{"id":47825,"date":"2025-05-20T16:33:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=47825"},"modified":"2025-05-20T16:33:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:33:20","slug":"deltas-iap-scare-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/20\/deltas-iap-scare-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta’s IAP Scare Sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Riley Testut<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Delta’s latest update with our revised Patreon sign-up flow has been approved! We can now freely mention our Patreon without giving Apple 27% of donations 🎉<\/p>\n

Of course Apple still requires we offer in-app purchases…so we shoved them away at the bottom of Delta’s settings under “Alternate Payment Methods” ¯\\_(ツ)_\/¯<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Riley Testut<\/a>:<\/p>\n

It’s not about fees at all, Patreon just gives us far more value than IAP as a 2-person startup (ability to issue refunds, offer support to customers, etc.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Riley Testut<\/a> (suggested by D. Griffin Jones<\/a>):<\/p>\n

Adding a new screen to Delta to inform users about the differences when using In-App Purchase instead of donating directly to our Patreon — what do y’all think?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Looks like this design isn’t quite ready to ship. It needs to be clearer to the user just how dangerous IAP is. They should add a red caution symbol or something.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n