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Apple’s WWDC 2026 App Store changes let independent developers bundle subscriptions together

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Apple announced cross-developer bundles, group subscriptions, volume purchasing, and AI-driven discovery tools for the App Store at WWDC 2026.

Apple announced a sweeping set of changes to the App Store at WWDC 2026 on Monday, introducing cross-developer subscription bundles, group purchasing, enterprise volume licensing, and an AI-powered discovery system that recommends apps based on a user’s installed software. The updates represent the most significant structural changes to how developers sell and market apps since Apple introduced subscription pricing in 2016.

The headline feature for developers is cross-developer App Store Bundles, which allow independent developers to package their subscriptions together and sell them at a combined discount. A related format, App Store Suites, groups complementary apps from different developers under a single subscription. Both are new to the platform and address a longstanding request from developers who wanted to create bundles without being owned by the same parent company.

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