Alternative app store setup for everyone in the EU

After a closed beta phase, the Ukrainian company MacPaw has now released its Setapp subscription service as an alternative app marketplace (Alternative App Marketplace, AAM) on the iPhone for all interested users. The offer is available in EU countries as part of the opening of Apple’s iOS platform forced by the Digital Market Act (DMA).

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Install on the web and use on iPhone

Setapp launched “Setapp Mobile” a few months ago, but initially accepted only selected testers. The download is now available to all users in the EU. As is always the case with AAM, it is done Initially via the web: Here the installer is requested on the iPhone via the browser. After several approval dialogs, the offer can be used.

The condition is that the device must be running at least iOS 17.4, the user is located in the EU or their Apple ID for “Media and Purchases” is registered in an EU member country. AAMs are not yet available to other groups of people – including residents of Switzerland. Setapp Mobile works in a similar way to Apple’s own App Store, but is used to provide access Mobile offering of subscription service to get. Setapp regularly charges a flat rate: access to Mac and iOS titles for $12.49 per month; the annual package costs $11.24.

There is still a small offer

Setapp is known for selling popular applications, especially from independent developers. On Mac and iPhone, there are currently more than 250 apps. Earlier it was possible to use mobile apps, but it was not so easy to install them through the App Store and authentication. This is now easier with your own AAM, which also manages updates.

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Programs currently available through Setup Mobile include ClearVPN, Riveo, FocusedWork, Bookshelf, CleanMyPhone, and Optica. Some programs are currently only available through Apple’s App Store, but this is likely to change over time. There is also a special price during the Setup Mobile beta phase: in the “iOS Advanced Tariff” you can test the service for free for seven days, after which you will be charged 11.29 Eero per month (including sales tax).

(B.Sc.)