Altstore PAL is available only for residents in the EU as part of the Digital Markets Act ruling that Apple must allow third-party app stores.
The first Apple-approved third-party app store, Altstore PAL, is available now for download in the EU. In the wake of the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple is required to allow users to install rival app stores on their iPhones. After a lengthy process, including implementing various security checks, Altstore went live on Wednesday.
Altstore is priced at 1.50 euro (plus tax) per month, to offset the new Apple tax on third-party app stores. Installation is easy enough, although a report from The Verge notes that Apple tries to dissuade users numerous times from choosing to install the competing app store.
Once installed, users will find two apps. The first is Clip, a clipboard manager for iOS that runs in the background and saves your clips for future use. The app requires a monthly Patreon pledge of 1 euro per month.
Altstore’s other app, Delta, is a Nintendo console emulator that can emulate a few different consoles, including the NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, a few different Game Boys and the Nintendo DS.
