undefined | Better HN

0 pointsKipters2y ago0 comments

> Comparable to all curated store fronts.

Both the Microsoft Store and the Play Store require a single payment of ~25$. Publishing on the Amazon AppStore is free. I couldn't find any price information for Huawei AppGallery.

Apple is the only store that requires a recurring payment, and it's the single most expensive one.

0 comments

dijit2y ago

Those are borne of competition with the App Store (none proceed it) - and competition often undercuts by a lot.

Valve, Microsoft online, PSN are proper contemporaries.

When you think about it the Apple ecosystem is very similar to console ecosystems in general.

Heaven knows how many Xboxs and Playstations I had to buy as a game developer.

a1o2y ago

- Valve you pay 100 USD once per game

- Xbox depends on how you manage to sell your thing to them, it can even be free

- Nintendo you also don't pay to be in, but the dev kit is 400 USD (unless this changed recently), you can dev in any machine

In the end math is still showing the Apple as the most expensive platform to develop for - I don't have information on PSN as I never did anything for it.

1 more reply

pastage2y ago

There are historical reasons for needing a dev machine on those stores. Apple really do not need it, you are probably right that they copied the bad stuff. The Android and Apple stores are contemporary though, they have different philosophy it is not all about competition.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse