People search for "Appcharge pricing" and find no price. This page collects what Appcharge has said in public about its fees, with dates, and puts Appside's published rate next to it so the comparison is on one screen. Appside is a competitor; every Appcharge figure below links to the Appcharge page it comes from.
What Appcharge has said
| Statement | Where | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Partners "typically pay between 4% and 5%" in platform fees on web store transactions | Appcharge blog, a recap of a podcast with its CMO | March 29, 2026 |
| No rate card; "get in touch" form | Appcharge homepage | checked October 28, 2026 |
| Onboarding handled by its solution-engineering, onboarding and account teams | Appcharge job postings and docs | checked October 2026 |
| An MCP server for coding agents to shorten onboarding | Launch coverage | May 2026 |
What the 4% to 5% includes isn't stated on that page: payment processing, tax handling (Appcharge describes itself as a merchant of record elsewhere on its site), chargebacks and support may be inside or outside that figure. Ask for the contract.
What Appside charges
3.9% per successful payment. Nothing else: no setup fee, no monthly fee, no minimum, no contract to negotiate. The number is on the site and in the Studio.
What's inside: the store, the checkout, the Studio with live ops, the SDKs and the webhooks. What's outside: tax. Appside is not a merchant of record; the publisher registers and files, with a tax engine or an accountant (tax guide). We'd rather say that here than in month two.
On a $9.99 pack
| Route | Fee | You keep (before tax, refunds and payment costs where applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| App store billing, standard tier, existing install (Google, 25% + 5% billing fee) | $3.00 | $6.99 |
| Web store at 5% platform fee | $0.50 | $9.49 |
| Web store at 4% platform fee | $0.40 | $9.59 |
| Web store at 3.9% (Appside) | $0.39 | $9.60 |
The web store saves two to three dollars on the pack regardless of the provider; the provider rate moves the last ten cents. That's why the useful comparison is scope and control, not the percentage alone. The fee pages and the calculator have the platform numbers with their sources.
How to compare the two properly
- Get the contract rate in writing, with what it includes (processing, tax, chargebacks) and any minimums.
- Count the people in the loop. A store you change yourself costs less than one changed through an account team, whatever the rate.
- Count the integration steps. Appside's is three; Appcharge's Payment Links flow is documented as six.
- Run both for two weeks on a tier-split test and decide on net revenue per eligible player (how).
Create your store free. No card needed to start; 3.9% per successful payment.