An American Federal Court of Appeal killed the infamous “Apple tax” of 30% on integrated purchases for all applications on the Apple platform.
The court ruled that Apple can no longer prevent developers from linking to external payment systems. “The court concluded that the 30% Apple commission had enabled it to harvest the supracebrum operational margins and was not linked to the value of its intellectual property, and was therefore anti -competitive,” said the decision.
For more than a decade, Apple App Store policy forced developers to use its owner paymentsSystem T for integrated purchases, allowing the technology giant to take a 30% commission on everything, from digital subscriptions to articles at stake.
Here is one of the reasons why Apple fought teeth and nails to ban web payments for applications:
Because Apple’s IAP is bad in many ways, and * so many * applications will go to online payments now not mainly due to the costs of 30% Apple, but due to the bad IAP.
Let me give you examples:
– Gergely Orosz (@Gergelyorosz) May 1, 2025
This “Apple tax” was a major source of income for the company, but it also represented an important obstacle for developers, in particular those of the Crypto and NFT space, which could not offer direct purchases of digital assets without inflating prices or eliminating basic functionalities to comply with Apple’s rules.
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For cryptographic applications, the impact is immediate and transformer.
Platforms like Coinbase Wallet, Magic Eden and a multitude of web games can now allow direct NFT sales, tokens and other digital assets via external websites without restrictions or costs imposed by the platform. Previously, many cryptographic applications had to eliminate the essential features or completely avoid the App Store to bypass the Apple Commission, resulting in a fragmented and frustrating user experience.
After the decision, many companies jumped to lower their prices.
“Apple has just been found guilty of having violated a federal injunction to protect its illegal monopoly. They lied under oath. They ignored the judicial orders. All all due to the greed of companies to impose a 30% tax that you finally pay.
Meanwhile, Dodo Payments said: “With Dodo Payments, you can sell digital goods on your iOS application without abandoning 20 to 30% of your Apple income. No more locking on the platform. More high commissions. The overall payments are simply smooth. ”
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The decision of the court, rendered after years of legal battles led by Epic Games (the manufacturer of Fortnite), revealed that the anti-situations of Apple were anti-competitive.
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NFT Marketplace Magic Eden, which was formerly removing basic functionality from its iOS application, can now sell assets directly, instantly improving both income potential and user experience.
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