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Setapp Review — A Must-Have for Mac Users!
It really is a must-have, especially for creators and freelancers!
Disclaimer: This blog post contains Setapp affiliate links.
At the end of November last year, I decided to switch from my ageing Windows custom PC to a MacBook Air.
The main reason for the switch was because the PC was starting to show its age, but I also discovered that my primary use of the machine had drastically changed. You can read the full story of why I switched here.
I was no longer playing games or using it for resource-heavy tasks, I was primarily using it for creating content such as writing blog posts and basic video editing for my YouTube channel.
After making the switch, I decided to invest in the apps I use. I was already using apps such as Spark for managing my emails, and I was planning to subscribe to Ulysses again for writing blog posts.
That’s where Setapp comes in!
Setapp is a subscription-based service for macOS and iOS which offers a large collection of premium apps for an affordable fixed monthly subscription.
You’re probably thinking to yourself, ugh, not another subscription, and I’m fully with you on that! I don’t like paying for all those subscriptions as they all tend to add up pretty quickly, especially if you add them all up annually.
I like to keep a spreadsheet of all my monthly and yearly outgoings, and when it comes to app subscriptions, I’ve worked out that I am spending around £532 annually on apps.
These are apps such as Spark Email, which is my go-to app for email, 1Password, NordVPN, Blinkist and so on.
Not every app that I use is available on Setapp, but there are alternatives. Both Setapp, both Spark and Ulysses are already available, moreover, I can use alternatives to NordVPN, 1Password and several other apps I use.
That will save me around £293.56 annually! However, there is one app on my spreadsheet that I will unlikely move away from, and that app is 1Password.
If we remove 1Password from the equation, my total savings will be around £259 annually, which is still good, and…
