Fanhouse adds a 50 percent surcharge to in-app purchases to cover Apple tax
Image: Fanhouse After pushing back against Apple's App Store fees last year, creator platform Fanhouse is introducing in-app purchases to its iOS app - now with a 50 percent surcharge - to let users subscribe to their favorite creators. The app's co-founder, Rosie Nguyen, announced the changes today on Twitter. The company wrote that the changes are being made as a result of apple's b.s."
On Fanhouse, creators charge a subscription fee that allows fans to access exclusive (SFW) content like updates, photos, and videos. Followers can also tip creators or purchase locked" content. The app promises its creators will receive 90 percent of payments, with the remaining going to the app.
Fanhouse was initially able to slip a subscribe" button into its app...