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Setapp is opening its subscription-only iOS app store

The alternative app stores are coming.

The software company MacPaw has announced that it’s releasing its Setapp store in beta on Thursday, with an official launch planned for April. In January, Apple announced that it would allow third-party app stores on iPhones as part of its efforts to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which goes into effect in March with the launch of iOS 17.4. Critics argue that Apple is steering developers away from putting their apps on a third-party store because they’ll have to agree to a different set of business terms.

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