Epic Games Store for iOS and Android will be available by the end of 2024, as per official notification. It will be an alternative to the Apple App Store and Google Play Storethe official mobile stores that have so far ruled the market with an iron fist.

Epic Games is one of the most critical companies with what it considers to be anti-competitive behavior of the official stores that dominate the mobility segment. After a massive legal battle and after regions like the EU took measures with DMAs to promote competition, it was clear that he would be one of the first to use them.

Epic promises developers “equal fair conditions” for revenue sharing on mobile devices than is offered in the desktop store for Windows and Mac. The Epic Games Store for iOS and Android will charge the same fees 12% commission than at its PC store, much more moderate than the disputed 30% general that Apple charges.

Additionally, developers who choose to use their own in-app payment system, they will charge 100% of the total without Epic charging any commission. Obviously, distribution through the Epic store will be more beneficial for developers than through Google Play or Apple’s App Store.

Considering Epic’s legal battle against Apple, the Epic Games Store for iOS will be especially important. Once the Cupertino firm releases the 17.4 update, which enables sideloading of apps and alternative stores, games like Fortnite They will be the top of the company to compete with the official ones.

Although Fortnite is important in its own right because what started as just a game battle royale has expanded to become a hub for user-generated game modes and collaborations with third-party brands, it must be said that the Epic Games Store for iOS will not be just a game launcher and aims to host any type of third party software and become a true cross-platform store for PC, Mac and mobile devices.

Epic’s PC Store launched in 2018 and – without reaching Steam’s million mark – has amassed a large user base estimated at around 270 million by the end of 2023. Apple and Google continue to have a big advantage in mobile, but Welcome the arrival of alternatives from Epic and others.