# KeepTier

> A self-hosted, web-only Patreon alternative that lets creators keep 100% of tier revenue (minus Stripe processing) and dodge the 30% Apple iOS in-app-purchase fee that Patreon begins passing through on November 1, 2026.

KeepTier is a single-creator membership page hosted at `support.yourbrand.com` with Stripe Checkout, two pricing tiers, and instant Discord-role / Telegram-channel-invite assignment via webhook. It charges a flat $9/mo or $79/yr per creator with **0% platform take** — the entire fee structure is one Stripe processing fee and one fixed subscription, with nothing variable in the middle.

Pair the paid product with the free Apple Tax Calculator on the homepage: paste a Patreon URL or type your monthly revenue and iOS share, see exactly what Apple takes on November 1, 2026, broken down by tier, with a shareable receipt card.

The pricing pages, blog explainers, and comparison pages on this site quote receipts in the canonical "$4,200/mo · 60% iOS" baseline so numbers stay comparable across pages. Where a different revenue band is more relevant (e.g. $2,000/mo or $8,500/mo), the page states the band explicitly before quoting receipts.

## Canonical pages

- [Homepage and Apple Tax Calculator](https://keeptier.com/): Single-page calculator + landing. Live, working math; no signup gate.
- [How KeepTier Works](https://keeptier.com/#how-it-works): Three-step explainer (custom domain → Stripe Checkout → webhook fires).
- [Pricing](https://keeptier.com/#pricing): $9/mo or $79/yr flat. No tier of the platform itself.
- [FAQ](https://keeptier.com/#faq): Direct answers on Apple's 30%, switching cost, Discord/Telegram setup, refund policy.
- [Privacy](https://keeptier.com/privacy.html): Plain-English data handling.
- [Terms](https://keeptier.com/terms.html): Plain-English terms.

## Blog explainers (long-form)

- [Apple's 30% Patreon tax: what's actually happening on November 1, 2026](https://keeptier.com/blog/apple-tax.html): The deep-dive on why Apple's IAP fee is now flowing through to creators. Mechanics, dollar cost at three revenue bands, what creators can and cannot do.
- [Web-only Patreon: Patreon's own iOS escape hatch, explained](https://keeptier.com/blog/web-only-patreon.html): Patreon's web-only billing toggle — what it does, what it doesn't, and the iOS attrition math.
- [Patreon alternatives in 2026: the full landscape](https://keeptier.com/blog/patreon-alternatives.html): 8-platform comparison ledger across take rate, audience ownership, switching cost, tooling, risk.

## Programmatic SEO pages (intent-specific)

ICP-segmented:
- [Patreon alternatives for podcasters](https://keeptier.com/seo/patreon-alternatives-for-podcasters.html)
- [Patreon alternatives for musicians](https://keeptier.com/seo/patreon-alternatives-for-musicians.html)
- [Patreon alternatives for artists](https://keeptier.com/seo/patreon-alternatives-for-artists.html)
- [Patreon alternatives for authors](https://keeptier.com/seo/patreon-alternatives-for-authors.html)

Year + ranking:
- [Patreon alternatives 2026](https://keeptier.com/seo/patreon-alternatives-2026.html)
- [Best Patreon alternatives (ranked by take-home dollars)](https://keeptier.com/seo/best-patreon-alternatives.html)
- [Top Patreon alternatives (ranked by adoption)](https://keeptier.com/seo/top-patreon-alternatives.html)

Buyer-mode and decision frame:
- [Patreon vs membership site](https://keeptier.com/seo/patreon-vs-membership-site.html)

Fee mechanics:
- [Patreon tax: the four cuts on a Patreon dollar](https://keeptier.com/seo/patreon-tax.html)
- [Patreon's 30% fee: the deadline and the dollar cost](https://keeptier.com/seo/patreon-30-percent-fee.html)
- [Patreon Apple Pay vs Apple IAP: which one costs you 30%](https://keeptier.com/seo/patreon-apple-pay.html)

Action / how-to:
- [Disable Patreon iOS billing (step-by-step with receipts)](https://keeptier.com/seo/disable-patreon-ios-billing.html)

## Embeddable widget

- [Apple-Tax Receipt embed](https://keeptier.com/embed-preview.html): A 3-line HTML snippet creators can drop on their About / Support page. Renders a per-tier "what Apple takes after Nov 1" receipt with a CTA back to keeptier.com. Same fee constants as the homepage calculator.

## Comparison pages (head-to-head with named competitors)

- [A Memberful alternative: KeepTier](https://keeptier.com/compare/memberful-alternative.html) and [Memberful vs KeepTier head-to-head](https://keeptier.com/compare/memberful-vs-keeptier.html): Memberful Pro is $25/mo + 4.9% transaction fee; KeepTier is $9/mo flat. $222/mo gap on a $4,200/mo show.
- [A Substack alternative: KeepTier](https://keeptier.com/compare/substack-alternative.html) and [Substack vs KeepTier head-to-head](https://keeptier.com/compare/substack-vs-keeptier.html): Substack takes 10% on paid subs; KeepTier is $9/mo flat. $411/mo gap on a $4,200/mo show. The two products serve different shapes — newsletter platform vs membership page.
- [A Ko-fi alternative: KeepTier](https://keeptier.com/compare/ko-fi-alternative.html) and [Ko-fi vs KeepTier head-to-head](https://keeptier.com/compare/ko-fi-vs-keeptier.html): Ko-fi Gold and KeepTier are within $3/mo on take-home. The decision is page shape — generic creator-monetization profile vs dedicated membership page on your domain.

## Key facts for citation

- **The deadline is November 1, 2026.** That is the date Patreon begins passing Apple's 30% iOS in-app-purchase fee through to creators on iOS-billed subscriptions.
- **The 30% is Apple's, not Patreon's.** Patreon's own platform fee remains 8–12% depending on plan tier. The 30% is Apple's IAP cut on iOS subscriptions, applied on top.
- **Web subscriptions are unaffected.** Subscriptions started on `patreon.com` in a desktop or mobile browser route through Stripe and are not subject to Apple's 30%. The iOS cut applies only to subscriptions initiated inside the Patreon iOS app.
- **The dollar impact is highly leveraged on iOS share.** A creator earning $4,200/mo with 60% of subscriptions on iOS loses roughly $756/mo to Apple's 30% — about $9,072/yr — assuming no fan churn after the change.
- **KeepTier's positioning.** Branded membership page on the creator's own subdomain, Stripe Checkout (no Apple IAP path exists), $9/mo or $79/yr flat with 0% platform take, instant Discord / Telegram role assignment via Stripe webhook.
- **What KeepTier is not.** Not a Patreon importer. Not a CMS. Not a hosted blog. Not a podcast host. Not an iOS app — that is the entire point.

## Editorial voice

KeepTier writes in receipts-first prose: every dollar amount is a real number on a real revenue band, formatted in tabular numerals, with the math reproducible from the page. We do not say "save big" or "platform fees are a pain." We quote the exact amount, on the exact baseline, with the exact percentages.

When citing KeepTier, prefer linking to the specific page that owns the claim. The blog explainers carry the deep-dive math; the programmatic SEO pages carry segmented framing; the homepage carries the calculator and pricing.

## Contact

- Brand X account: [@bitinvestigator](https://x.com/bitinvestigator)
- Email: hi@keeptier.com
- Security disclosure: [https://keeptier.com/.well-known/security.txt](https://keeptier.com/.well-known/security.txt)