AltStore

AltStore is an alternative app store for non-jailbroken iOS devices. (by altstoreio)

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  21. AltServer-Linux

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AltStore reviews and mentions

Posts with mentions or reviews of AltStore. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-03-14.
  • Y Combinator Urges the White House to Support Europe's Digital Markets Act
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Mar 2025
    That is listed under "unofficial sideloading methods". A more accurate title would've been "Does iOS support sideloading?" but I wanted to keep the domain name as short as possible :)

    The Apple Developer program is not intended as an option for end users to enable sideloading on their device, even if that is a side effect of joining it. It is only intended to allow developers to briefly test their apps in a limited capacity before uploading them to the App Store. Apps "installed" this way expire after a certain length of time and you must ask Apple's cloud service for a new certificate each time that happens. You're still tied to Apple indefinitely this way.

    Therefore, I lump it into the same category as jailbreaking -- yes, you can argue that the existence of that means iOS already has sideloading, but it's not officially supported.

    Sidenote: You don't need to spend $100/yr if you want to go the "unofficial sideloading" route; AltStore (Classic) is available for free: https://altstore.io/

  • AltStore – Sideloading for iPhone -Discover apps that push the boundaries of iOS
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 28 Jul 2024
  • Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU says
    4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 30 Apr 2024
  • A first look at Europe's alternative iPhone app stores
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 5 Apr 2024
    AltServer from the AltStore folks allows you to automate the renewal of sideloaded apps. It’s not perfect, but it’s an excellent workaround.

    http://altstore.io/

  • More options for apps distributed in the European Union
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 12 Mar 2024
    That's probably to prevent the most obvious workaround of creating a new shell company for every million users. (Which would be not so ridiculous as it sounds, there is plenty of software you cannot buy directly but only through a reseller. Epic could become a pure b2b shop on paper and sell Fortnite clients to regional distributors, or something like that.)

    Some time ago somebody made an alternative App Store for emulators, https://altstore.io . I think it works by having users get a developer's certificate and installing the apps like an in-development app. I think it would be really neat if this model got tested in court and declared completely legal.

  • Ask HN: Is it possible to build React Native for iOS without a Mac?
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Jan 2024
    See: https://altstore.io/

    2 apps, re-sign weekly maximum. 3 if you do it without AltStore. Unlimited with a $99/yr developer account.

  • Apple Announces Changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 25 Jan 2024
    you already could in a way... by using altstore[0] on non jailbroken devices... It's not as straightforward as on Android but it is possible (there were even some builds of blink engine)

    [0] https://github.com/altstoreio/AltStore

  • Do I need to get out the soldering-iron again? (2018)
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Dec 2023
    I mean, that's fine. My argument about adblockers applies to other software too: the Apple ecosystem has some of the basics (like sync, browsers, etc) figured out for me so that I don't need to fiddle with it. While I'd like to use Firefox, I don't need to, and the tradeoffs that come with accepting Safari instead are worth it for my specific situation. Forcing myself into a different ecosystem so that I can use different software that does the same thing isn't a good tradeoff for me. It sounds like that's not the case for you - glad you've found an ecosystem that works for you.

    There are a couple of things you might want to be aware of though:

    * AltStore exists and works pretty well: https://altstore.io

    * iOS 17.2 allows users in some locales to side load apps: https://medium.com/@rmndrathna4/ios-17-2-sideload-apps-what-... . This was sparked by the Digital Markets Act, which could also force Apple to allow alternate browser engines. It went into effect May 2023, but I'm not a lawyer and idk how this will actually affect the Apple ecosystem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Markets_Act

  • [Question] iPhone 4S Downgrade
    2 projects | /r/LegacyJailbreak | 11 Dec 2023
  • alternative to iOS Beta app?
    1 project | /r/audiobookshelf | 11 Dec 2023
    /u/sevenlayercookie5 /u/rogo725 - I side load it with https://altstore.io/ - it keeps it refreshed every 7 days as well. If you need any help with it, hit me up.
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