AltStore (https://altstore.io/) is available, but only has two apps last time I checked. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

AltServer from the AltStore folks allows you to automate the renewal of sideloaded apps. It’s not perfect, but it’s an excellent workaround. http://altstore.io/. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

That's probably to prevent the most obvious workaround of creating a new shell company for every million users. (Which would be not so ridiculous as it sounds, there is plenty of software you cannot buy directly but only through a reseller. Epic could become a pure b2b shop on paper and sell Fortnite clients to regional distributors, or something like that.) Some time ago somebody made an alternative App Store for... - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

See: https://altstore.io/ 2 apps, re-sign weekly maximum. 3 if you do it without AltStore. Unlimited with a $99/yr developer account. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

I mean, that's fine. My argument about adblockers applies to other software too: the Apple ecosystem has some of the basics (like sync, browsers, etc) figured out for me so that I don't need to fiddle with it. While I'd like to use Firefox, I don't need to, and the tradeoffs that come with accepting Safari instead are worth it for my specific situation. Forcing myself into a different... - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

I've been happily using PocketCasts[1] for years. [1] https://pocketcasts.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

When I first heard this news I started using https://pocketcasts.com/ which I have been very happy with. In case anyone else was looking for a Google Podcasts alternative. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago