It’s almost unheard of for Apple to comment on an individual iPhone app, but it’s just done so in response to the first porn app, just arriving on European iPhones.

A native pornography app for iOS is coming to the EU via the approved alternative app store AltStore PAL, made possible by Europe's Digital Markets Act

Apple is once again at odds with a new adult content browser for iOS, which has launched on AltStore PAL, a third-party app store in Europe made possible by the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Apple has issued a fiery statement condemning Hot Tub - the first-ever pornographic app to become available on iPhones across Europe

The Hot Tub app could be the canary in the coal mine as far as the dangers of third-party app stores are concerned. Next up: malware.

In a move shaking up the iOS app ecosystem, AltStore has officially listed ‘Hot Tub,’ the first native adult content app for iPhones and iPads.

The European Union wanted to create alternatives to Big Tech control. The Hot Tub app is the fruit of their efforts.

Apple on Monday criticized a pornography app newly available on iPhones in the European Union, saying the bloc's digital policy was undermining consumer confidence in Apple.

Apple has criticised AltStore PAL’s new adult content app Hot Tub on EU iPhones, arguing that despite passing notarisation, it does not meet Apple’s safety standards. Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney accused Apple of stifling competition through its restrictive app policies.