Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) confirmed it will hike the prices of apps and in-app purchases from October in the European Union and some Asian and South American countries.
Countries outside the eurozone to be affected are Sweden and Poland from Europe, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, South Korea and Pakistan from Asia and Chile in South America.
New prices, excluding automatic renewable subscriptions, will be in place on its App Store from as early as 5 October, it said in a blog post.
The American tech giant often changes prices in different regions to adjust for currency changes and tax needs.
Last year, for example, Apple lowered starting prices for many apps in eurozone countries to €0.99 from €1.09. The most recent raise will see starting prices jump to €1.19.
Soaring inflation, energy prices and interest rates have battered the Japanese yen and the euro, with the latter sinking to two-decade lows this year and has been hovering around parity against the dollar for months.
In Vietnam, Apple attributed the rise to new regulations regarding tax collection from consumers.
Sales from the services business, which incorporates the App Store, have rocketed to US$20bn per quarter in recent times after a strong few years.
It has been developing its services business to cut its reliance on smartphones and tablets.