Apple to Allow Outside Payments for Apps After US Decision

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By Leah Nylen, Greg Stohr, and Mark Gurman

January 16, 2024 at 2:37 PM UTC

Updated on

January 17, 2024 at 12:25 AM UTC

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Apple Inc. is opening its US App Store to allow outside payment options after the Supreme Court refused to consider the company’s appeal in an antitrust suit challenging its practices.

The company plans to let all third-party apps sold in the US include an outside link to a developer website to process payments for in-app purchases. That will bypass Apple’s own payment system, which charges developers a commission of either 15% or 30%. Still, the iPhone maker said it would attempt to collect a 12% or 27% revenue share from developers that opt out of the Apple system.