Apple Reverses Course on Charging Twice for Merged Mac, iOS Apps

Developers started selling merged Mac and iPad apps last year
Apple was criticized for charging twice for unified software

Attendees use a drawing program on an iPad tablet during the opening of the new Apple Inc. Carnegie Library store at Mount Vernon Square in Washington, D.C.Photographer: Anna Moneymaker/Bloomberg

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By Mark Gurman

February 5, 2020 at 7:30 PM UTC

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Apple Inc. said it will let developers build unified Mac and iPad apps and only charge users once, reversing course after criticism last year.

The Cupertino, California-based technology giant made the disclosure on Wednesday as part of early beta releases for new iPhone and iPad software, called iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4, and accompanying upgrades to its Xcode app development tool.