Installation from the European Union & Japan

Apple did not accept this application on its App Store, because it doesn't and cannot fit all of their review guidelines. However EU users can still install it through alternative app stores, since the introduction of the Digital Market Act in the EU in 2023 and iOS 17.4. Japanese users also have the same benefits since December 2025 and iOS 26.2. This is an official installation method and doesn't require any jailbreak.

The Fur Affinity app is currently distributed through AltStore PAL. If you live in the EU or Japan, we recommend this approach over the alternative one, since it is much simpler.

Installation steps

Note: all these steps must be done from your iPhone.

• 1. Download and install AltStore PAL*
• 2. Register furaffinity.app in AltStore**
  This link will open AltStore. There you can tap Free to install the app!
• If you chose to Add the source without installing the app, you can later find it from the Browse tab and install it. Enjoy!

*If nothing happens when you try to install AltStore PAL, make sure that you're using the Safari web browser. Not another web browser or an embedded web browser (what happens when you open links from Discord for instance).

**Alternatively, you may also do it manually: in AltStore PAL, Source tab, add the following source: https://get.furaffinity.app/altstore/ Copy

Installation on Android

Fur Affinity is now also available on Android phones! The Android version is newer and doesn't do everything the iPhone app does yet, but here is what it already offers:

• Browse the latest submissions from your followed artists, with a badge for new ones, pull to refresh and swipe to remove (with Undo).
• View submissions full-size and zoom in, add favorites, save or share them, and open links from descriptions right in the app.
• Read comments and threads, leave your own and send a note to the artist.
• Read stories in a reader made for them. Music submissions show their details, but can't be played in the app yet.
• Settings for notifications, the image cache, crash reports and logout. The app also tells you when a new version is out.

Not yet on Android: search, journals, notes, notifications and user profiles. These are coming in later releases.

Installation steps

Note: all these steps must be done from your Android phone. It needs Android 9 or later and a 64-bit ARM processor, which almost every phone from the last few years has.

• 1. Download the APK file from the latest release on GitHub (the .apk file under Assets)
• 2. Open the downloaded file. Android will ask you to allow your web browser to install unknown apps: allow it, then go back
• 3. Tap Install. Enjoy!

The app isn't on the Google Play Store. When a new version is out, the Settings tab shows a badge. To update, download the new APK and install it over the current app. You stay logged in.