In the EU, Apple's gatekeeper status changed with the 2022 adoption of the Digital Markets Act, which required Apple to allow alternative app stores.

AltStore PAL said in a social media post that Hot Tub is “the world’s 1st Apple-approved porn app.” Apple rejects that claim.

For the first time, a porn app will be available in an alternative Apple app store. But the company would strongly prefer if it were not the case. The app is called Hot Tub, and its developer, Riley Testut,