People who had an iPhone or iPad between 2015 and 2024 could be in line for a payout of up to £75, after a judgment found app store prices had been inflated during this time.

Apple was taken to court in a class action lawsuit, which alleged it abused its dominant position in the smartphone market by shutting out competition with the app store, and charging ‘excessive and unfair’ commission.

Academic Dr Rachael Kent claimed users had lost out on £1.5 billion over a ten-year period due to the unfair charges. She brought a case on behalf of 36 million UK customers, as the first female Class Representative in the UK’s collective action regime.

Setting out the issue, Dr Kent claimed in most cases, 30% of the price of a paid app, subscription, or in-app purchases bought on its app store went

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