Create an IOS application without using App-Store

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I would like to create an IPhone application for my company co-workers.

This application should not be public, so I don't want to upload it to the App-Store. And Apple may reject my app from the Store, because it may not tally the App Review: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/

How is it possible?

If you have less than 50 co-worker devices, then Ad Hoc distribution might work. No need to submit to the App store. — hotpaw2, Jan 22 '15 at 01:33

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 20 '15 at 16:19

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You can distribute your application using Apple Enterprise development program.Please review more details on this link:https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/enterprise/

answered Jan 20 '15 at 16:19

Renish Dadhaniya

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 20 '15 at 16:22

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You could also try an Ad-Hoc distribution:

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/TestingYouriOSApp/TestingYouriOSApp.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40012582-CH8-SW4

answered Jan 20 '15 at 16:22

Juan Carlos Ospina Gonzalez

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 20 '15 at 16:32

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If you have an Apple Developer License you can use TestFlight / the prerelease function of iTunes Connect, see here:

Prerelease in iTunes Connect

answered Jan 20 '15 at 16:32

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 20 '15 at 16:39

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Create Archive
Export for Ad Hoc Development
Distribute by uploading it using testflightapp.com

It also doesn't need a Distribution Profile, however a Developer Profile is required

answered Jan 20 '15 at 16:39

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 20 '15 at 16:43

When my company asked me to develop something that we could use to distribute our apps to clients for testing they told me we couldn't use TestflightApp (Before Apple purchased it) so I developed our own in-house distribution service. As long as you have a server setup its super easy to put it all together here is the Apple Documentation for creating your own Over the air distribution service or OTA. Otherwise if you don't want to or don't feel the need to I'd recommend just using Apples pre-release service Testflight which can be accessed through iTunesconnect OR you could use the still active (but owned by Apple) the original TestflightApp, though Apple could just flip the switch on this any day since they now have the version in iTunesconnect.

Create an IOS application without using App-Store

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