Apple abruptly slashes App Store affiliate revenue
(iMore iPhone)

From 7% to 2.5% in one week flat — Welcome to the new Apple Store affiliate rate. Apple just announced via the iTunes Affiliate Newsletter that it`s slashing App Store — app and in-app purchase — affiliate revenue from 7% to 2.5% effective May 1, 2017. Starting on May 1st 2017, commissions for all app and in-app content will be reduced from 7% to 2.5% globally. All other content types (music, movies, books, and TV) will remain at the current 7% commission rate in all markets. We will also continue to pay affiliate commissions on Apple Music memberships so there are many ways to earn commissions with the program. That`s close to a two-thirds drop and will only one week`s notice. Once-upon-a-time App Store affiliate revenue paid for a full-time app editor on iMore. It`s dwindled since then, as paid apps gave way to fremium, but this, to quote our business team, is `soul crushing`. We`ll have to wait and see how it shakes out, but it`s possible revenue will dro...