In the beginning of this week, Apple announced, that they are going to increase the prices of the Apps in the App store. This increment in the prices is due to taxation policies and exchange rates. The hike of 33% is already live in the app store; the percentage is based on the standard base price.
Now, apple is charging Rs.80 for which it is charging Rs. 60 earlier. And for Rs. 120 it is charging Rs. 160 now. The rest of the new pricing is as follows:
|
Price Tiers |
USD Price ($) |
India New Price (Rs.) |
India Old Price (Rs.) |
|
Free |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tier 1 |
0.99 |
80 |
60 |
|
Alternate Tier A |
0.99 |
10 |
10 |
|
Alternate Tier B |
0.99 |
30 |
30 |
|
Tier 2 |
1.99 |
160 |
120 |
|
Tier 3 |
2.99 |
250 |
190 |
|
Tier 4 |
3.99 |
300 |
250 |
|
Tier 5 |
4.99 |
400 |
300 |
|
Tier 6 |
5.99 |
500 |
370 |
|
Tier 7 |
6.99 |
550 |
420 |
|
Tier 8 |
7.99 |
600 |
490 |
|
Tier 9 |
8.99 |
700 |
550 |
|
Tier 10 |
9.99 |
800 |
620 |
|
Tier 11 |
10.99 |
850 |
670 |
|
Tier 12 |
11.99 |
900 |
750 |
|
Tier 13 |
12.99 |
1000 |
790 |
|
Tier 14 |
13.99 |
1100 |
850 |
|
Tier 15 |
14.99 |
1200 |
920 |
|
Tier 16 |
15.99 |
1250 |
990 |
|
Tier 17 |
16.99 |
1300 |
1050 |
|
Tier 18 |
17.99 |
1400 |
1100 |
|
Tier 19 |
18.99 |
1500 |
1150 |
|
Tier 20 |
19.99 |
1600 |
1200 |
Prices also include 0.5 percent for Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC) and Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC). In other countries like Romania, UK, Turkey, and Russia also facing this price hike due to latest taxation policies.
