{"id":254474,"date":"2024-08-15T09:15:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T09:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/15\/altstore-pal-is-now-free-thanks-to-epic-games-grant\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:12:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:12:23","slug":"altstore-pal-is-now-free-thanks-to-epic-games-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/15\/altstore-pal-is-now-free-thanks-to-epic-games-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"AltStore PAL is now free thanks to Epic Games grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"review-body\">\n<p>Nearly four months after its initial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/altstore_pal_is_a_thirdparty_ios_app_store_now_officially_available_in_europe-news-62493.php\">launch<\/a>, AltStore PAL is dropping its \u20ac1.50 subscription fee thanks to a \u201cMegaGrant\u201d from Epic Games. This means that users based in the European Union can now install the third-party app store on their iOS and iPadOS devices free of charge.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GOOD NEWS EU \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa For innovation in app distribution, Epic Games has granted us a MegaGrant grant that we plan to use to cover Apple\u2019s Core Technology Fee going forward \u2014 and we won\u2019t take it for granted!<\/p>\n<p>What does this mean? AltStore PAL is now FREE \u2014 no subscription necessary \ud83c\udf89 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JSJo3FdhBx\">pic.twitter.com\/JSJo3FdhBx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AltStore.io (@altstoreio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/altstoreio\/status\/1823826343085433226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The installation process is straightforward, you\u2019ll need an iPhone running iOS 17.4 or later or an iPad on iPadOS 18 beta with your region set to an EU country. You can then head over to AltStore\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/altstore.io\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">downloads section<\/a> and follow the onscreen prompts. Existing subscribers will not be charged upon their next renewal date.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-image\" width=\"1200\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/fdn.gsmarena.com\/imgroot\/news\/24\/08\/altstore-pal-now-free\/-1200\/gsmarena_001.jpg\" alt=\"AltStore PAL is now free thanks to Epic Games grant\"\/><\/p>\n<p>AltStore plans to use the new grant from Epic Games to cover Apple\u2019s Core Technology Fee which entails a \u20ac0.50 fee for each first annual install per year over a 1 million threshold. Epic Games previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/epic_games_removes_fortnite_from_galaxy_store_plans_to_bring_it_to_the_altstore_for_ios_users_in_the-news-63858.php\">confirmed<\/a> it plans to bring its game portfolio including hit title Fortnite to the AltStore for iOS and iPadOS users in the EU.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/altstore_pal_is_now_free_thanks_to_epic_games_grant-news-64136.php\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Nearly four months after its initial launch, AltStore PAL is dropping its \u20ac1.50 subscription fee thanks to a \u201cMegaGrant\u201d from Epic Games. 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