Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Apple has started placing warnings on its App Store, seemingly to try ...

Apple is adding 100+ new App Store Connect metrics, giving developers deeper, first-party insights into monetization, subscriptions, and user behavior as it doubles down on its app ecosystem in the AI ...

Apple has revised app store guidelines for developers, allowing them to enable external links or payment gateways to pay for app purchases and subscriptions without any commission. The change comes a ...

Apple has set a November 1, 2026 deadline for Patreon to migrate all creators to in-app purchase subscriptions, affecting about 4% of creators still using legacy billing methods. Macworld reports this ...

For years, Apple’s App Store sold itself as the cleaner, safer corner of mobile life. You downloaded an app, tapped through Apple’s payment system, and trusted that the company had already screened ...

Creator platform Patreon is taking issue with Apple’s new mandate that forces all creators to move to a subscription billing model, which now has a new transition deadline of November 1, 2026. While ...

Apple is updating its App Store linking rules and fees in the European Union to comply with the requirements of the Digital Markets Act, Apple said today. Apps distributed through EU storefronts can ...

Developers can now direct users in-app to pay for subscriptions outside of the App Store, but the road is not smooth, and there are some pitfalls. "We work so hard to build this product, giving value ...

Apple today added new features and expanded flexibility to its App Store review process. Developers are now able to submit additional items for review when an existing submission is already under ...

Under Tim Cook, Apple transformed from a hardware giant into a services powerhouse driving recurring revenue and long-term ...

The iOS App Store is awash with apps using subscriptions and in-app payments, but our attention has been drawn to a brand new release that goes back to the old way of doing things — charging a one-off ...