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AltStore PAL drops its annual subscription thanks to a grant from Epic


The third-party app store will now be free.

By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. AltStore PAL, a third-party iOS app store that’s available in the EU, is dropping its annual €1.50 (plus tax) subscription after receiving a “MegaGrant” from Fortnite developer Epic Games. The AltStore team also plans to “show our appreciation for our existing subscribers in a future update,” but didn’t specify what that might look like.

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