After many months of contention, Apple’s trial against Epic has ended, at least as regards its first part because both sides have expressed their desire to appeal the decision of Judge González Rogers. In this type of trial it usually happens that neither of the two benches ends up fully satisfied with the sentence, so new stories are coming arising from the courtrooms.
But while this appeal occurs or not, we already have some consequences derived from said judgment and the most important, in our opinion, is the one that says that Apple will have to allow other payment systems in its App Store, in the iOS store. And although the sentence has not yet entered into force, we already have here the first example of an in-app shopping system embedded in the Apple store. Paddle signs it.
Less commission, “more freedom”
It is very likely that systems like the one already presented by Paddle will take a while to be implemented, since the next chapter of the Epic and Apple contest does not lead to the correction of the current sentence. But while that moment arrives, Paddle has already shown us what it will be like your in-app purchasing system that will avoid commissions from the iOS App Store. It will elude them so much that Paddle herself already makes a show of it in her ad.
“All the benefits of the App Store without its high prices”, this is the text that accompanies the Paddle ad. An advertisement that for the moment invites us to enter our email address so that we are notified when it is operational. A full-fledged waiting list with one big downside: you don’t know how long you’ll have to wait.
Paddle is announcing its payment system as “the industry’s first alternative in-app purchase system for iOS” and has detailed what its commissions will be based on the spending we carry out. For example, Paddle will charge 10% of every transaction under $ 10 that occurs through its payment system, and 5% for every transaction over $ 10. Not bad, considering that Apple charges purchases in its store with 30% except in specific cases.
In addition to this, Paddle details what the benefits will be in the use of its system as opposed to Apple’s own payment system. Paddle says that developers will have greater control over customer relationships by offering a direct connection to the data analytics of each purchase. It will also offer “flexible subscription options and retention tools” in addition to “customer service” and a “business model with greater freedom “. All of this should arrive with Paddle’s in-app payments, what we do not know is when they will arrive. It will be time to wait.
Via | 9to5Mac