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this post was submitted on 06 May 2025
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I didn't even know Patreon had a mobile app. To me, Patreon is just one of those Big Adult Things you have to do on a computer. Seems to work just fine on mobile browser (Firefox for Android) though. Apple being mega greedy as usual.
The change from pay per episode to per month was a direct result of crApple's 30% tax. This hurt Patreon directly because a bunch of creators were pissed about the change and blamed Patreon for not fighting back, so they left. So Patreon has lost revenue over this, how much I have no idea but I know several of the podcasts I listen to have stopped asking you to pay via Patreon and are now asking you to donate via Substack or their private donation page.
If you are releasing regularly - MWF, or every Sunday a monthly subscription works well. However if you are the type that makes good content but can't release often you want pay per episode. If you sometimes release twice a month, and sometimes go months between a release it isn't fair to ask your viewers to subscribe in months where they get nothing.
True, but the podcasters I heard about this from were posting at least once a week with one three times a week. They were all pissed and talked about how it would potentially hurt their subscribership. And most left because of the switch.
Having only been a patron and not a creator I have no way to back up any of this other than relay the things I heard from their rants... which there were quite a few of after the initial announcement.