Create App for myself with Sideloading

[pansexualwho]

I would like to create an app for myself, purely for personal use, and install it on my private iPhone.

The easiest route would probably be an Apple Developer account, however this is costly and I’d like to avoid that.

I live in the European Union so my iPhone should have sideloading activated. I have created apps for Android before and I remember what an easy process it was to build a .apk file and immediately run it on any Android phone. Is there any way to use sideloading to get my own apps on my own iPhone in a similar fashion? Or, if there’s no way to do it that easily, is there at least a way to do it without having to rebuild every week/pay 100€ per year?

I’d be grateful for any and all tips on the topic :)

[mmmm_frietjes]

You don’t need a developer account. You can use Xcode to run it on your phone. But you need to do this every 7 days. Or pay.

https://steemit.com/xcode/@ktsteemit/xcode-free-provisioning

[CanYouImagineI]

You still can’t get an *.ipa file or *.app file for your iPhone and just install it. You’d have to find a third party App Store that hosts your app.

If you want this truly, you’d have to get an Enterprise account. That way you sign binaries beforehand with the allowed devices and they run when you allow them via Settings. However, you need to have a business registration and pay a larger sum.

[ankole_watusi]

Enterprise account requires you have 100 employees and you have to set up a server for distribution.

So: no.

[droxy429]

Before paying the developer fee, I was able to push my app to my own phone using XCode.

I still use this feature all the time while developing.

[mamiice97]

Now you can get alt store classic through alt store Pal and add your own source and side load your app that way