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Stowe Boyd

Setapp beta — Your shortcut to prime apps on Mac, an App Store alternative

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kosovan
Maker
I’m so glad our biggest project is finally out! We took a whole lot of amazing apps from the best developers on the market and put them in a single folder. With no ads and in-app purchases, it’s the simplest UX you can get. What we have now is a totally new way of finding and using apps. I believe it’s going to change the Mac world. We’ll make sure it does. Join us, test the beta version and tell me what you think! :)
Parwinder Bhagat
@kosovan Looks very promising. Signed up for Beta and activated. Just FYI, it won't accept my American Express CC.
kosovan
Maker
@parwinder Sorry, to hear that, we are planning to add Amex support soon.
Julia Petryk
Maker
@parwinder working on that. American Express, PayPal, Discovery will be accepted soon.
Carl
@kosovan How dare you throw something this awesome in my face and have me wait in line for beta 😂
Julia Petryk
Maker
@cprins_ check a link by @kosovsan below to grab your invite
kosovan
Maker
Here are another 100 Private beta invites for you: https://setapp.com/?inviteRef=06...
Stowe Boyd
Hunter
Setapp is an alternative sort of app store for Mac, based on a monthly subscription to access a long list of apps. Setapp was built by the guys at MacPaw, and I use their CleanMyMac app. The first 500 hunters to follow the link will get access to the closed Setapp beta instantly https://setapp.com?inviteRef=060...
kosovan
Maker
@stoweboyd Thank you for hunting Setapp! :)
Julia Petryk
Maker
@stoweboyd Yeah, apps are still being added!
Suganthan Mohanadasan
@stoweboyd I'd love to try this, but when I try the invitation, I'm getting this message "Seems like this invite was already used."
sergekills
I installed Setapp a few days ago just because of the interest how does the idea with monthly subscription and access to MAS apps works and I'm pretty amazed, to be honest. I discovered a few great apps for me that I didn't know about and got some great that I wanted earlier like Ulysses. I was pretty surprised getting notifications that a new app was added. So fast! I definitely will use Setapp and recommend it to my friends. I've been using MacPaw's apps forever and it all started with CleanMyMac what is still one of my favourite Mac apps ever. I guess, Setapp will join the gang of the best apps.
Christopher Hannah
There are some seriously good applications included in Setapp! Especially with Ulysses, TaskPaper, Gemini, Focusesed, etc. It's a good way to get apps that otherwise you may of thought are too expensive for a one time purchase, but if you'd use a few of the included apps, this is a hell of a deal.
Julia Petryk
Maker
@chrishannah thanks for the feedback. The selection of prime apps if the main promise of Setapp.
Adam Davies
I like the look of this, especially as the library grows. Obviously as it grows it might become difficult to offer the same price to customers and still provide a high enough revenue to developers but it could be cool in the future if you have packages, eg. Developer package, Designer, Writer etc or get all package. Just a thought. Good work though, I look forward to seeing this grow :-)
Michael
I've been using Setapp for about a week now. It's really slick. It is simple to set up and install and use apps. I am very impressed with the library of apps offered so far. My biggest fear would be if an app I am using gets pulled from Setapp. I highly recommend checking out Setapp.
Maxim Ananov
I'm glad that my app is in the mix. Hope the service gains solid traction. I've created a collection of hunted products available in Setapp: https://www.producthunt.com/@poi...
kosovan
Maker
@pointum Cool! :) We are very committed to make this a big success! Thanks for your trust and support!
Chuck Grimmett
Will I get any conflict issues if I've already purchased and use standalone versions of apps that are also in Setapp?
kosovan
Maker
@chuck_grimmett Both versions should be able to work simultaneously without any conflicts.
Chuck Grimmett
@kosovan Thanks! I got the beta and am doing some initial testing. No conflicts so far, just a pause when launching apps from Spotlight because I need to pick the one I want to launch. Maybe an option to disable specific apps you don't want to be available would be a useful preferences feature.
kosovan
Maker
@chuck_grimmett Thanks for the feedback! We have a lot of great stuff planned for the rerelease.
Jordan Borth
@kosovan @chuck_grimmett +1. It would be nice to be able to hide apps so they don't show up in searches (or if you already have the app installed). Do you plan to offer an easy way to individually purchase apps at full price?
Chris Messina
Top Hunter
Love the idea and the initiative, but without more powerhouse apps, this feels like a pretty pricey foray into building an independent marketplace for apps. There have been similar initiatives like this in the past. I'm curious how or if Apple will continue to change the OS X security model to make it harder to operate third party app stores.
kosovan
Maker
@chrismessina This year Apple have opened a lot of great stuff for the apps outside of the MacAppStore, like iCloud synchronisation, support for push notifications, etc. This means that they will unlikely close it again in the nearest future.
Chris Messina
Top Hunter
@kosovan yeah, it's an interesting contrast to iOS where jailbreaking the phone is an arms race Apple is very committed to fighting.
Evan Eliott
An impressive list of apps, great job. Hope, you'll add more. Wish you all the success!
Sergey Kudryashov ✈️
Awesome! Just got 50 apps on my Mac, now I have power!
Ziad Wakim
I've been testing setapp for the past week, and I really like it. I hope they add more apps in the future, but right now, it's a great deal.
Patrick Thompson
I don't get it... How does this work? I just get all of these apps for free? I saw someone mention a subscription but I see no official mention of that on the website or the video/images.
kosovan
Maker
@neurohacked During the beta period you have unlimited access to all the apps. Afterwards, the subscription price will be $9.99/Month
Julia Petryk
Maker
@neurohacked Setapp is a subscription based service. You get all the apps available there for a monthly fee - $9.99 with a free 30-day a fully-featured trial.
Stephen Soroka
@kosovan @neurohacked Awesome. Do the apps delete off my computer if I don't continue the trial?
kosovan
Maker
@stephenjames716 @neurohacked Yes, not automatically though. But if you not willing to continue, you can cancel the subscription anytime.
Stephen Soroka
@kosovan @neurohacked Thank you! So I'd have to manually delete them?
Tibor Rothschild
@kosovan I got the beta through my use of Sip and I was just curious: what selection process do you use when determining which Mac apps you'll include in the folder? Does it have to fall in a certain category or have a specific advantage over other apps?
kosovan
Maker
@tiborrothschild Lots of parameters are involved: how popular the app on the market, what are the user reviews, how well the app is made, what reputation does the Vendor have, what problems doest it solve, does it fit our guidelines and ecosystem, etc...
Samuel
Spent 10 minutes clicking on all apps logos on https://setapp.com/apps to discover new ones. A curated, mac app library... a bit like Producthunt, in a way. Very cool.
Eduard Metzger
Used it for a few days now. Love that you can discover and try apps you haven't seen before. Found a few awesome ones, but there are many I won't use ever or I don't really like. Maybe make some profiles or categories like "Developer", "Designer", etc. Then there are apps I have bought already via Mac AppStore, which are just like $3 or so. I need to use a few more apps on a regular basis to make the monthly investment worth it as opposed to buying the few apps I use right away and pay only once. But right now SETAPP doesnt contain all the apps I would like to use such as Sketch and Bear. So at this point I value that I can kind of trial run some curated apps without the hassle of searching them on Google, but would probably then go ahead and buy it from the MAS.
kosovan
Maker
@metzgereduard Thanks for the feedback, we will definitely add more apps in the future. You can also hide apps that you don't need right now, just by removing preview App. You will be able to restore them if you need in the future.
Mauro Sicard
Totally awesome! Love it and I will continue paying when BETA ends :) Hope to see more apps soon
Adam Posey
Now if only they could get BarTender on here. ;) I'd like to hear more about developer compensation in an app like this.
kosovan
Maker
@trulyadamant There are more great Apps to come! :)
Pietz Prove
this seems like a new and great idea, but ill pass for now. 70% of your apps have been in different mac bundles for ages. the ones that i care for i already bought on the app store. good luck though.
kosovan
Maker
@gopietz Please let us know what apps you would like to see in Setapp? https://setapp.com/apps
Pietz Prove
@kosovan thanks for your open minded question. to be honest, i dont know. im pretty informed about mac apps in general and i believe i own the ones i want. id rather support the dev directly than letting another company get a slice of the cake. no offense. even if you added 2 or 3 apps id like to have, it would still make more sense for me to just buy them. most of your apps are in the $10-$20 region, so instead of subscribing to 4 months of your service i'd just buy those 3 apps and own them for a lifetime. but again, i believe this is a great idea for many people. just not for those who already bought a large selection of those apps you offer.