Apple Developer News · Apple · 2026-08-18
Changes for apps in the European Union
Apple is making changes to its business terms for apps in the European Union, following close collaboration with the European Commission. The changes reduce complexity by moving every developer that distributes apps in the EU to a single set of business terms. Under the new business terms, Apple will charge a commission on the sale of digital goods and services. The Core Technology Fee, a per-install fee for developers who achieve extraordinary scale, will be replaced by the Core Technology Commission, a simple 5% commission on digital transactions in apps distributed outside the App Store. The new terms also eliminate…
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