definitely. i know so many people from my school who’s iphone home screen is just… pages full of apps. we’re talking 40+ apps on average. they always say it’s weird how i use a website for almost everything, and then they complain about their storage space :/
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astanix@lemmy.world 5 weeks agoThere are a lot of people out there that will not use a website and only use an app for things. I’m willing to bet there’s some users of patron on ios that don’t even know there is a website.
yoshisaur@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I tend to use whatever has the best user experience. I don’t use a browser for lemmy as an example.
Voltage@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I use lemmy on browser because lemmy apps seem too confusing to me lol
Mbourgon@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Notifications of new content are nice.
exu@feditown.com 5 weeks ago
There’s this ancient standard called email
Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
There’s also web push. You can send push notifications straight to someone’s browser, no need for a dedicated app anymore. Not sure if patreon has implemented this, but they could if they wanted to.
SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 5 weeks ago
RSS is better suited for this.
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Email 🤮
Bad enough I have to use that shit at work, I’m not using it unless I have to.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
As if anyone doesn’t immediately unsubscribe from email notifications or totally ignore them.
minyaen@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Unfortunately, I think you hit the nail on the head. Apple knows this too. Also, unfortunate for those Apple-sheep 🙄
kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
Does this mean Patreon too will have two tiers of billing system: standard billing via the Web and slightly higher prices if done in app. I think if one purchases a YouTube Premium membership in app on iOS, it costs more than when done via the site.
faercol@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 weeks ago
Yes, that’s exactly what they’re doing. If you have a Patreon, you must choose between increasing patreon price on Apple specifically compared to Android and Web, or you can keep the price the same, in which case you will earn less from users using iOS in-app purchase
Scrollone@feddit.it 5 weeks ago
OnlyFans doesn’t have an app but they’re still in business. We must educate people about not relying on apps for everything.
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
It doesn’t have an app because it can’t, not because it wouldn’t benefit from it.
nadram@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I would argue Patreon cannot have an app on the App Store as it would cause them to mess up their (and the users’) business models… 30% is huge !!! I am baffled by why they would bend to Apple instead of upgrading their website.