Apple's Patreon Fee Changes
Added 2024-08-12 22:56:19 +0000 UTCWith today's Apple news as far as Patreon goes, how many of you use the iOS app to make monthly payments in Patreon and view Patreon in general? I have to choose an option on how Patreon will handle those payments for me so, I want to know how many will be affected by the change. I choose the poll route so your answers will be confidential to everyone else.
The poll will be open for two days.
Comments on the topic are welcome!
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But don't take my word for it. Google showed a few hits, the verge article seemed more complete to me. Or maybe ask patreon for clarification
Freddy Asshat
2024-08-13 18:08:12 +0000 UTCI think it will effect current. It sounds like patreon is pushing creators to the subscribe model. People that subscribe and pay via ios are the impacted ones. Or, that is how I read the verge. But if a creator declines the subscribe model, no one with ios can sub until you pick the apple tax fee button.
Freddy Asshat
2024-08-13 18:06:22 +0000 UTCHmm, it also looks like the charge won't effect current Patreon subscribers, just people subscribing to other pages after the new fee take effect?
Harlock
2024-08-13 17:24:20 +0000 UTCActually, a different article makes it sound like patreon's resolution is exactly the first one above. I guess you could absorb it. But the easiest resolution is for ios people to open the web page and sub. https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24218629/patreon-membership-ios-30-percent-apple-tax
Freddy Asshat
2024-08-13 05:44:55 +0000 UTCIt seems pretty dubious on patreon's side. They absolutely know who pays what ways. Why aren't they resolving this at the customer level: pay with Apple, and your sub is 1.30*price. Or, an option for a creator to absorb. Instead, they make it seem like they are oblivious to billing, which clearly can't be accurate
Freddy Asshat
2024-08-13 05:36:58 +0000 UTCI can't see how people are paying, unfortunately, just the amount. I don't think there is a lot either, but I still want to get a rough estimate before deciding which option I select for Patreon to handle the payments.
Harlock
2024-08-13 02:14:21 +0000 UTCIs there a way to figure out who is using the apple ios billing? I can't imagine you have too many patrons that way.
Blobbafatt
2024-08-13 01:29:18 +0000 UTC
