Developers are seemingly losing interest in bringing their titles to the Mac App Store, with new submissions steadily declining since the beginning of 2021. There were fewer than 300 new releases for the first time ever in July.
Research indicates that August could be even worse for new Mac App Store submissions, with only 200 titles making their debut this month.
The App Store has been an overwhelming success on iOS since it first opened its doors in 2008. It continues to see thousands of new releases every month, with the total number of apps available now around 2 million.
On iPhone and iPad, however, the App Store is the only place to obtain your software. It’s different on Mac, where developers have always had the freedom to offer their titles elsewhere. And it seems many are doing just that.
The number of new titles hitting the Mac App Store is at an all-time low.
Mac App Store sees decline in new submissions
Data from AppFigures indicates more than 400 new titles were released through the Mac App Store in January 2021. That’s close to the monthly average of 392 new apps landing on the Mac App Store in 2020
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