By indies, for indies
AltStore started as a way around a simple problem: plenty of good iPhone apps are never allowed on the App Store. It is now an Apple-approved alternative marketplace, still open source, still run by two people.
No review board deciding what deserves to exist. Developers publish directly to the people who want their work.
Every line is public on GitHub, so anyone can check how their apps are actually being installed.
An Epic MegaGrant covers Apple's Core Technology Fee, so there is nothing to pay to download or use AltStore PAL.
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What we are building
An app store that behaves like one, for the apps that never had the option.
From a workaround to an official marketplace
AltStore spent years as the friendlier way to sideload, running through AltServer on a Mac or PC. In April 2024 AltStore PAL opened in the European Union as the first Apple-approved alternative marketplace on iPhone, launching with Delta and Clip, and it has since reached Japan and Brazil.
How AltStore works
The rules we hold ourselves to, and what they mean for the apps you install.
The people behind AltStore
A small team, working in the open, with a community that has been here since the sideloading days.
Want your app in AltStore?
Publishing does not need our permission. Host a source file describing your apps, share the URL, and anyone who adds it can install your work.
Experience apps like never before
Apple does not allow every app on their store. AltStore gives those apps somewhere to go.
An all-in-one Nintendo emulator, from NES and SNES through Game Boy Advance, DS and N64.
A clipboard manager that keeps running in the background, which the App Store will not permit.
Fortnite, Fall Guys and Rocket League Sideswipe, installed straight from AltStore PAL.
Run full virtual machines on your iPhone or iPad.
A media centre that brings your video services together in one place.
A client for the decentralised video network.
