The Setapp Mobile iOS store is shutting down on February 16th

Jan 18, 2026 12:36 AM - 4 months ago 118395

Terrence O'Brien

is the Verge’s play editor. He has complete 18 years of experience, including 10 years arsenic managing editor astatine Engadget.

Setapp Mobile seemed for illustration 1 of the galore replacement app markets pinch committedness that launched successful the aftermath of the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). While the rule whitethorn person forced Apple to let third-party app stores connected its devices, it couldn’t make users really clasp them. MacPaw, the Ukrainian developer down the subscription-based Setapp, posted connected a support page that it would beryllium sunsetting the work adjacent period and users would suffer entree to immoderate apps:

Important: Setapp Mobile sunset notice

Setapp Mobile is scheduled to sunset connected February 16, 2026, owed to still-evolving and analyzable business position that don’t fresh Setapp’s existent business model.

All Setapp Mobile apps will beryllium removed from the level connected this date. If you’ve utilized apps via Setapp Mobile, please make judge to transportation your information successful advance, arsenic it will nary longer beryllium accessible aft the sunset.

There are still a fewer replacement app stores operating successful the EU, including AltStore PAL and Epic Games Store.

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