AltStore, one of the first and most popular third-party app stores, has just announced a Series A funding round, a new board member, and plans to expand its platform to at least three new countries.

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The third-party app store known as AltStore, one of the first companies to offer an alternative app marketplace in the European Union, is preparing to connect its platform with the open social web ...

Riley Testu, developer of AltStore PAL, shared the latest information on the evolution of AltStore PAL on his blog on October 7, 2025 local time. Testu said, 'We plan to roll out AltStore PAL to more ...

However, some special work is required for JIT to work: In addition to installing AltStore Classic within AltStore PAL, the StikDebug JIT compiler must also be ...

The story so far: On February 3, app platform AltStore introduced a new app as “the world’s 1st Apple-approved porn app.” The new pornography app and the way it was cheekily advertised has reignited a ...

Apple has been consistent in not allowing pornography into the App Store. But changes in the EU have allowed independent app stores to launch. So, the arrival of the first porn app in the AltStore PAL ...

Apple has long maintained strict control over the App Store, ensuring that only applications meeting its security, privacy and content guidelines can be distributed to iPhone users. However, with the ...

Earlier today, third-party app store AltStore PAL, announced that a porn app called Hot Tub was now available to iOS users in the European Union. The marketplace, which enables people in the EU to ...

The first native porn app for iPhone called "Hot Tub" may have passed notarization checks, but Apple wants everyone to know it certainly doesn't "approve" of such dangerous things on its devices. When ...

Update: Added statement from Apple below. The first Apple-notarized porn app, "Hot Tub," is now available to iPhone users in Europe through the alternative app marketplace, AltStore PAL. Apple does ...

Recent changes to EU laws require Apple to allow third-party app stores in EU countries. Here's how to use AltStore to sideload iOS apps. The European Union recently passed the Digital Markets Act ...