Learning about new apps from indie developers that I wouldn't have heard of otherwise, getting to use essential apps for no additional subscription fees or in-app purchases.
I wish every app were part of Setapp! But some devs have yet to jump on board. :)
Setapp bundles hundreds of useful apps in a single subscription price. The monthly fee is worth is for CleanMyMac X *alone*, but you also get unlimited access to a whole library of useful utilities and tools, some of which are now essential and integrated into my daily workflow.
Great colletion of apps. Easy to find, install, and update them. Time-saving and very useful. And a great price!
I do wish the iOS apps were included in the main subscription, but I understand why it is charged separately.
There are utilities and apps within SetApp that I can't live without on a daily basis. I'm able to do things more quickly and more efficiently.
That moment you need something you really don't have budget for is always such a brick wall to the workflow. That moment is now turned into an on ramp of joy so the benefit isn't just practical it's also about well being. When you're trying to get things done the answer should always be yes, with SetApp those roadblocks almost never show up.
The cost does add up over time so there's that. It's a privilege to talk of the subscription fee as a thing which takes away financial barriers. What it really does is smooth that barrier out and make it affordable but it may still be out of reach for some.
As an independent freelance business my cash flow isn't always ready for those moments where I suddenly have a specific situation with a client that is infrequent but urgent in the moment. Often these are moments where you'd think "I bet there's an app for that" and wind up on the app store trying to make do with a free / freemium - you know, where you later discover the one thing you really wanted is behind the paywall, etc... But now that I have SetApp this is almost NEVER an issue because invariably I find far more often than not checking there first provides exactly what I needed. It's true there may only be one or two options for that thing, but they're always up to the task. The "free" apps in SetApp are not junk apps, they are premium apps I wouldn't want to buy if I only needed them once or twice but thanks to SetApp I can.
There's an app for just about everything. Think of it like having a whole toolbox at your disposal. Maybe you just use a hammer, but you have a job for a rubber mallet. It's like you have a magic toolbox, you just reach in there, and suddenly you have a rubber mallet at your disposal. I'm more productive on my Mac because of Setapp and all the bundled apps.
Nothing. Great app and service. In a perfect world, maybe it would include an extra computer with the default pricing.
Setapp is an amazing toolkit. It bundles a bunch of apps and utilities that solve daily problems, plus the occassional jobs that come up. It provides a great suite of apps for a great monthly price.
Setapp have consistently added new apps. I've discovered found some really useful utilities I didn't know I needed. Even if I only use them occasionally, it's great to know I have them available when I need them.
The only downside would be having to switch back to individual product licenses if you closed your Setapp account.
I've been a Setapp user since it was first available after I figured out the cost of licensing the individual Mac apps I was using at that time totalled more than the price of a Setapp licence making it a no-brainer.
It has clean my mac a wonderful tool for optimizing how your mac runs.
To be honest there are tools I don't use but nothing negative I can say about Setapp.
I use Setapp for a number of things, Clean My Mac helps maintain our systems and keep them running smoothly. we use other apps for tracking time, finances, and calendars, we use mind-mapping software out of the toolset. Literally, 45 platforms or so, the cost of one of them is more than the entire cost of Setapp itself. I could not recommend Setapp more highly to any Mac user.
Easy to purchase for the whole team. Save time.
We purchased the team version, however, due to the team churn, our seat has decreased 33%. However, Setapp cannot provide a refund or reserve future credits. And even if we have extra seats, we still need to purchase extra devices for the existing users. Also, we encountered 1 bug. We were unable to assign a seat to a member who had expired the invitation before. What's more bizarre is that we first canceled next year's subscription and contacted customer service to decrease our seats. We see our seat is decreased (no refund BTW), however, the subscription is toggled to renew again. I wanted to recommend this to other teams. However, the entire pricing drama is depressing. Not professional.
Centralize all mac app purchase
Setapp is a software subscription that allows Mac users to access software for day to day issues, without breaking the bank on the most recent updates or versions. I like that I can try things out and only use what's most useful to me right now, so I don't have hundreds of useless programs lurking around. It's easy to download and I can keep it on my navigation bar to go directly to the site or load what I've already chosen. While it was not an issue when I first signed up, at this point in time, I'm glad that it is a Ukraine-based company and I can feel that I am supporting Ukraine.
The main drawback is that I sometimes forget to check what's new and I might miss something that could be truly helpful, or spend time noodling around what's potentially interesting, but doesn't really solve a problem.That latter issue is my own, though and not Setapp's.
Some of the software helps me declutter and keep my computer clear of junk. Others that I use, are a VPN, a video editor, enhance my presentations.