# Spotify Is Launching Podcast Subscriptions, and Unlike Apple Won't Take a Cut From Creators **URL:** \ **Category:** News & Articles\ **Tags:** technology, audio\ **Created:** [April 23, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/spotify-is-launching-podcast-subscriptions-and-unlike-apple-wont-take-a-cut-from-creators/180063 "2021-04-23T22:25:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheStrength](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thestrength/32/46753_2.png) [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/spotify-is-launching-podcast-subscriptions-and-unlike-apple-wont-take-a-cut-from-creators/180063/1 "2021-04-23T22:25:16Z")
[![](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Spotify-Q4-2020-earnings.jpg) ](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Spotify-Q4-2020-earnings.jpg) Spotify wants to be the industry’s No. 1 distributor of podcasts – and it’s willing to forgo some revenue in order to counter Apple’s push into podcast subscriptions. From a report: _Next week, Spotify will launch its podcast subscription option for partners. But the company will be [letting content creators keep 100% of the subscription fees](https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/spotify-podcast-subscriptions-apple-revenue-share-1234958690/): Spotify will not take a cut of podcast subscription revenue, sources confirmed, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal. By contrast, Apple will keep up to 30% of podcast subscription fees under its program, which is launching next month. Currently, Spotify doesn’t allow customers to pay for subscriptions through Apple in-app purchases – and Spotify has been a very vocal critic of Apple’s App Store policies, which has included lodging a formal complaint with the European Union alleging anticompetitive behavior. Similarly, you won’t be able to purchase Spotify podcast subscriptions through Apple._