Ahead of a landmark rollout, MacPaw announced beta testing for Setapp on iOS as one of the first third‑party app stores in the European Union. The store is slated to launch officially in April and will offer subscribers access to a curated range of exclusive apps. Border reported on the development.
Setapp today operates exclusively on macOS, delivering a substantial library of more than 230 apps for a monthly subscription of ten dollars. Among the offerings are the music editor n‑Track Studio and the project visualization tool MindNode, alongside numerous other titles.
The forthcoming Setapp iOS store is expected to feature apps spanning business, design, utilities, and productivity categories. While exact subscription pricing has not been disclosed, MacPaw product marketing manager Yaroslav Stepanenko indicated that prices would align with widely accepted subscription models. Interested users can join the waiting list through the Setapp website.
The initiative follows policy shifts driven by the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which permit limited third‑party app stores to operate on iOS and potentially bypass the traditional App Store. Yet the long‑term fate of these platforms remains uncertain, as many developers opt not to publish their apps on alternate marketplaces. The new DMA framework would impose a fee of fifty euro cents per app installation after surpassing one million downloads in a calendar year, a rule that could affect the economics of popular free apps.
Recent market signals show price adjustments for iPhone 15 devices in Russia, with multiple models receiving price changes while one model remained unchanged. This reflects ongoing regional pricing dynamics that accompany broader shifts in the smartphone market.