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I'm learning, how to create mobile applications. The Android part is ok, I can test it well. But to learn, and test for iOS, I have to install iOS simulator, which works only on OSX. But I can't afford to buy one. Here in eastern europe the used ones are also really expensive.

I tried to install OSX (Hackintosh) to a virtual machine. But it doesn't really works, because my laptop has an old AMD processor.

Is there any way, to write and test iOS application on Windows7? I am very desperate now. I see no chanche to write an iOS application. Everywhere I ask it, people just respond: "buy a mac". If you close my question, please help, where should I ask it.

Iter Ator
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  • possible duplicate of [How can I develop for iPhone using a Windows development machine?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22358/how-can-i-develop-for-iphone-using-a-windows-development-machine) – Andrew Oct 12 '14 at 17:31

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Somebody has asked this before: How can I develop for iPhone using a Windows development machine?

If you have a fast Internet connection, this might work too: http://www.macincloud.com Or, if you want to spend some money but not too much: Mac Mini from eBay

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  • One Mac Mini from eBay costs as much, as a monthly salary in my country. – Iter Ator Oct 12 '14 at 13:45
  • I don't know what else to say. The second option only costs $20 a month and an Internet connection. Hope it helps! – Edwin Oct 12 '14 at 13:51
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    Thanks, the macincloud service may be good for me. I write the code on windows, and connect to the cloud only when I test. There is a 1$/hour payment option. – Iter Ator Oct 12 '14 at 13:55
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    @Iter Ator That's smart. Just make sure you don't end up wasting too much time to debug codes you've written for hours without testing. It can cost you more than $20 if you write everything at once and expect it to compile at first attempt – Edwin Oct 12 '14 at 14:42
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This answer has already been in the rounds, but i'll say it once more, if you've got a PC with minimum core i5 and 4GB RAM, you can run OSX Mavericks on VMWare (comfortably with XCode 6, iPhone 5s Emulator and Safari all running at once). There is a good detailed tutorial on Youtube which works 100%. (I can't give you the links as it suggests illegal way of procuring the OSX Mavericks image)

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