Cult of Mac

AltStore PAL in the EU begins accepting third-party apps

AltStore, the original alternative app marketplace, just opened its doors further. Photo: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac AltStore PAL, the first third-party app marketplace for iOS, now lets users ...
The Verge

Third-party iPhone app store AltStore PAL is now live in Europe

The app marketplace costs €1.50 (plus tax) a year, and launches with a free Nintendo emulator called Delta and a clipboard manager called Clip. The app marketplace costs €1.50 (plus tax) a year, and ...
9to5Mac

AltStore PAL now offering third-party apps to iPhone users in the EU

In April, developer Riley Testut launched an alternative version of AltStore as an App Marketplace for iOS users in the European Union thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) legislation. AltStore PAL ...
TechCrunch

Epic Games’ ‘MegaGrant’ makes EU alternative app store, AltStore PAL, available for free

AltStore PAL, an app that takes advantage of the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) to bring a third-party app store to EU users, is now available for free, thanks to Epic Games. The app maker announced ...
TechCrunch

Alternative app store AltStore PAL adds third-party iOS apps in wake of EU Apple ruling

AltStore, an alternative app store, has launched its first batch of third-party iOS apps in the European Union. The rollout comes a few months after the company launched an updated version of its app ...
GIGAZINE

AltStore PAL, an alternative app store for iPhone, will launch in Japan, Australia, and Brazil in the second half of 2025

Riley Testu, developer of AltStore PAL, shared the latest information on the evolution of AltStore PAL on his blog on October 7, 2025 local time. Testu said, 'We plan to roll out AltStore PAL to more ...
Liliputing

AltStore PAL is the first “Apple-approved” third-party app store for iOS (in Europe-only)

After years of blocking third-party app stores from iPhones and iPads, Apple has changed its rules regarding installation of apps from sources other than its own App Store… at least in Europe. The ...
Android Authority

AltStore PAL drops its paywall, lets users sideload iOS apps for free

Epic Games has granted AltStore PAL a MegaGrant for innovating in app distribution. AltStore PAL will use this grant to cover Apple’s Core Technology Fee and let EU users access its digital storefront ...