The third-party app store known as AltStore, one of the first companies to offer an alternative app marketplace in the European Union, is preparing to connect its platform with the open social web ...

The European Union (EU) used the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) to force Apple to allow third-party App Store alternatives on the iPhone. The DMA also brings third-party payments and sideloading to the ...

Ukraine-based Mac and iOS app developer MacPaw announced today that it is releasing its alternative mobile app store Setapp thanks to the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules in the EU. The company has ...

AltStore PAL now supports the fediverse, using its own Mastodon server to let iOS developers share app updates and alerts across platforms like Mastodon and Threads.

With iOS 17.4 allowing alternative app stores for European users with an iPhone, the first third-party app marketplace has finally debuted. AltStore is the first alternative app store that can be ...

Shalom Michaeli, MD, Global Alternative Distribution & Growth at Digital Turbine outlines how the traditional App Store model needs an overhaul that helps developers and consumers alike. In a recent ...

iPhone and iPad users in the European Union now have access to another alternative app store with the official launch of Aptoide, a gaming marketplace. Aptoide has been around for quite some time as ...

After Apple opened gates for letting users sideload apps in the EU, we've seen a few App Store alternatives pop up, the latest among which is Skich Store. Thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in ...

It is known that Apple is still charging developers in the EU despite distributing on alternative app stores, but that is now changing with its recent policy update, particularly for small-time ...

Apple is going to allow iPhone users in Brazil to pay for apps and services outside of the App Store itself, all to settle an investigation into supposed anti-competitive practices in the country.

You can now interact with AltStore PAL apps from across Bluesky, Threads, and Mastodon. You can now interact with AltStore PAL apps from across Bluesky, Threads, and Mastodon. is a news writer who ...