Developer welcomes alternative App Store payments, but not without caution
(iMore iPhone)

`There will be significant difficulties for any developer who will want to use third-party payment options if they are not Epic or Steam.` What you need to know Apple is under more and more pressure to allow third-party alternative payments in the App Store. The founder of MacPaw and Setapp, Oleksandr Kosovan has welcomed the prospect. However, Kosovan also says that third-party options must be transparent about data use, and might not benefit smaller developers. With the prospect of Apple being forced to allow alternative in-app payments options in its iOS ecosystem, one developer has welcomed the change, but cautions against the use of user data and the limited benefit it might give to small developers. Speaking to iMore, Founder & CEO at MacPaw and Setapp Oleksandr Kosovan says that there are advantages to using in-app alternative payment options, but that they might not be all things to all developers. Kosovan`s comments come following the Epic Games vs Apple verdict...