Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores coming to the EU

People in the European Union are now allowed to access the alternative app store Digital Markets Act (Dma), a regulation for Foster increased the competition in the app ecosystem. As Apple’s App Store, alternative app marketplaces enable easy access to a broader world of apps, but instead of the apps, the apps of app examination process, the apps on these third-party markets have to go through one Notarization process To ensure that you meet some “basic platform -integrity standards”, you can adhere to Apple says -He would be malware. However, each business can check and approve apps according to its own guidelines. The business is also responsible for all matters that do not refer to support and reimbursements.

In order to lead an alternative app market, developers must accept the alternative terms and conditions of Apple for DMA-compliant apps in the EU. This closes Numbers of a new nuclear technology fee of € 0.50 For every first annual installation of your Marketplace app, the yardstick for other EU apps, which are distributed under the DMA business conditions of Apple, is even before setting up 1 million installations.

Despite the complicated new rules, a handful of developers have used the opportunity to distribute their apps outside of Apple’s walls.

Below you will find a list of the alternative app memory iPhone users in the EU can try it today.

Altstore Pal

Compiled with the developer Riley Testut, manufacturer of the Nintendo Game Emulator app, deltaThe Altstore buddy is an officially approved alternative app marketplace in the EU. The Open source The App Store enables independent developers to distribute their apps alongside the apps from Altstore makers, Delta and A Clipboard manager, called clip.

In contrast to Apple’s app store, oldstore apps are hosted by the developer himself. To work, developers download an alternative distribution package (ADP) and upload it to your server and then create a “source” that users add to the old store to access your apps. This means that the only apps you will see in the old store are those who added them themselves.

Some Popular apps that add users Add the Virtual Machine app UtmWith the execution of Windows and another software on iOS or iPad; Oldosa replica of iOS 4, which was built in Swiftui; Kotobathe iOS dictionary as an independent app; Torrenting app Itorrent; Qbittorrent Remote client for iOS devices called QbitControl; and social discovery platform Peopledrop.

Setapp mobile

MacPaws Setapp was one of the First companies that agree to Apple’s new DMA business conditions Setting up an alternative app store for EU users. The company has long offered a subscription -based service with a selection of curated apps for customers on iOS and MAC. After implementing the DMA, she released freely Setapp mobileAn alternative app store for iOS users only in the EU. Similar to the other subscription offers, the new App Store contains dozens of apps under a single recurring subscription price, and the number of apps grows over time. The apps are free of in-app purchases or counts and are generally considered high quality. However, it does not contain any known apps such as Facebook, Uber, Netflix and others.

Setapp is mobile Available for users On the Setapp subscription plans “Power User” and “Ai Expert” free of charge. Otherwise, users can register using a new “iOS Advanced” plan, which contains both the iOS app from the main subscription of Setapp and Setapp mobile at 9.99 $/9.49 € per month or $ 107.88/102.48.

In addition, all Setapp subscribers (with the exception of “family” and “teams”) Setapp Mobile can only try free-to-charge during the beta period.

Epic Games Store

Fortnite Maker Epic Games Started his alternative iOS App Store In the EU on August 16, so that users can play games, including their own Fortnite and others such as Rocket League Sideswipe and Fall -Jungs. The company said that it also brings its games to other alternative app stores, including Altstore Pal, which now supports it through a scholarship and the iOS business of aptoids in the EU and in a shop on Android.

The step to start Fortnite on the alternative iOS marketplace takes place more than four years after Apple has removed the game before the legal challenge of EPIC for the alleged App Store Monopoly from the App Store due to political violations. While the US courts decided that Apple was not busy with cartel behavior, the lawsuit was the lawsuit Pain the way for developers Link to your own websites for a reduced commission.

Aptoid

An alternative game business for iPhone, Lisbon, is based Aptoid is an open source solution for the app distribution. The company, which is already known for its Google Play alternative, scans the apps to ensure that they can be safely downloaded and installed.

The iOS version of the aptoid store was only invited as beta in June On a waiting list To get the access code. As a free time business, aptoids does not calculate its users to cover the nuclear technology fee paid to Apple, but a commission of 10 to 20% for in-app purchases for iOS, depending on whether they were generated by the marketplace or not.

On all platforms, including Android, Web, Car and TV, Aptoid offers its over 430 million users 1 million apps.

Mobivention marketplace

A B2B-oriented app store that Mobivation With Marketplace, EU companies can distribute their internal apps used by employees but cannot or should not be published in Apple’s app store. The company also offers the development of a tailor -made app marketplace for companies that want to offer employees their own app store only for their company apps. Larger companies can even licens the technology from Mobive Cention to deeper the app market for their own needs.

From

In March, From announced The start of an alternative app store for EU users that differentiates itself by offering a tinder-like interface for app detection. This means that the users wipe to the right to “agree” with apps that they could enjoy. You can also create playlists and see which apps your friends play. The new business will replace the existing Skich app and the company will take over a commission of 15% for all purchases. However, the shop has not yet filled with apps. Instead, it will market the range of developers at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) and hopes to add the title later in March.