MacPaw Pulls Plug on Setapp Mobile iOS Store, Citing 'Still-Evolving and Complex Business Terms' for Alternative EU Marketplaces

Ukraine-based developer MacPaw is set to close Setapp Mobile, its alternative app store for iOS devices in the European Union ...

IOS 26 Just Changed App Store Economics And Many Developers Missed It

The companies moving fast treat OS updates as strategic moments. The ones struggling now will struggle with every platform ...

Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and search results

Apple is testing a new design for App Store search ads on iPhone. Some users on iOS 26.3 are noticing that the blue background around sponsored results is no longer shown, blurring the line between ...
Cult of Mac

Setapp Mobile shuts down, blaming Apple’s complex EU marketplace terms

The Setapp Mobile marketplace gained life from EU regulation, but Apple's "still-evolving and complex business terms" ...
The Verge

Apple’s App Store is inviting me to ‘search the way you talk’

Natural language App Store search was part of the October iOS 18.1 update, but Apple’s reminder today was the first time I’ve seen it on my iPhone. Natural language App Store search was part of the ...

'Are You Dead?' iOS app helps lonely people stay safe in China

The morbidly-named "Are You Dead?" has topped the App Store in China, as a way for people living alone to get some help if ...

iOS 26 adds new ‘Games’ app on iPhone, here’s what it does

OS 26 introduces a brand new app for iPhone users called ‘Apple Games.’ Here’s what the Games app does, including recent iOS 26.2 updates.
TechCrunch

‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games launches its app store on iOS in the EU, worldwide on Android

Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, announced on Friday that it has officially launched its rival iOS app store in the European Union. The Epic Games Store is also launching on Android worldwide. The ...