Thanks to Digital Markets ACT, Apple is forced to allow competing application shops of the App Store on the iPhone and iPads of the European Union. Therefore, there are already many services, such as Altstore, which allows you to download apps without going through the official Apple store. And among the services that took up this opportunity, there is also Aptoide, an application shop which is already one of the best alternatives to Google Play Store, on Android.
The IOS shop of Aptoide was announced in 2024 and it started tests in limited beta in June. But now, as our colleagues from Android Authority report, the Aptoide video game shop for iPhone is available For all users of the European Union. No need to register on a waiting list.
In addition to the advantages of the alternative shops that we already know, Aptoide has another very interesting feature. According to Android Authority, the store allows you to download old versions of the apps it offers in its catalog. The interest of this functionality is that if there is a bug on an update of an application, it is possible to return to the old version to no longer have this bug.
Apps blocked by the App Store are available thanks to the alternatives
In any case, if the arrival of Aptoide on the iPhone has symbolic importance, it should be recalled that it is not the first alternative to the App Store available in Europe. Among the shops that have been available for a while, there is alstore. Recently, the latter also made the press titles by introducing the very first iPhone application for adults, a category which is strictly prohibited by the App Store.
Otherwise, Epic, the creator of Fortnite, also took advantage of the Digital Markets Act for Relaunch its legendary video game on iPhone Europeans, without going through the Cloud Gaming. Indeed, just download the Epic Games Store on the iPhone (provided you are in the EU) and then download Fortnite to this alternative store.
- Aptoide, one of the best alternatives to Google Play Store on Android, announced its iOS version in 2024
- After the limited beta tests that started in June, this alternative shop for iOS is available for everyone in the EU
- Aptoide has a particular functionality which allows you to download old versions of the apps it offers on its catalog
