Setapp
Developer(s)Setapp Ltd.
Stable release
Setapp (v2.7.8) / 17 November 2020 (2020-11-17)
Operating systemOS X 10.11 or higher
PlatformmacOS
Available inEnglish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish
LicenseTrialware, Software as a service
Websitesetapp.com

Setapp is a subscription-based service for macOS and iOS applications released by the Ukrainian software company MacPaw in 2017. It provides access to a growing collection of software from different developers for a fixed monthly fee.[1] App categories cover productivity, lifestyle, web development, Mac maintenance, creativity, writing, education, and personal finance. There are over 190 apps[2] in the Setapp subscription and 1 million users.[3]

History

Setapp launched in beta in November 2016,[4][5] and was officially released in January 2017.[6] In June 2017, Setapp reported having 10,000 subscribers[7] worldwide, mainly in the United States but with growing audiences in the United Kingdom, Germany, and France.[8] By November of that year, there were more than 200,000 trial users testing the service.[9]

In November 2019, Setapp launched Setapp for Teams, a service adjusted for teams' and organizations' use.[10]

Setapp launched an iOS version in August 2020.[2]

Business model

Setapp introduced a subscription model[11] for software usage akin to streaming services like Spotify and Netflix.[12][13][14] [15] Instead of paying a single price for a standalone application, users can use all the apps in the collection for a single monthly fee.[16]

The philosophy behind the initiative was to give users preselected, ready-to-use software that covers both generic and job-specific tasks. Applications on Setapp are automatically updated and contain no in-app purchases[17] or advertisements.

The main part of the revenue generated by Setapp is divided between app developers[18] based on app usage.

System requirements

  • macOS version:
    • El Capitan 10.11 (minimum) (current version 3.1.1 requires minimum Sierra 10.12; El Capitan 10.11 requires downloading 1.18.9 from the Internet Archive[19])
    • Sierra 10.12 and later (recommended; required to install iOS apps)
  • iOS apps have individual minimum requirements
  • 500 MB of free space for initial installation
  • Internet connection to install separate apps

Awards and recognition

  • Finalist at the 21st annual Interactive Innovation Awards in the New Economy category[20]
  • Awarded "Consumer Product of the Year" by Product Hunt at the 2017 Golden Kitty Awards[21]
  • Awarded "Best SaaS Product for Productivity" by SaaS Awards in 2019[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tony Tran (18 July 2020). "Setapp Review: All Best Mac Apps In One Monthly Bundle".
  2. 1 2 Tim Hardwick (11 August 2020). "Setapp Mac App Subscription Service Expands to iOS".
  3. ↑ Tim Hardwick (5 November 2019). "MacPaw Launches 'Setapp for Teams' Subscription App Store - MacRumors".
  4. ↑ TNW: Mattew Hughes (6 November 2016). "Setapp wants to be the Netflix of MacOS applications".
  5. ↑ Chris O'Brien (11 November 2016). "MacPaw wants to reinvent the Mac App Store experience with a subscription service called Setapp".
  6. ↑ Thorin Klosowski (25 January 2017). "Setapp, the Mac App Subscription Service, Is Now Live for Everyone".
  7. ↑ "Setapp At 5 Months: 10,000 Users and Better App Discovery". TidBITS. 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  8. ↑ Stepanenko, Yaroslav (2017-07-17). "Ultimate Guide to Product Localization". Medium. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  9. ↑ Zac Hall (7 November 2017). "Setapp by the numbers: here's how the 'Netflix of apps' is doing so far".
  10. ↑ William Gallagher (4 November 2019). "MacPaw launches Setapp for Teams software subscription service public beta".
  11. ↑ AppleWorld.Today: Dennis Sellers (25 January 2017). "Setapp, a Mac app subscription service, launches".
  12. ↑ Jeff Gamet (7 December 2016). "Setapp Brings Netflix-style Downloads to Mac Apps - The Mac Observer".
  13. ↑ Mike Wuerthele (27 January 2017). "Hands On: New Setapp service brings subscription apps to the Mac".
  14. ↑ Henry T. Casey (7 December 2016). "Software for Rent: Meet Setapp, a Netflix for Mac Apps".
  15. ↑ Bob Levitus (3 July 2020). "Setapp, the Netflix of Mac apps, just keeps getting better".
  16. ↑ Erik Eckel (13 March 2017). "Setapp: Mac users' software purchases just got much easier - TechRepublic".
  17. ↑ Bryan M. Wolfe (4 November 2019). "Setapp for Teams: now everyone at work can share the best Mac apps".
  18. ↑ Juli Clover (25 January 2017). "New Mac App Subscription Service 'Setapp' Offers 60 Mac Apps for $9.99 Per Month - Mac Rumors".
  19. ↑ "SetApp Download Client 1.18.9". SetApp. Archived from the original (ZIP) on 2021-02-05. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  20. ↑ "Interactive Innovation Awards - SXSW Conference & Festivals". SXSW. Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  21. ↑ "Golden Kitty Awards Winners". Product Hunt. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "Best SaaS Product for Productivity (non-US)". The Cloud Awards & SaaS Awards. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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