I wish there was a Swift framework that would implement all the App Store goodies, so I wouldn’t have had to write this article in the first place. The framewo

I wish there was a Swift framework that would implement all the App Store goodies, so I wouldn’t have had to write this article in the first place. The framework could be configured using Paddle vendor/product IDs, Sentry DSN, Sparkle appcast and would provide the following: * Free trials and a one time purchase for a license using Paddle * Error reporting using Sentry * Auto updating using Sparkle But now you also need a website to host the appcast, presentation page and DMG downloads, and a custom process for signing the binaries and generating the appcast. I guess you could forget about the ratings and reviews since they’re mostly just an annoyance for both the user and the developer. Analytics could be useful but maybe not worth the effort. Although it’s now starting to sound more like we need an external App Store instead of a simple framework. Setapp is promising but I couldn’t get a response when I contacted them about publishing rcmd, and they simply refused Lunar but accepted a cheaper competitor called DisplayBuddy a few weeks later. I’m not sure anymore how a good solution should look like, but it would clearly be a godsend for macOS devs since so many good features are impossible in the sandbox.