I think Hype is the MVP of the App list… https://setapp.com/apps …most of the others apps I’m not really interested in.
I’ve been thinking about upgrading Simon from the free version to the full version, but I don’t really have a need to monitor more than one website right now. WiFi Explorer is a very good app too, but I already have it.
I don’t like the idea of renting apps. 
When I got the email from @jonathan I was happy – but only at first. You’re invited to beta test… woo hoo Hype 4 …the Setapp store… blah!
Although, I was also confused by a slight spike in Hype book sales today. The whole point of this Netflix for apps is to get developers more attention and more money. It seems it might be getting Tumult more attention, but is Tumult getting more money?
So… $10 a month, divided by 40 apps, is 25¢ a month for Hype? (That’s not even counting what the commission is for Setapp.) Even at 20¢ a month, that’s a long time for Tumult to beat a traditional sale.
First I had to figure out which version was in use… https://setapp.com/apps/hype …and it seems like the Pro version because I see Physics and Symbols listed as a feature. So, that’s $100 at normal price. That means Tumult would need a person to subscribe for 500 months or approximately 42 years.
I’m not really seeing how this helps Tumult in the long run.
Perhaps the developers get a different rate. Maybe Tumult is getting more money. Maybe the percentage is based on popularity. What exactly does Setapp do to the desktop computer? Does it monitor usage? I don’t know. I’m not about to join the beta to find out.
If Tumult needs more money and popularity, there’s an obvious way to accomplish that…
This is not to say that Setapp is a bad idea. Some people might like it. Netflix is incredibly popular, so a Netflix for Apps might appeal to some people. I don’t know if “Most” people will like it though, as the responses here in the forum show.
Even if I did subscribe, I’d basically be paying for apps that I already own, which means Setapp doesn’t make economic sense for me.
One thing is for sure, Setapp is good at getting coverage. This story seems to be getting solid media coverage. Meanwhile, the Mac App Store seems to be going nowhere. (I saw an iTunes card on sale in Costco, with a significant discount, I didn’t have a good enough reason to buy it.) Setapp creates competition. I think that’s a good thing.