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Patreon will have to use Apple's in-app purchase system or be removed from the App Store (www.engadget.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 134 points 8 months ago (34 children)

Why does patreon even need to be an app? What value does the app bring that the website can't deliver?

[–] [email protected] 81 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (24 children)

There 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 patreon on ios that don't even know there is a website.