r/appledevelopers • u/subrrudr Community Newbie • 12h ago

If I don't renew Apple Developer Program membership, will my iOS be unpublished from app store?

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u/AppyMcAppFace 5h ago

All your apps will be removed from the App Store if you don’t renew. No exceptions.

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u/adhumi Community Newbie 10h ago

There is a grace period of a few weeks, then your app is removed from the store. If you reactivate your subscription, your app will be back to the store automatically (without a new review process, and keeping your reviews and rating).

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u/Mobile_Edge5434 Community Newbie 12h ago

Yes

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u/gavin-build-stuff Community Newbie 11h ago

Indubitably

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u/LunariSpring Community Newbie 11h ago

Yep.

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u/No_Cost_5279 Community Newbie 11h ago

Yes, it will eventually be removed from the App Store and unavailable for new downloads, though existing users can keep using the installed version.

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u/Pa2sw0rd Community Newbie 11h ago

I was wondering about this too. If my app doesn’t even make enough in a year to cover the developer fee, I probably wouldn’t renew it.

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u/subrrudr Community Newbie 9h ago

Yes. The renewal fee is quite a lot. Is there a limit to deploy iOS apps with one developer account or unlimited apps can be deployed?

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u/t-2049 Community Newbie 8h ago

there are accounts with 100s of apps so I don't think there is a fixed limit.

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u/Pa2sw0rd Community Newbie 4h ago

You can publish apps without any limits.

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u/Tiny_Split9436 Community Newbie 8h ago

I’ve wondered what happens to those who downloaded when it’s removed. Does it stay on their device? What if someone has a subscription and the Developer didn’t renew?

I see it as a risk that a lot who got early apps won’t see them renewed in the future.

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u/Opposite_Chip6759 Community Newbie 7h ago

Now the question is: if your app is selling lifetime memberships and gets taken down because of unpaid membership fees, what happens then?

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u/Financial-Coffee-484 Community Newbie 6h ago

I’m sure they keep the app, it’s just disabled from App Store so no new users

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u/Alert_Kangaroo7385 Community Newbie 7h ago

If your subscription expires and is not renewed, your live apps will remain visible on the App Store, but you will lose the ability to submit new apps or push updates until payment is processed.

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u/Strhyder Community Newbie 7h ago

Nope, apps will be removed

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u/kalimatamijai Community Newbie 46m ago

It's genuinely frustrating — most solo devs don't even make back the $99/year...