Estimate fees for alternative business terms

The Core Technology Fee is calculated by looking at the number of first annual installs in the past 12 months. On a monthly basis, developers are only billed for one-twelfth of the Core Technology Fee for each first annual install in excess of one million. If an app has fewer than one million first annual installs, there's no Core Technology Fee for that app that month.

For example, let’s look at the Forest Explorer app for the month of August. Apple looks back 12 months and considers the five months. In this case, the Forest Explorer app has generated 1.05 million first annual installs through the current month. In August, Apple only charges one-twelfth of the Core Technology Fee owed for the 50,000 first annual installs over one million, resulting in an amount of €2,083.33 due for that month. The developer will receive an invoice for the month of August presenting the monthly fee.

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Historical App Install Reports are available for download through App Store Connect on the web and the App Store Connect API. To get started using the API, generate an API Key, assign user permissions, and learn how to download Sales and Trends Reports.

There are three versions of reports available:

• Version 1_0: historical report of first annual installs from only iPhone devices in 2023.

• Version 1_1: historical reports of first annual installs from both iPhone and iPad devices in 2023.

• Version 1_2: historical reports of first annual installs from both iPhone and iPad devices for any 12 month period.

To download them through App Store Connect on the web:

1. In the App Store Connect homepage, click Sales and Trends.

2. On the left, choose Sales and Trends Reports.

3. Go to the Historical App Install Reports section.

4. Choose a vendor.

5. Use the date picker to select a desired month or year.

6. Click Download.

Unzip the compressed GZIP (.gz) files by opening them or using a utility.

1. Open the extracted Install Summary report file in a spreadsheet application.

2. Headers at the top of the report indicate your developer name, the region (European Union), and the reporting year.

3. Data appears for the number of first annual installs generated by each app in your developer account, including the number of first annual installs above the threshold, the total number of first annual installs for each app, and a breakdown of first annual installs by install type.

4. Choose an app, and copy the number of first annual installs for that app from column E and paste it into the fee calculator.

If you sell digital goods and services in your app, you can input your sales data from Sales and Trends into the fee calculator to understand how your commission may change under the new fee model.

1. In the App Store Connect homepage, click Sales and Trends.

2. On the left, choose Sales.

3. In the date picker, select your desired date range. Ensure the date range matches the range of the historical App Install report you're using to estimate potential install fees.

4. Select “Add Filters”, “Device”, “iPhone”, and "iPad".

5. Select "Add Filters", "Territory". Under "My Groups", select "European Union".

6. Select “Add Filters”, “Parent App”, and enter the name or Apple ID of the app you want to evaluate.

7. A rounded sales value appears at the top of the dashboard. For a more exact value, click the export button on the top right of the chart and choose your preferred export option.

8. If you have exported your data from the chart, open the file in your preferred spreadsheet program and scroll all the way to the right to view your total sales on iPhone and iPad in the European Union.

9. Subtract any taxes applicable to your sales from this number. Consult your tax advisor if you have any questions.

10. Input the resulting number into the fee calculator.

Use the Historical App Install Reports to help you understand how you may accumulate first annual installs in the European Union if you choose to adopt the new business terms.

I’m seeing two report versions when I download my Historical App Install reports. Which one should I use?

Report version 1_1 will include first annual install data from both iOS and iPadOS, whereas report version 1_0 only includes data from iOS. We recommend using report version 1_1 in order to understand how installs across iOS and iPadOS may impact the fees you owe.

Why do the Historical App Install reports contain data for some of my apps, but not all of my apps?

Apps must have received at least one install from an Apple account in the EU on iOS or iPadOS in 2023 in order to appear in the Historical App Install reports.

When I try to download the Historical App Install reports, there’s a message that says “Your apps did not generate any data for this report in the selected reporting period.” What does this mean?

If none of your apps generated any installs in the EU on iOS or iPadOS in 2023, you’ll receive this message when you try to download your Historical App Install reports.

My app launched this year, but I’m seeing reinstalls and updates appear as first annual installs in my reports. Why is this happening?

In some cases, users may first install your app in regions outside the EU or on devices other than iPhone before downloading your app on iOS in the EU. Since first annual installs can only occur on iOS in the EU and these users may have already installed your app outside iOS or the EU, these first annual installs may appear as reinstalls or updates.