AltStore, the first alternative store for iPhone has already arrived

The first alternative iPhone app store is here. European regulations forced Apple to accept these new “app stores” and altstore was the first to arrive. We explain how it is installed, how much it costs and how it works.

Altstore has been around for a long time, but it required somewhat complicated methods to install it. It’s finished, and now it can be installed in a completely legal and official way, from a web page, and the procedure is very simple. The price? You have to pay $1.50 plus taxes, making a total of $1.82 per year

(yes, I was not mistaken, after a year) to be able to cover the costs of the servers and the fees that must be paid to Apple to be able to install it on the iPhone. Within altstore we will find applications, some paid and others free. How is he paid? You can use Apple Pay from your iPhone or save your credit card to their payment platform, whatever you want. I chose the first option.

Once the payment is made, you can install the app store on your iPhone. To do this you must authorize the installation of this type of application on your device, this will only be necessary the first time you do it, and once installed you will be able to access it to see the catalog of applications including he disposes. At the moment, it’s very rare, only two applications, but one of them is very interesting: the Delta retro gaming emulator, which is also completely free

. The catalog of applications will be gradually expanded and at altstore they have invited developers to send their applications to this store, where they will not receive any type of commission. What happens if you uninstall it? You won’t have to pay again because when you enter your email it will automatically detect your account and allow you to download it again.