Apple today followed through with plans to expand its Lower Pricing tier options for the App Store to Canada and New Zealand. Introduced in 2014, alternate Pricing Tiers A and B allow developers to charge Lower prices in countries like China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, and Australia.
On January 18, the Tier 1 minimum App Store price was raised to $1.39 CAD in Canada and $1.49 NZD in New Zealand. For reference, Tier 1 Pricing in the United States is set at $0.99, meaning apps and in-app purchases priced at $0.99 in the U.S. cost $1.39 in Canada and $1.49 in New Zealand. With alternate Pricing tiers, developers will **w be able to charge $0.99 in the United States while charging a Lower price in Canada, New Zealand, and the other countries listed above.
Lower price tiers, Alternate Tier A and Alternate Tier B, **w let you offer paid apps and In-App Purchases at $0.99 (CAD) and $0.99 (NZD). Existing apps that already use these price Tiers have been automatically updated.
App Store Pricing was also raised in Israel, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, and South Africa, with several of those countries already able to take advantage of Lower Tier A and Tier B pricing. Discuss this article in our forums