I have Alt, Epic, and Setapp installed. Setapp is something I had to stop paying for while unemployed, but has good stuff if you can afford it. Alt is mostly empty, but now lets you add multiple sources for more sideloading options.

Basically the market is still in an alpha stage. My next app will be on Alt just because I want to support the idea. Hopefully more apps gets on these stores, for now it's mostly nice to have for games, emulators, and some dev tools.

Apple didn't make it friction-free either, but it seems the issue is lack of user demand and/or lack of supply.

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skinnymuch 15 hours ago | parent [-]

For Setapp, I am kind of forced to pay for it since I use NotePlan and Paste. And I use Timing Tracker sometimes. The first two alone cost the same as a Setapp sub for 4 desktops and 4 iOS devices.

I should try Alt out again with you reminding me.

	▲	port11 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Alt isn't very exciting. And for Setapp, consider whether buying the software outright isn't better. After all the time paying for Setapp, once you stop, you've little to show for it. It's akin to using Spotify but owning none of it.