Patreon must switch to its billing system or risk removal from App Store

Apple has threatened to remove Patreon from the App Store if creators use unsupported third-party billing or disable transactions on iOS instead of Apple's in-app purchasing system. Patreon said in a blog post and email to creators that it has begun a 16-month migration to move all creators to Apple's in-app purchase system by November 2025. Creators can choose to raise their iOS membership prices to cover Apple's commission or absorb the fee themselves, and they can delay the switch to November 2025, though they then cannot offer iOS memberships until they adopt the system. Patreon said neither option is "ideal" and that Apple's timelines forced it to migrate all creators.