thx.
- Yes 33% or even more, depending on which country the payment is made.
- Yes the overall price can be lowered if the "creating account" @steemwallet.born gets sufficient delegation (i'm looking into this) so it can start utilising "Account Claim Credits" so it can create accounts out of thin air instead of "burning Steem" which would lower the cost somewhat.
It is however not possible to get the appstore cut down, that is fixed in the contract for all developers.