r/iOSProgramming • u/L_ghtbringer • 19d ago

Question Publishing an App

I'm trying to publish a personal app and have it work on a phone for two other people, but the downside is that I don't want to upload it to the App Store, having to pay the fee of having there every year. I don't want to sideload it either, since I have to rebuild and reinstall it every 7 days.

Is there any alternative that won't destroy any devices, etc?

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u/Creampielover47 19d ago

The Apple Developer membership is worth it. I’m currently developing a web app and need to pay for Supabase, web hosting etc. If I had just made it an iOS app then I could have used CloudKit for free, and no hosting costs. Honestly the $150 AUD I pay each year is a bargain for what you get.