Apple has begun finalizing implementation of the new pricing system, which has been described as the most comprehensive pricing force since the launch of the App Store nearly 14 years ago.
The US tech giant announced a new pricing system in early December that implements some changes and delays some until the spring of 2023.
When Apple announced the system, the new changes gave developers 700 additional pricing levels, as well as new pricing tools that made it easier for them to set prices per country or region, and made it easier to manage price changes. , and other functions.
Most recently, the company made price improvements for apps that offer auto-renewing subscriptions, which are now available for other apps and for in-app purchases, giving all developers unprecedented flexibility and control, and available in 175 stores. Their products are priced in 45 currencies.
Under the App Store's updated pricing system, all developers can choose from 900 pricing levels, about ten times the number of price levels previously available for most apps. This includes 600 new price levels to choose from, with 100 higher price levels available upon request.
Among the 175 App Store interfaces, developers can look forward to additional price agreements, including: Those that start with two numbers, for example: 110,000 yen, they can set prices for products that end with the number 99. The closer the number, for example:. 90 or .00, which is especially useful for managing yearly packages and plans.
Other app and subscription developers can manage storefront currencies and taxes more easily by choosing the local storefront they know best as the basis for automatically generating prices for the other 174 storefronts and 44 currencies. Developers can still set prices for each storefront if they wish.
For developers who distribute their apps around the world, the App Store's global price comparison tool provides an easy and convenient way to manage prices in international markets. Now developers can fix their local currency in a storefront of their choice even as exchange rates and taxes fluctuate.
All developers can check the availability of in-app purchases through the storefront.
Apple said it will regularly update prices in certain regions based on changes in taxes and exchange rates.
It does this by using publicly available exchange rate information from financial data providers to ensure prices for in-app purchases remain the same across stores.
Developers with paid apps and in-app purchases can set local regional prices independent of automatic price adjustments.