This is great news!! Completely free apps no longer pay the CTF, and developers making less than €10M/yr (basically all indie devs) now have a 3 year buffer before CTF bills kick in — giving them time to adjust if any of their apps do end up getting over a million downloads

This is a great step forward, and most importantly means indies can try out alternative marketplaces like AltStore without fear of immediately bankrupting themselves 🙏 https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/02/apple-updates-core-technology-fee-eu/

Apple Tweaks EU Core Technology Fee to Avoid Bankrupting Unexpectedly Viral Apps

Apple today announced that it is tweaking the terms of the 0.50 euro Core Technology Fee (CTF) that apps distributed using the new EU business terms...

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@rileytestut This news is great for free apps! Although I’m curious if AltStore LLC can actually count as a non-commercial to Apple’s conditions.

The 3-year on ramp is pretty nice, although it’s uncommon to have “for-profit” apps go viral. I can see how a free app that’s supported by small IAP struggling to handle the CTF.

@noah978 I believe we are commercial because of PAL’s subscription fee alas :/