app_store_developer_fees
App Store / Google Play / Steam Developer Take-Home Calculator
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What your app or game actually nets after Apple’s, Google’s, or Valve’s cut — including the 30 Jun 2026 Google Play restructure no AI model has memorized. Computes a developer’s real take-home on the App Store, Google Play, or Steam. General AI gets this wrong three ways. First, Google Play restructured its US/UK/EEA fees on 30 June 2026 — a 10%+5% / 25%+5% matrix keyed to when the user installed your app — which post-dates every model’s training data. Second, all three platforms have a “$1M tier” that works completely differently: Apple’s Small Business Program is opt-in with a prior-calendar-year eligibility test and a mid-year cliff; Google’s 15% bracket is automatic and marginal per calendar year; Steam’s tiers are marginal on per-app LIFETIME gross — models conflate the three into “15% under $1M”. Third, Apple’s EU (DMA) and US (external purchase links) fee situations are under active litigation, where a confident stale answer is the worst answer of all. This tool computes the exact net from the current schedules.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| platform | string | no | Platform The three stores’ fee structures are not variations on one formula — they are structurally different. This decides everything below. |
| annualRevenue | number | no | Gross revenue ($) Gross annual consumer spend, before the store’s cut. STEAM IS DIFFERENT: enter this app’s LIFETIME gross, not annual — Steam’s tiers are marginal on per-app lifetime revenue, so where you sit depends on everything the app has ever earned. |
| revenueType | string | no | Revenue type Apple and Google Play only — ignored for Steam. Apple drops any subscription to 15% after the subscriber’s first paid year; Google prices subscriptions on a separate (flat) schedule from one-time purchases. |
| appleSbp | string | no | Apple Small Business Program Apple only. Unlike Google’s automatic bracket, SBP is OPT-IN, and eligibility is tested on your PRIOR calendar year’s post-commission proceeds (≤ $1M). Crossing $1M proceeds mid-year flips future sales that year to 30% — a cliff, not a marginal bracket. |
| googleRegion | string | no | Google Play buyer region Google Play only. Google restructured US/UK/EEA fees effective 30 June 2026 — a service fee plus a separate 5% billing fee, keyed to when the user installed your app. Rest-of-world keeps the classic 15%-to-$1M / 30% schedule. |
| googleCohort | string | no | Install cohort (US/UK/EEA) Google US/UK/EEA, non-subscription revenue only. New installs pay 10%+5% on the first $1M/yr then 25%+5%; existing installs pay a flat 20%+5%. Real revenue is usually a mix — run both to bracket your blend. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"platform": {
"description": "Platform The three stores’ fee structures are not variations on one formula — they are structurally different. This decides everything below.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"apple",
"googlePlay",
"steam"
],
"default": "apple"
},
"annualRevenue": {
"description": "Gross revenue ($) Gross annual consumer spend, before the store’s cut. STEAM IS DIFFERENT: enter this app’s LIFETIME gross, not annual — Steam’s tiers are marginal on per-app lifetime revenue, so where you sit depends on everything the app has ever earned.",
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"default": 200000
},
"revenueType": {
"description": "Revenue type Apple and Google Play only — ignored for Steam. Apple drops any subscription to 15% after the subscriber’s first paid year; Google prices subscriptions on a separate (flat) schedule from one-time purchases.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"oneTime",
"subscriptionY1",
"subscriptionY2"
],
"default": "oneTime"
},
"appleSbp": {
"description": "Apple Small Business Program Apple only. Unlike Google’s automatic bracket, SBP is OPT-IN, and eligibility is tested on your PRIOR calendar year’s post-commission proceeds (≤ $1M). Crossing $1M proceeds mid-year flips future sales that year to 30% — a cliff, not a marginal bracket.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"yes",
"no"
],
"default": "yes"
},
"googleRegion": {
"description": "Google Play buyer region Google Play only. Google restructured US/UK/EEA fees effective 30 June 2026 — a service fee plus a separate 5% billing fee, keyed to when the user installed your app. Rest-of-world keeps the classic 15%-to-$1M / 30% schedule.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"row",
"usUkEea"
],
"default": "row"
},
"googleCohort": {
"description": "Install cohort (US/UK/EEA) Google US/UK/EEA, non-subscription revenue only. New installs pay 10%+5% on the first $1M/yr then 25%+5%; existing installs pay a flat 20%+5%. Real revenue is usually a mix — run both to bracket your blend.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"newInstalls",
"existingInstalls"
],
"default": "newInstalls"
}
},
"required": [],
"additionalProperties": false
}