NewsSpotify’s iPhone app now lets you pay how you wantThe update, rolling out now, allows Spotify to advertise cheaper prices to US users outside the app.The update, rolling out now, allows Spotify to advertise cheaper prices to US users outside the app.by Dominic PrestonMay 2, 2025, 12:08 PM UTCLinkFacebookThreadsCath Virginia / The VergeDominic Preston is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor.Apple has approved an update to Spotify’s iPhone app that makes it the first major app to support direct links for US users to pay for plans on an external site, without restrictions. Apple has been forced to change its rules on external payments following an order in its ongoing case against Epic Games. The updated app, version 9.0.40, is rolling out now on the App Store.“In a victory for consumers, artists, creators, and authors, Apple has approved Spotify’s U.S. app update,” Spotify spokesperson Jeanne Moran told The Verge. “After nearly a decade, this will finally allow us to freely show clear pricing information and links to purchase, fostering transparency and choice for U.S. consumers. We can now give consumers lower prices, more control, and easier access to the Spotify experience.”Spotify submitted the update to Apple’s App Store yesterday, in what was seen as the first test of Apple’s new rules. The new version includes details on promotional pricing and subscription plans available directly from Spotify’s website, where its transactions won’t be subject to Apple’s 30 percent service charge on in-app payments. If you can’t see them yet, Moran told us that “it may take a beat” for the new options to appear on every phone, even if you have the latest version.Apple previously included strict restrictions on how developers were able to advertise and link to external payment options, forbidding the use of buttons or any mention of cheaper pricing outside the app, in addition to a 27 percent charge on external payments. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers put an end to that this week, ordering Apple to end all fees, design restrictions, and “scary” pop-up language for external payments.Spotify has long been one of the most vocal critics of Apple’s payment policies, and Moran had previously said that the “outrageous” external payment policy “flies in the face of the court’s efforts to enable greater competition and user choice.”Patreon has also announced that it intends to submit an update to enable external payments, while Epic is readying its own alternative payment processing system with lower fees than Apple’s.See More: AppleEntertainmentiOSMobileNewsPolicySpotifyTechMore in this streamSee allSpotify already has an app ready to test Apple’s new rulesJay PetersMay 1CommentsComment Icon BubbleEpic is offering developers an alternative to Apple’s in-app purchasesJay PetersMay 1CommentsComment Icon BubbleSpotify: “This landmark court ruling is a victory for developers everywhere.”Jay PetersMay 1CommentsComment Icon BubbleMost PopularMost PopularMark Zuckerberg just declared war on the entire advertising industryMicrosoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles, controllers, and games worldwide‘Cook chose poorly’: how Apple blew up its control over the App StoreGrand Theft Auto VI release delayed to May 2026Slate Auto confirms where it’ll build its $20,000 TruckInstallerA weekly newsletter by David Pierce designed to tell you everything you need to download, watch, read, listen to, and explore that fits in The Verge’s universe.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad
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