Apple filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court, seeking a stay on the district court’s mandate to calculate a reasonable App Store commission. The company argues that proceeding with fee calculations would cause irreparable harm, forcing it to litigate its core business model under a contempt finding and disclose confidential data. Regulators worldwide are watching, hoping the case will clarify permissible commission rates.

The dispute traces back to a 2021 injunction that required Apple to allow developers to link to alternative payment methods. Apple complied but kept a three‑percent fee lower than its standard rate, leading a California judge to hold it in contempt. In April 2025, a district court barred any fees on such links, prompting Apple to appeal and the Ninth Circuit to order a fee‑calculation phase.

Now Apple asks the Supreme Court to pause the fee‑calculation mandate so the zero‑fee link‑out structure remains while it seeks review of the contempt order. If the Court grants the stay, developers will continue paying no commissions on third‑party payments; a denial sends the case back to the district court for a fee figure that could reshape global app economics.