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Why are there so few open source weather apps for iOS, compared to the very many that are on Android? (lemmy-u6723.vm.elestio.app)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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[–] 43 points 2 years ago (1 child)

From the perspective of FOSS developer:

I simply don't want to pay €100 every single year to Tim Apple to make a free hobby app.

Android has more ways to distribute, and the "official" way is one time €25 fee and that's it.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    One time €25 fee

    Is it really a one time fee for the Play Store? I remember hearing it's a subscription, and while I don't do mobile app development (or any development currently), it was one of the things that turned me off from even considering mobile development. That might change if you're right, but I still have no app ideas, so it's unlikely I'll build any apps.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    Yes its one time for android, if you're earning money with ads or purchases, google will take 1/3 of that amount, then you will have to figure out taxes on your own and there's also some special policies for selling online goods in India, but if you're just making apps - its one time fee to be able to upload them to google play store, or you can just distribute with froid/github for free, which is a great route as well

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