You’ll Pay Extra to Be an Apple Developer This Year

Cupertino raises the prices associated with its dev programs

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Starting this year, programmers looking to put bread on the table by coding iOS and Mac apps will be required to pay a little extra cash to secure a one-year subscription to the Apple developer programs and access to the newest coding tools.

This week, Apple posted new pricing schemes for its iOS Developer Program and Mac Developer Program in Europe, where customers will be paying €10 / £10 extra to purchase their membership, in order to gain access to iTunes Connect and submit apps to Apple.

Both programs now sell for £79 each in the UK, and €99 across EU territories. These sums translate into $121 and $118 respectively, in American dollars. By contrast, US residents selling iOS and Mac apps need only to pay a $99 annual subscription. That converts into €82, and £65 respectively.

Currency fluctuations

While Apple has yet to state the reasons for the new pricing schemes (if it even bothers to do so), the move likely has to do with the discrepancies between US currency and the rest of the world. Yes, you can expect these fluctuations to be felt in several other countries as well.

Apple has already raised its prices in Russia, where the ruble plummeted 80 points to an all-time low for 2014. The fall caused Apple to take down its online operations in the country in order to adjust its pricing. The company’s online store remained down for almost an entire week.

iTunes Store pricing was also modified to reflect the discrepancies between the US dollar and the Russian ruble. Customers in Russia are now paying double for their apps.