AltStore, which has long been committed to providing an alternative store for iOS, announced today that the store will be landing on the iOS platform with "legal status" in March, of course only in the EU market. Thanks to the requirements of the EU Digital Market Act, Apple is forced to open the sideloading function of iOS in the EU and allow developers to launch alternative stores to the AppStore.
After waiting for many years, AltStore can finally be installed by iOS users in a simpler and more convenient way. Although it is limited to the EU market, it is better than before.
Netizens are very worried: Netizens are very worried about the news released by AltStore. They have asked AltStore if it has really carefully read Apple's new policy? It probably means "You didn't take the wrong medicine, right?"
There is such concern because according to Apple's new policy, the development of alternative stores must also be approved by Apple. At the same time, developers need to provide Apple with a credit line of 1 million euros through an A-level financial institution. Then each time the alternative store is installed (repeated installations by the same user do not count), the developer must pay Apple a core technology fee of 0.5 euros.
Since it is an App Store program, there is no exemption for this type of program within 1 million times, so you must pay Apple every time you install it.
Regarding this issue, you can check: Apple’s new policy in the EU may make free/in-app purchase app developers bankrupt.
Is AltStore affordable? As a conscientious product operated by a small company, AltStore's profitability is a problem. After all, relying on some advertisements in the store may not be able to afford Apple's core technology fees, and AltStore also needs to go through Apple's complicated review and certification process.
Therefore, netizens' concerns are very reasonable, but obviously AltStore is aware of Apple's new policy, so it is estimated that AltStore already has its own landing plan.