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.