Sketch today announced that it will no longer be making its app
available for download through the Mac App Store due to a number of
issues with the store and the poor user experience that it offers.
The company has taken this decision after
carefully considering all their options. In their post, the
company explains that there are a number of reasons behind them leaving
the Mac App Store. It notes that app reviews continue to take a week or
more on the MAS, which greatly slows down the update process.
Additionally, technical limitations on the store prevents it from adding
certain features to Sketch and the lack of an upgrade pricing option
are also other notable issues with the store.
The Sketch team notes that the Mac App Store has not kept up with its
iOS counterpart, which is regularly updated by Apple to keep up with
the times.
While customers who purchased Sketch through the Mac App Store can
continue to use the app for as long as they like, they won’t be
receiving any new updates. For that, they will have to download the
latest version of the app directly from Sketch’s website and replace it
with their existing version. On first launch, the updated app will
automatically migrate all their settings, presets and
templates. Following the steps in the app will also generate a new
license that they can use to validate their MAS purchase of Sketch.
Almost all the issues cited by the Sketch team is also a pain point
for other developers who sell their app through the store. Many of them
have been complaining about the issues since the MAS was initially
launched, but their requests have fallen on deaf ears.
[Via Sketch]
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