Setapp collections

Setapp contains multiple collections. This tool helps users to quickly find a needed app based on user's occupation or task. There are permanent and temporary collections in Setapp. Temporary collections can cover some tech trends (e.g., AI features) or seasonal trends (e.g., Sonoma release).

In Setapp, we add apps to collections manually. This article explains how we choose apps for each collection.

Common rules and criteria

Most of the collections have specific rules, but all of them share three standard rules:

The number of collection apps must be at most 15. Ten is the perfect quantity.
Each 3 months we review apps in collections. The top-5 installed will definitely get a place in the collection when it is reconsidered. The rest of the apps may be replaced with new apps if there are proper candidates.
The app rating must be higher than 85% unless a specific criterion exists for the collection.

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Note
You can always request information about your app performance from your Developer Support Represetative or by email: [email protected].

Permanent collections

Collection's name	Target audience	Criteria
Setapp starter kit	People who have a specific problem and want to solve it here and now with the help of an app.	Apps that cover popular use cases for most users. App rating > 90%
AI toolkit	Innovators who are eager to involve AI technologies in their daily routine.	App has AI features
Designer's toolkit	Designers, people with creative professions.	MacPaw designers' recommendations
Developer's toolkit	Backend and frontend developers.	MacPaw developers' recommendations
Manager's toolkit	Managers of all levels.	MacPaw managers' recommendations
Content creator's toolkit	Bloggers, video makers, copywriters, social media specialists, etc.	MacPaw creative specialists' recommendations
Productivity toolkit	Specialists whose work is closely related to the use of digital products (content creators, creative entrepreneurs, managers, researchers, scientists, teachers)."	Productivity apps
Power user's toolkit	Advanced users who either create software (developers, designers, managers, UX/UI writers, etc.) or love to customize their Mac.	Most used by the "Power user" plan subscribers

Temporary collections

Collection's name	Target audience	Criteria
Freelancer's toolkit	Freelancers, small business owners.	- Creative Lounge community's recommendations
macOS Sonoma upgrade toolkit	macOS Sonoma users.	- Apps that work natively on Sonoma
Educational toolkit	Students and educators.	- Apps that cover students' and educators' needs

Updated 20 days ago