Altstore: Home for apps that push the boundaries of iOS. No jailbreak required

Re:Altstore: Home for apps that push the boundaries of iOS. ... by WirelessGigabit on Sunday March 19, 2023 @11:44PM (#35227019)

Basically any app that is not allowed in the app store because it uses internal APIs, or does things not allowed by Apple.

For example a PornHub viewer. Would never be allowed. Or a torrent manager.

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Re:Altstore: Home for apps that push the boundaries of iOS. ... by runjake on Sunday March 19, 2023 @11:54PM (#35227077)

There were literally only a few apps I could see listed amongst AltStore sources I saw.

Where else are you finding all these apps you seem to be alluding to?

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Re:Altstore: Home for apps that push the boundaries of iOS. ... by daveidol on Sunday March 19, 2023 @11:58PM (#35227112)

Check out https://iosninja.io/ipa-library and https://appdb.to

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Re:Altstore: Home for apps that push the boundaries of iOS. ... by dewey on Monday March 20, 2023 @12:09AM (#35227177)

Based on these the main selling point seems to be pirated apps and content.

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Re:Altstore: Home for apps that push the boundaries of iOS. ... by daveidol on Monday March 20, 2023 @12:01PM (#35233555)

That’s certainly one of them. For me it’s more like having browser extensions in your native apps. Ad blocking, feature enhancements, etc. For example: there is no “Instagram Premium” I can even pay for to remove ads. But with this there is.

As well as some apps that are just off limits for the App Store, like emulators.

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Re:Altstore: Home for apps that push the boundaries of iOS. ... by runjake on Monday March 20, 2023 @02:02AM (#35227830)

Thanks. I figured I was missing something!

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