{"id":145159,"date":"2019-07-19T22:18:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T22:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=145159"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:39:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:39:45","slug":"tinder-says-no-to-googles-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/tinder-says-no-to-googles-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinder says no to Google’s taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tinder\"<\/p>\n

Tinder swipes left on the Google Play Store’s credit card tax.<\/p>\n

Now, users pay for the Tinder by inputting their card through the app rather than the store, thus bypassing Google’s tax.\u00a0<\/strong>This is the new default payment for Tinder. Not only that, once you enter your payment information, \u00a0<\/strong>you can no longer pay for the app using the Play Store<\/a>, according to an article from Bloomberg.<\/p>\n

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Google and Apple take as much as 30% of an app’s revenue. This move from Tinder can potentially cause a ripple effect that may lead other apps to maneuver around the tax.\u00a0<\/strong>About a year ago, Google also ticked off Fortnite which caused them to take the game off the Play Store, but that’s another story:<\/p>\n

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Other apps have been sharing their distaste for app stores. Spotify filed a complaint against Apple due to their taxes<\/a>, and Netflix stopped letting users subscribe to it by using the App Store.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Wrapping up<\/h2>\n

Whether or not more apps will be inspired to rebel against Google and Apple is up in the air. However, if it does happen it could mean a major overhaul for how we download and pay for apps.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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