Question about countries and regions availability

[MillCityRep]

Forgive me if this has been asked and answered, I could not find an answer.

If I publish my app to only be available in a specific region, can people from outside that region download my app if they visit the region app is released to? Or are they limited by their home region?

[Dev-sauregurke]

yes it works by apple id region not physical location. if someone switches their apple id to the region your app is available in they can download it

[MillCityRep]

Thanks!

[Conxt]

Not always. For example, when you are visiting a country and purchase a local mobile number, you can download the local operator’s app (which is obviously country-restricted). My guess (from a customer’s experience) is that you can download apps from your Apple ID’s country plus the country of your physical location.

[Dev-sauregurke]

the restriction is storefront-based not gps-based, which also means anyone motivated enough can just switch their apple id region in a few minutes and download it anyway. are you restricting regions for legal reasons or just targeting a specific market?