Alternative Payment Options

Developers will also have the ability to use alternative payment options for people in the EU.

Instead of solely relying on the App Store, devs can now use different payment options, which means they’ll likely pay lower fees for every purchase, which could translate in lower prices for customers.

For example, Apple takes a 30% cut of most purchases made through the App Store’s in-app payment system. That drops to 15% for smaller developers and longer-term recurring subscriptions, but it’s still a sizeable amount. Developers who opt for Apple’s new terms will see those commissions reduced to 20% and 13%, respectively, or 17% and 10% if they use their own payment systems. Apps distributed on alternative app marketplaces won’t have to pay Apple any commissions at all.

This basically means that EU users might see price reductions on some in-app purchases in the near future.