![]() This is especially important given some of the service’s changes around policy and pricing. ones without a corresponding app on other platforms) anytime soon, but one hopes that at least some other high profile Setapp partners like Screens will include their iPhone and iPad apps as part of the service. Given App Store’s terms of service, it’s unlikely that Setapp will be able to offer access to “standalone” iOS/ iPadOS apps (i.e. That’s a disappointingly low number, but it’s worth remembering that Setapp’s entry to Mac was similar in terms of the relatively small set of apps on offer, and now the platform has grown to 198 apps (at the time of publishing this post). That fear aside, the most disappointing fact about Setapp for iOS (and iPadOS, sigh) is probably the limited number of apps on offer right now.Īs mentioned earlier, there are only ten iOS apps on offer, and all of them are “companions” to Mac apps that are already available via Setapp. ![]() ![]() Setapp has a webpage explaining how this setup doesn’t violate Apple’s policies, but one can’t help but wonder if Apple will one day wake up and decide this kind of behaviour is no longer allowed. The app then behaves exactly how it would have if you completed an in-app purchase via the App Store. The idea is to first install the app via the App Store and then, in the second step, to scan a QR code that unlocks all features of the said app. Tap on this button and you’ll see two options - one to download the iOS app, if you don’t have it already, and the other to unlock all features of the app.īoth these things are done via QR codes. Open the listing page of any of these apps and you will see an ‘iOS app’ button. The Setapp app on macOS has a new section called Available on iOS, which lists apps available as part of the new offering. ![]() The new iOS offering also includes apps like 2Do, Paste, and SQLPro Studio, but what’s more interesting than the selection of apps is how Setapp is getting around Apple’s restrictions to effectively “unlock” in-app purchases on iOS and iPadOS. I have never completely embraced it thanks to its few quirks, not least of which is the way it handles links in Markdown.īefore this becomes a post about Ulysses, let’s switch back to talking about Setapp. I too have spent a fair amount of time using Ulysses - in fact I’m typing this in Ulysses, before I post this via MarsEdit, another longtime favourite Mac app available via Setapp - thanks at least in part to the fact that it was included as part of Setapp, a service I was already using. ![]() Setapp launched on iOS (and iPadOS, argh, I hate doing this) in August with eight apps, with two more seemingly added since. Arguably the most high profile of these apps is Ulysses, the text editor that’s gained its fair share of fans - with being the most dedicated user I know - since its launch a few years ago. While the move has undoubtedly been anticipated since Setapp’s launch in 2017, not many would’ve expected it would become a reality given the restrictions on Apple’s mobile platforms. Setapp, the subscription service that provides access to nearly 200 paid Mac apps for a flat monthly fee, recently announced its arrival on iOS (and iPadOS). ![]()
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