Apple is rolling out a new payment model for the App Store that allows users to sign up for monthly subscriptions with a 12-month commitment. This option is designed to make services more affordable by spreading the cost of an annual plan over 12 smaller monthly payments.
While subscribers can cancel their plan at any time, the cancellation simply ensures the subscription won’t renew after the initial 12-month period is finished. Users will still be responsible for the remaining payments of their original commitment.
To keep everything clear, users can track their completed and remaining payments directly in their Apple Account. Apple also plans to send email reminders and push notifications as the renewal date approaches so nobody is caught off guard by a new year-long commitment.
Developers can start setting up and testing these new plans in App Store Connect and Xcode today. The feature is launching globally (excluding the U.S. and Singapore) for users on iOS 26.4 or later. A wider rollout is expected in May with the release of version 26.5.
This is not a bad idea as it lets you spread out the cost of a yearly subscription. It might result in more annual subscriptions for developers. Do you like this change?
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