> emulator called Delta<\/a> is taking advantage of the recent court decision around Apple\u2019s App Store to be able to support its business by linking to its Patreon membership page. The update, approved Wednesday for release on the U.S. App Store, allows Delta users to join the Delta team\u2019s Patreon directly from the mobile app, without giving Apple a cut of its subscript<\/a>ions.<\/p>\n

The move follows last week\u2019s court ruling that forced Apple to fully open up its U.S. App Store to external purchases, after a years-long fight with Fortnite maker Epic Games. Though Apple largely won that antitrust lawsuit, a judge ruled that the tech giant had not properly followed the court\u2019s orders in one key area: in-app purchases. <\/p>\n

Apple previously vetted which apps could link out to their websites and added screens to scare users away from making purchases through external payment mechanisms. All the while, it was still charging a commission on those web sales of 27%, down from its usual 30%.<\/p>\n

After Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple had failed to comply with her original injunction, Apple changed its App Store rules for the U.S. Since then, businesses like Spotify, Amazon Kindle, and Patreon have updated their iOS apps to add links to their websites where consumers can pay directly, without using Apple\u2019s in-app purchases.<\/p>\n

While this is a win for larger companies that now get to keep more of their profits by skirting Apple\u2019s commission, Delta\u2019s update is an example of how the ruling makes way for new business models for monetizing mobile apps.<\/p>\n

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That change could give the App Store the boost it needs at a time when indie app development has<\/a> been declining<\/a> and every iOS release \u201csherlocks\u201d (copies) more third-party apps. Smaller developers often struggle to make a living after paying a 30% commission to Apple, but now have the option to keep more of their profits thanks to the expanded support for web payments.<\/p>\n

In the updated version of Delta\u2019s game emulator app, users are prompted to \u201cJoin our Patreon\u201d from the app\u2019s Settings screen. Here, they can then click a button to subscribe to Delta\u2019s $3 per month Patreon membership, which provides access to exclusive features and other perks.<\/p>\n

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The web page opens inside the app, allowing users to link their Patreon accounts and choose a membership tier, like monthly or annual. (Before, users could only link a Patreon account in the app, but they couldn\u2019t subscribe directly.)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can now freely mention our Patreon without giving Apple 27% of donations,\u201d noted Delta creator Riley Testut in a post on social media<\/a>, adding<\/a> \u201cGoodbye scare screens\u201d \u2014 a reference to the previously required warnings that nudged users away from external purchase links. <\/p>\n

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Delta still includes a way to pay through Apple\u2019s in-app purchases, as is still required. However, it\u2019s tucked away under an \u201cAlternative Payment Methods\u201d menu in the Settings screen \u2014 an option many users will likely never seek out. <\/p>\n

Hiding pro-consumer options deep within layers of menus is a trick that Apple itself has used to its advantage over the years. <\/p>\n

For instance, if you want to turn off Apple\u2019s personalized ads (essentially the Apple version of its required \u201cDo Not Track\u201d pop-up authorization for apps), you have to delve into your iOS Settings, go to Privacy & Security, scroll down to the very bottom of the page, tap Apple Advertising, then toggle off Personalized Ads. Or, if you want to clear the app usage data that personalizes your App Store experience, you have to go to Settings, Apps, App Store, scroll to the bottom of that page, tap Personalized Recommendations, then tap Clear App Usage Data on the screen that appears. <\/p>\n

Apple surely can\u2019t be mad at developers for adopting its own tactics?<\/p>\n

Given that Delta\u2019s app has now received approval from Apple\u2019s App Review, it seems to follow that we\u2019ll soon see other Patreon-supported apps emerging in the near future. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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