* The Verge article
The Setapp Mobile iOS store is shutting down on February 16th
https://www.theverge.com/news/863978/setapp-mobile-ios-store-shutdown
# Part of the content was translated from Gemini 3.0 Flash and edited.
Setapp Mobile appeared to be one of the emerging alternative app markets that arose after the implementation of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA).
While the law required Apple to allow third-party app stores on devices, it seems to have been difficult to gain user adoption.
MacPaw, the Ukrainian developer of the subscription service Setapp, announced on its support page that the service will be discontinued next month and users will lose access to all apps.
* Announcement link
https://support.setapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/13690464925212-About-Setapp-Mobile
Alternative app stores such as AltStore PAL or the Epic Games Store still exist in the European Union. However, they face a challenging environment as Apple continues to tightly control the process of installing apps through third parties. [The rest of the content is omitted]
https://bsky.app/profile/theverge.com/post/3mcn5tctiiu2e
