"How much does it cost to put an app on the App Store" gets answered inconsistently online because most answers either only count Apple's fee, or only count hardware, or quietly assume you're renting expensive cloud infrastructure you don't actually need. Here's every cost, split into what's mandatory and what's a choice. Mandatory: Apple Developer Program — $99/year This is the one cost nobody can avoid. To submit any app to the App Store — free or paid, one app or fifty — you n...