StainedKarbonMaps
patreon
iOS store + Patreon app shenanigans.
🕑 Added 2024-10-14 14:37:31 +0000 UTCHey everyone, this only affects you if you use the app on the iOS store. Avoid signing up to NEW memberships on iOS to avoid price increases.
I STRONGLY recommend you subscribe through the mobile android app or desktop devices.
Patreon isn't willing to fight for us here and seems to be hiding behind creators to tell patrons of this, at least I, as a patron, have never received notice of these changes.
DON'T SIGN UP FOR MEMBERSHIPS USING iOS!
Comments
Stained Karbon Maps
Oh for sure, I doubt they'd be allowed to say that. However I'm pretty sure they are allowed/are required to tell people of the changes to fees on iOS. The whole thing is just handled poorly, its all hand waving and platitudes behind the scenes.
Stained Karbon Maps
Patreon does a lot of questionable and often harmful things, typical big corp bullshit.
Stained Karbon Maps
Sounds like a good plan :D
Stained Karbon Maps
Yeah its pretty crazy, don't want to force it on patrons but also can't afford to take the hit, its not much of a choice.
Nathaniel Kreiman
Dang that margin loss is huge O.o
Red Perez
ios does this for other subscription apps too. they either eat the loss from keeping prices the same across apps, or take the loss by refusing to work with the biggest distributor (apple). either way i suspect their contract prevents them from outright telling apple users "subscribe on desktop/android"
CH
Yeah it’s pretty bad. I solved the problem on my own end by just uninstalling the Patreon app. Works pretty well?
Remora Jewel
Wow that's just scummy and cowardly of Patreon
