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What are the apps on these kinds of platforms that make the effort worthwhile?


Given the disclaimer in the site footer, I’d guess nintendo emulators are amongst the available apps.


in AltStore’s first-party repo:

- There’s Clip, a clipboard manager that plays silent audio for backgrounding (something that wouldn’t be allowed in the App Store) and uses a notification extension to allow you to quickly save the current content of your clipboard.

- Delta is a polished game system emulator — part of another category that isn’t allowed on the App Store.

It’s also a distribution mechanism; one could host their own repo of apps. Also AltStore lets you sideload arbitrary IPA files (from backups or devs without a Dev Program membership, for instance).

IMO AltStore is cool because it lets you use your iDevice more like a computer without breaking OS protections.

(edit: formatting and added conclusion)




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