All creators still using legacy billing will be required to switch to subscription billing by 1 November 2026. If you’d like one-to-one assistance during this transition, you must contact Support via your settings by 30 September 2026.
Subscription billing offers a more predictable model for you and your members, and unlocks features like Free trials, Autopilot, Gifting, Discounts and Tier Repricing.
How iOS in-app prices are calculated
If you choose to maintain your earnings, we automatically calculate the higher price to ensure you earn at least the same from in-app iOS sales as you do on other platforms, like web.
To calculate the higher iOS price, your list price is increased by roughly 43%*. That way, after subtracting Apple’s App Store fee, you will earn at least as much as you would if the purchase was made on the web.
*Fully offsetting the App Store fee to maintain your earnings (30% of the higher iOS sale price) requires an increase of 1 / (1 - 30%), which is 42.86%.
Creators control how Apple’s fee is applied to their prices
While Apple’s 30% App Store fee is applied to all new purchases made in the iOS Patreon app, creators can choose how this fee is applied to their prices.
For iOS users in the US: Fans in the US have the option to complete their purchase through Patreon’s mobile web checkout instead of using Apple’s in-app purchase flow. Purchases completed on the mobile web are not subject to Apple’s App Store fee. This reflects the Epic v. Apple ruling, which prohibits Apple from blocking alternative payment methods.
Creators can choose to:
- Increase the prices of the memberships and digital goods sold in the iOS app. This will help creators earn the same across platforms in spite of the Apple fee and is the default option
- Keep prices the same across all platforms. This means that the creator absorbs the Apple App Store fee themselves and therefore earns less from sales in the iOS app
You can switch from the default setting of increasing the prices of membership and digital goods sold in the iOS app by visiting your Billing and payouts settings.
Prices may vary across different platforms
If a creator opts to increase the price of memberships and digital goods sold in the iOS Patreon app, fans will automatically see the adjusted price when they visit a creator’s Patreon. This means that fans visiting your Patreon on mobile web, desktop and Android will see a different price from fans visiting your Patreon in the iOS app.
Visit our iOS in-app purchases FAQ page for answers to common questions creators may have about how this change will impact them and their fans.