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Why I Don’t Use Setapp But Maybe You Should
I do keep checking but so far, no
Setapp is a popular app bundling subscription that offers a few hundred Mac and IOS/iPadOS apps for one monthly or yearly payment. If you scour the internet for reviews, it’s hard to find much negativity; many people see it as a tremendous bargain and it might be for them and possibly for you.
I’ve been tempted by it many times myself, but have yet to find that it would save me money. I suspect that’s also true for some who have bought it, though they may not realize it.
So let’s think about some reasons you might want or not not want Setapp.
Hundreds of apps
This something Setapp and its users highlight to justify the purchase, but it’s a bit misleading. Many of the apps are not well known, have wide use cases, or are not of great quality. There are popular and very good apps, but they aren’t the majority at all. Take a look for yourself; you may never have heard of most of these. That does not mean that you might not find enough apps to justify the subscription.
