Overview
- A group of 20 developers and consumer organizations led by the Coalition for App Fairness asked European regulators to act against Apple’s current fee scheme.
- The Digital Markets Act requires gatekeepers to allow fee-free transactions outside app stores, and the European Commission fined Apple €500 million earlier this year for obstructing steering to alternative payments.
- Apple’s revised EU model includes roughly 13–20% App Store commissions plus 5–15% fees on external transactions, which the signatories say violates the DMA.
- A 9th U.S. Circuit Court ruling limiting Apple’s 27% commission on web purchases has widened what developers call a transatlantic disadvantage for EU firms.
- Apple says more policy changes will take effect in January 2026 without providing details, while the coalition urges immediate enforcement and raises possible referral to the European Court of Justice.