MacPaw's third-party iOS App Store has failed in the EU, and at the same time, the company's mobile device management service is shutting down too.
MacPaw's Setapp, which is continuing, is a single subscription for a suite of major Mac apps, but the company attempted to launch an EU-only iOS version in 2024. That was expressly to take advantage of how the European Union has forced Apple to allow rival stores on iOS.
Now in a statement on its support pages, MacPaw says that this Setapp Mobile service is being shut down on February 16, 2026. It's "due to still-evolving and complex business term."
This is clear reference to Apple's changing attempts to comply with EU laws.
At the same time, the company has emailed users of its CleanMyMac Business service. The core CleanMyMac, which again is continuing, is an app that monitors Mac local and cloud storage, and can delete accumulated junk such as duplicates.
Launched in January 2025, CleanMyMac Business was more of a device management service. It was intended to help company administrators manage a fleet of Macs, schedule automatic maintenance, and so on.
MacPaw says that this will now close down on July 14, 2026.
"As MacPaw continues to evolve our overall product strategy," says the email, "we've made the choice to focus our time and resources on areas where we believe we can deliver the greatest longterm value to our customers."
While there appears to be no plan to continue the Setapp Mobile service, though, MacPaw is looking to continue CleanMyMac Business in some form. All the company says so far is that it is "working on something new."
AppleInsider has reached out to MacPaw for more details.
