Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and search results

Apple is testing a new design for App Store search ads on iPhone. Some users on iOS 26.3 are noticing that the blue background around sponsored results is no longer shown, blurring the line between ...

Apple squeezes its biggest creative apps into one subscription for Mac, iPad and iPhone – and Adobe should be worried

The packages don't line up completely but there's certainly some crossover. The advantage to Apple's Creator Studio is that ...
BGR

The App Store Is About To Change Dramatically, And Apple's Hands Are Tied

For years, BGR has reported on several controversies surrounding the iPhone App Store. While Apple has been fortunate enough to maintain control over the lucrative iPhone marketplace, it may not be ...

IOS 26 Just Changed App Store Economics And Many Developers Missed It

The companies moving fast treat OS updates as strategic moments. The ones struggling now will struggle with every platform ...

MacPaw Pulls Plug on Setapp Mobile iOS Store, Citing 'Still-Evolving and Complex Business Terms' for Alternative EU Marketplaces

Ukraine-based developer MacPaw is set to close Setapp Mobile, its alternative app store for iOS devices in the European Union ...
Cult of Mac

Setapp Mobile shuts down, blaming Apple’s complex EU marketplace terms

The Setapp Mobile marketplace gained life from EU regulation, but Apple's "still-evolving and complex business terms" ...