I am developing my first serious application for iOS and I am doing it for my friend (not for public use). So it will be a gift. Now question:
How would my friend be able to instal this application? Is there any easy way to share my app with him? I am very confused on how I can share my app on private basis with few people only and how they can easily install it.
IOS – How would the friend install the iOS application without App Store
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Yes, this is possible for Apps and music. For obvious reasons, you can only gift Apps that cost money. Unfortunately this is not possible with books from the iBook store.
From your Mac
- Navigate to the App Store in iTunes
- Find the app you want to gift
- Click the little down arrow next to the "Buy App" button
- A menu will appear, and one of the options is "Gift This App"
From your iDevice
- Open the App Store app
- Find the app you want to gift
- Scroll to underneath the the screenshots
- Tap the "Gift This App" button
You need to select that you don't have/want a payment option.
- Navigate to this magic link on iOS or macOS: https://apps.apple.com/account/billing
- Remove all payment types from the list and choose None as the payment type.
If you're not able to select None or the None option is not present for you to select, there are some possible reasons as to why this is the case:
- Unpaid balance
- Changed country/region
- Family Sharing management
For more information, see the Apple KB article:
If you want to create a new Apple ID with None as the payment method, purchase a free app from the App Store and choose Create Apple ID. For more information, see:
Best Answer
You can share apps you develop by means of Ad-Hoc distribution. This involves adding the UDID of their device to your developer account (and consequently a provisioning profile) which lets you install the app on devices outside of the App Store.
For more information on Ad-Hoc distribution, see:
Apple does not operate a private App Store for non-apple use other than the custom business store and it's unlikely individuals would be accepted into that program so you have to self host the content as described above.