Google has made an important announcement for developers by reducing fees for recurring subscriptions to
However, there are a number of caveats and conditions that are worth taking a closer look at:
- If your app offers subscriptions (like,e.g. Spotify) through the Play Store payment system, you will have to pay 15% Google commission. In March, the company lowered the commission from 30% to 15% from the first million dollars earned for any developer, now the amount of earnings does not matter.
- If your app offers distributionmedia files such as videos, audio or books, the subscription fee will be 10%. Of course, to get this opportunity, you must be eligible for the Play Media Experience program, which stipulates conditions such as 100,000 monthly active installs on Google Play.
- There are no changes to fees for purchases inapplications that remain at 30%. So if you're a game developer that sells additional products, the new scheme won't do you any good.
Google reported that only 3% of developers inThe Play Store offers in-app products or paid apps. The company claims that 99% of these developers will be eligible for a commission of 15% or less.
Source: thenextweb
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