{"id":53386,"date":"2025-12-02T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sharesub.com\/cms\/youtube-premium-the-costly-apple-store-mistake\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:00:51","slug":"youtube-premium-the-costly-apple-store-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharesub.com\/cms\/en\/youtube-premium-the-costly-apple-store-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Premium: the costly Apple Store mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;ve subscribed to <strong>YouTube Premium via the Apple Store<\/strong>, you&#8217;re paying <em>way too much<\/em>.<br\/>Some people even find themselves paying <strong>\u20ac8 more a month<\/strong>, simply because they&#8217;ve switched to iPhone.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And no, it&#8217;s not YouTube that&#8217;s inflating prices.<br\/>It&#8217;s <strong>Apple&#8217;s commission<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is YouTube Premium 30% more expensive on the Apple Store?<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Apple takes a 30% commission on all purchases made in iOS applications.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is known as the<strong>Apple Tax<\/strong>. In concrete terms: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>YouTube has to raise the price to compensate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You pay more for the same thing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apple cashes in on the difference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The first mistake you should never make: buying from the Apple Store<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you subscribe via an iPhone application :<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>YouTube doesn&#8217;t get all the money<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apple takes a big chunk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>so YouTube raises the price for you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The right reflex:<br\/>never buy a subscription from an iOS app.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You need to go through :<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>youtube.com\/premium<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>or any official website <strong>from a browser<\/strong> (Safari, Chrome, whatever)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gain 30% in 10 seconds.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And in the United States? The end of the &#8220;Apple tax&#8221;&#8230; but not in our country <\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, after several legal setbacks, Apple was forced in the USA to authorize application publishers to use <strong>other payment systems<\/strong>, without commission. In concrete terms, in the USA, services such as Spotify and other subscriptions can finally bypass the App Store&#8230; and <strong>no longer pay the notorious 30% commission<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But be careful:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>This change applies only to the United States.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In most countries, the Apple surcharge is still in place.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you subscribe via an iPhone app, you continue to pay <strong>more<\/strong>, for exactly the same subscription.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result?<br\/>While American users begin to enjoy &#8220;normal&#8221; prices, we continue to suffer the Apple surcharge&#8230; even when there are simple solutions to avoid it.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 2-Step Anti-Commission Method<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first and simplest mistake to correct: <strong>never buy a subscription from an iOS app.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best thing to do is <strong>always go to the brand&#8217;s official website, from a browser<\/strong> (Safari, Chrome, whatever):<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For YouTube Premium: Go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/premium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtube.com\/premium<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For Netflix, Spotify, Disney+, it&#8217;s the same: go to the official website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By doing so, you <strong>avoid Apple&#8217;s 30% commission<\/strong> and earn the equivalent of \u20ac8\/month on YouTube Premium. That&#8217;s the basis! <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The ultimate plan to pay just \u20ac3\/month<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avoiding commission gives you the &#8220;real&#8221; price. But to go from saving 30% to saving <g id=\"gid_0\">75%<\/g>, you have to divide the total cost. That&#8217;s what Sharesub is all about.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sharesub is the legal and secure platform that lets you share your family subscription<\/strong> with other co-subscribers to divide the final cost.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>How does it work?<\/strong> You buy the YouTube Premium <strong>Family<\/strong> subscription (which costs \u20ac17.99) directly from YouTube. You have 5 places to share. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Is it legal?<\/strong>  Yes. 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