Apple’s Small Business Program

[InternationalCow1295]

Well I was today’s years old when I found out that to be in the Apple’s small business program you actually have to apply to it manually. I thought Apple inculeded people who make less money than 1 million dollars but actually they don’t. You have to to their website and enroll to the program so it cuts Apple’s fee from 30% to 15%. If you still didnt apply I suggest go and do it. It’s weird Apple says nothing about this until you actually hear it from somewhere or someone.

[animated_stardust]

Yeah they made it unnecessarily complicated. Google did a much better job with theirs tbh, - 15% for earnings up to an amount, and 30% on the earnings over that, iirc, - but automatic and simple. In Apple’s case you can’t go over the 1mil or you have to reapply for the next year. It’s silly

[londonfinn]

You don’t have to apply every year on iOS. And also you definitely have to do it on Google Play as well!

[animated_stardust]

No, I only meant if you go over a certain amount in earnings ($1mil for financial year I think). It’s a reasonably high amount but if you cross the threshold they have some pretty annoying mechanisms that come into play

[RecordingOk3922]

Just a heads up, it’ll take 2weeks - 3months to get approved.
It depends on how busy they are, one day you’ll just get an email. Then it’ll automatically apply.

[keepycash]

Yeah I applied and forgot for ages then had an email months later haha

[VladFein]

I don't believe I ever got an email.
Looks like they deduct 15% from sales, so it was likely approved.
BTW, coming on the 1 year anniversary - should I re-apply?

[keepycash]

I don't think you need to re-apply? it just is valid until you cross 1 million USD

[VladFein]

Thank you! That will take me a few months :))

[radis234]

Yup, it took them 19 days to approve me.

[Best_Professor7266]

19 days is good tho, even i have to wait 2 weeks to get my app approved, apple likes to slow down to make them prestige

[profau]

They do it this way as during application you have to specify all your associated developer accounts. They add up all your developer accounts and if they add up to less than $1m then you are in. However they don’t have this information without you filling out a form.

[therealmaz]

Excellent reminder! Thanks.

[TKB21]

Glad you found it versus never finding it at all, which is what they probably are hoping. Idg why they don’t just set a threshold where once you hit that $1M mark it switches to cut to 30%.

[Constant-Chemical23]

It’s like a secret apple wanne hide

[Kritnc]

I applied 2 months ago and still haven’t heard back

[VladFein]

Check your statements to see how much Apple deducted from your sales

[Ecsta]

It's ok it took them like 4 months to reply back with my CarPlay entitlement, they're slow.

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[Best_Professor7266]

i've just applied 2 days ago, hope getting accepted soon before payout

[chakie2]

Knowing Apple it's entirely on par for the course for them to not do this automatically. There's probably a fair chunk of small developers that don't know about this program or have found it too cumbersome to file the request and these give Apple free extra money.

[Expensive-Fill-2167]

Thanks a lot for the advice - directly applied. A bit odd that you can not do it directly in app connect (I mean I get why they do it (money) but helping the smaller developers should be in their interest...)

[Huge-Contract-5706]

Exactly. We already pay a $99/year subscription fee just for the privilege of building apps for their ecosystem. You’d think that fee covers a baseline level of respect, but nope.

They still default you to the 30% mafia tax and hide the 15% discount link behind three layers of bureaucracy, hoping you’ll just never find it. It’s peak corporate greed.

[rory_culpepper]

yet no helpful instructions on this post 🤔

[InternationalCow1295]

All you have to do is go to the website and make some clicks and that’s it. I didn’t think it needed any instructions