March is here and the Apple App Store is about to be turned upside down. With the entry into force of the DMA (Digital Markets Act) and its explicit implementation by Apple, we will witness the arrival of third-party app stores, a promising innovation that is making a splash in the technology world. To change iPhones forever. And now we finally know which alternative store will be the first, when it will arrive and what it promises.

setapp. These Mac users are probably familiar with or have heard of Setapp. For those who don’t know, it is a store developed by MacPaw and works on a subscription basis. It is often known as the Netflix of apps, and by paying a monthly fee the user gets access to a curated collection of more premium apps, such as the paid version of the Spark email client or CleanMyMac X.

coming to iOS. This app store will launch in April, and according to the development company, “this expansion promises a variety of premium apps for users and a supportive environment for developers.” Setapp for iOS is expected to require a subscription, just like the Mac version, and although its price is not yet known, we can talk about what it offers on Mac.

Price:%s. The basic plan costs $9.99 per month and includes a Mac-only subscription. Then, for $12.49 and $14.99, you get access to two plans that include one or four Macs and four iPhones/iPads, respectively. iPhone? Like? Yes, you can use some apps with iOS version with subscription that includes iPhone. To do this, you need to scan a QR that connects the iOS application to the Setapp license, we can download the application directly from Setapp.

Vehicles. This is generally what is found in Setapp for Mac; They are small applications for very specific things like resizing several photos at once, previewing Markdown live, taking screenshots, downloading torrent files, converting formats, or measuring anything on the screen. This makes sense for a desktop or laptop system, but we’ll have to see what kinds of apps come to iOS.

For now we know the categories. What they confirmed from MacPaw is that Setapp for iOS will have at least the following five categories: productivity and business tools, creative and design software, lifestyle and productivity, useful apps, and dedicated professional tools. This will be for the beta version, so there will likely be more in the final version.

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