Setapp is planning to be the first third-party app store for iOS devices
Store will open once Apple complies with Europe's DMA next year
Apple says the App Store is a $1.1 trillion business
A resilient app ecosystem with growing opportunities for developers around the world
Watch out for sneaky ChatGPT scams in Google Play and Apple's App Store
Most AI chatbots for mobile devices are fleeceware to be avoided
Epic Games loses antitrust appeal in its battle against Apple's walled garden
For the second time, court says Apple is not exercising monopoly power
Flatpak could become a universal app store for Linux systems
The Foss community is giving yet another try with an app store for all Linux OSes
Apple doesn't care about games, a former Apple Store editor said
The App Store is a confusing mess, and Apple only cares about collecting money
Apple lawsuit settlement lets devs charge up to $10,000 for an app
Or as little as $0.29
In context: Would you pay $10,000 for an app? Probably not, but the option for developers to charge that amount is being added by Apple. Cupertino says the change is to give devs more flexibility in how they price their apps globally, though it was actually one of the conditions of a class-action suit that Apple settled last year.
Meta CEO Zuckerberg says Apple's walled garden will eventually fall
The business model is "problematic" and " is not sustainable"
Google faces class-action suit over alleged app-store price fixing
Google could face paying almost $5 billion in damages
Elon Musk says he'll build his own smartphone if Apple and Google ban Twitter
Ideas for a name: Twittphone, The Musker, Elon's angry device
US Army and CDC remove code from apps after finding out it was Russian-made
The Siberian company "misled" government bodies into thinking it was an American firm
Microsoft reportedly planning Xbox mobile game store
The big picture: As UK regulators continue scrutinizing Microsoft's historic acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft revealed plans to build a mobile game store with Activision's franchises as flagships. Even with those iconic IPs, taking on Google and Apple is a herculean task.
Apple removes ad-free Instagram clone from App Store after Meta objects
The OG App remains on the Play Store, for now
Russia demands an explanation after Apple removes its Facebook competitor from the App Store
Russia's largest social network has 75 million monthly users
Why it matters: Apple has removed Russia's Facebook competitor, VKontakte, from the App Store globally, a move prompted by new UK sanctions. It's one of several apps from VK, Russia's second-largest internet company, to have been dropped from the store, and the country is demanding an explanation.
Apple's in-app purchase prices have increased 40% year-over-year
Why it matters: The average price of an in-app purchase (IAP) on the Apple App Store has increased by a whopping 40% year-over-year in July, compared to a more modest rise of 9% on the Google Play Store. App intelligence firm Apptopia believes this is largely due to privacy changes from Apple.
Your iPhone might soon display more ads across native iOS apps
Apple wants a three-fold increase in revenue from its ads business
South Korea investigates Apple and Google over new in-app payment law
South Korea prepares to enforce last year's landmark legislation
Malware-packed Chinese apps found on Mac App Store
Not as safe as Apple likes to claim?
Google now lets Android apps use third-party billing in the EU
Complying with the recently-adopted Digital Markets Act
The App Store still has a fleeceware problem that affects millions of iOS users
Apple takes a cut of every sale, and that includes sales generated by scam apps
Apple joins Google in complying with South Korean law allowing alternate payment platforms
Both companies are still able to collect commissions
Antitrust regulator considers Apple's cloud gaming ban and WebKit requirement anticompetitive
Legal action against Apple's browser and cloud gaming policies are pending an investigation
Here's how many daily downloads it takes to hit the top spot in the App Store and Google Play
Ranking on Google Play requires fewer downloads than in the App Store
Google policy changes lead to higher app prices in South Korea
Country's "anti-Google law" couldn't stop forced commission fees
