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EU AI Act transparency explainerWhat the rules actually require, the real 3% / 7% penalty tiers, and which tracked apps have self-reported AI features.
One store cut 47% of its apps, the other added at record speed. Half of what we scraped is simply silent.
Google Play shrank by roughly 47% while the App Store added at record speed, and both call it quality. Measured on our own archive, 52.9% of the 27,392 apps we scraped cannot clear a 100-review bar — a kind of quality neither store's rule can see.
Apple's social-media declaration starts this month, and Education is the most exposed category
From September 2026 every App Store submission must answer Apple's social-media questions, and declaring the capability forces a minimum 13+ age rating. Across the 7,621 App Store apps where Appeye holds an age rating, 83.2% currently sit below 13+ — and in Education it is 95.8%.
The EU's AI Act Just Started Enforcing Itself — What It Actually Requires From Chatbot Apps
As of 2 August 2026, EU regulators can fine AI providers up to 7% of global revenue for failing to disclose that a chatbot is a chatbot.
Apple Just Collapsed Three EU App Store Fees Into One — Here's What Changed
After a year of stacked fees and an unresolved dispute with Brussels, Apple replaced its entire EU fee structure with a single rate on 18 August 2026.
What App Review Analytics Actually Costs — And Why Appeye's Free Tier Isn't a Teaser
Most app-review tools price like enterprise software and blend two audiences into one score. Appeye does neither — and the numbers show why.
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