As of July 1, Google will reduce its Play Store commission by up to 15 percent on the first $ 1 million developers earn each year on its market, the company (via ). Google claims that the change will reduce the fees of 99 percent of Android developers by 50 percent. “These are funds that can help developers sharpen up in a critical phase of their growth by hiring more engineers, adding their marketing staff, increasing server capacity and more,” Google said. After a developer exceeds the $ 1 million mark, the company will take its standard 30 percent savings.
Apple by the end of last year. However, in the case of the Play Store, developers do not have to apply for an app to take advantage of Google’s newfound generosity. What’s more, the company is making the first million fee reduction available to all developers, even those who easily earn more than one in one year. The change is mainly due to a policy that Google will implement, which requires all developers to process their payments through the Play Store’s billing system.
Independent developers have long criticized both Apple and Google for cutting too much of their work. This criticism turned into open protest last year when Epic Games intentionally broke both and rules about in-app purchases. This action led to a tussle between Epic and the two tech giants, with no end in sight.