Transferring Apps That Use iCloud
Apps that use iCloud can now be transferred to another developer in the Apple Developer Program.
This is huge news.
Previously:
- App Store Small Business Program Now Allows Transfers
- Apps That Can’t Be Transferred
- Transferring App Ownership
Update (2022-06-24): Jordan Morgan:
The most impactful change to come out of W.W.D.C. had nothing to do with APIs, a new framework or any hardware announcement. Instead, it was a change I’ve been clamoring for the last several years - and it’s one that’s incredibly indie friendly.
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When my last app, Spend Stack, was acquired - it took nearly four months to get settled. This was an experienced buyer who usually had things done and dusted in one week. Why did it take so long? Because I didn’t just sell Spend Stack, I had to sell my entire LLC, Dreaming In Binary, which I had owned for many years to that point. Instead of transferring the app, I had to manage a slew of logistical hurdles that neither I, or the acquirer, wanted to otherwise.
Now, there is no more creating an LLC per app.
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The long and short of it is this - many of us would skip iCloud sync altogether because it meant we couldn’t transfer any app using it in the future.
