I'm also an iOS dev, and I also love developing iOS apps, but you have to realize - you are a pawn in their game, where they stand between you and potential income.
"a pawn" is an overestimation here! In chess a pawn has a chance to become something more and with a much greater role. In Apple's enclosure there are no pawns, just cattle. They pull the yoke and maybe grazing something until Apple decides otherwise.
