Apple filed its proposed commission structure for external App Store purchases on August 13, 2026, hours after the Supreme Court refused to pause the case: 15 percent for standard apps, 10 percent for partner programs and subscription renewals, and 5 percent for small businesses. The rate has been zero since April 2025, and Epic argues it should stay there.
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Apple just told a federal judge what it wants to charge you for leaving the App Store. Fifteen percent on purchases users finish on the web after tapping a link inside an app. Ten percent on subscription renewals and partner programs. Five percent if you are a small developer earning under a million a year. Here is the part that matters. Apple is not announcing this. It is asking permission. Back in April twenty twenty five, a judge found Apple in contempt for charging twenty seven percent on those same link outs, and cut the rate to zero. It has been zero ever since. Apple only filed this proposal after the Supreme Court refused to pause the case. Epic says the honest number is nothing at all, because a link to a browser costs Apple nothing. So the fight is not really about fifteen versus zero. It is about whether Apple gets to charge anything for a sale it never touches.