Almost 4 months after its preliminary launch, AltStore PAL is dropping its €1.50 subscription payment because of a “MegaGrant” from Epic Video games. Which means customers primarily based within the European Union can now set up the third-party app retailer on their iOS and iPadOS units freed from cost.
GOOD NEWS EU 🇪🇺 For innovation in app distribution, Epic Video games has granted us a MegaGrant grant that we plan to make use of to cowl Apple’s Core Expertise Charge going ahead — and we gained’t take it without any consideration!
What does this imply? AltStore PAL is now FREE — no subscription obligatory 🎉 pic.twitter.com/JSJo3FdhBx
— AltStore.io (@altstoreio) August 14, 2024
The set up course of is easy, you’ll want an iPhone working iOS 17.4 or later or an iPad on iPadOS 18 beta along with your area set to an EU nation. You may then head over to AltStore’s downloads part and comply with the onscreen prompts. Current subscribers is not going to be charged upon their subsequent renewal date.
AltStore plans to make use of the brand new grant from Epic Video games to cowl Apple’s Core Expertise Charge which entails a €0.50 payment for every first annual set up per yr over a 1 million threshold. Epic Video games beforehand confirmed it plans to convey its recreation portfolio together with hit title Fortnite to the AltStore for iOS and iPadOS customers within the EU.