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Title: Setapp Mobile 3rd-party app store for iPhone fails due to ‘still-evolving and complex terms’
Post by: HCK on January 21, 2026, 04:05:04 pm
Setapp Mobile 3rd-party app store for iPhone fails due to ‘still-evolving and complex terms’

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/01/Setapp-Mobile-3rd-party-app-store-for-iPhone-fails-blames-Apple.webp?w=1500)</div><p>EU <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/antitrust/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">antitrust[/url] legislation forced Apple to allow third-party app stores for iPhone within the bloc, with MacPaw’s Setapp Mobile one of the first to take advantage of this.</p>



<p>The company has now announced that it is closing its iOS store, citing “still-evolving and complex terms.” Apple would likely argue that the EU is responsible for constantly moving goalposts without clearly specifying how it wants the company to respond …</p>



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Source: Setapp Mobile 3rd-party app store for iPhone fails due to ‘still-evolving and complex terms’ (https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/15/setapp-mobile-3rd-party-app-store-for-iphone-fails-blames-apple/)