Setapp is one of the first alternative app marketplaces coming to the EU for iPhone, and we can now confirm the first 30+ apps that will be available on the service when it launches.
Following Apple’s announcement that it would allow alternative app markets in the EU to comply with the block’s Digital Markets app, MacPaw was one of the first to confirm that it would develop the store, naturally bringing a version of its existing macOS subscription service Setapp to mobile.
Setapp currently exists as a mobile offering for users who subscribe to the Mac version, allowing users to download cross-platform apps using QR codes. The iOS version of Setapp will be downloadable as a separate, alternative marketplace under Apple’s new rules, and we can now reveal the first 31 apps coming to the service.
What apps come in Setapp on iPhone
Setapp revealed to iMore that there are currently 31 confirmed apps that have expressed their willingness to join, and it is possible that more will join in the future. Naturally, the list includes two of MacPaw’s own iOS apps, ClearVPN and CleanMyPhone. The full list is as follows:
Subscribers to the existing Setapp service will notice a few familiar faces, but there are also some new apps. CountDuck, Elk, Spendient, Mindr, MonAI, Optika, Itemlist, Usage, DoCast and Habitudes are not currently listed in the existing Setapp library.
All of these apps are currently available in Apple’s iOS App Store for iPhone, but Setapp believes users will benefit from taking a closer look at apps in a smaller market like Setapp. When you factor in all the possible subscriptions and purchase prices of these apps, users are also likely to save money.
Speaking to iMore this week, MacPaw confirmed that it’s targeting a spring launch of its Setapp service on iOS, with a closed and open beta before the public launch. We’ll have the full interview later this week.