# Can I install the iOS app directly?

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-install-the-ios-app-directly/2294755>\
**Category:** Publishing\
**Tags:** help\
**Created:** [February 24, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-install-the-ios-app-directly/2294755 "2023-02-24T12:46:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![dellipaoli.enzo01hh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dellipaoli.enzo01hh1](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dellipaoli.enzo01hh1)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-install-the-ios-app-directly/2294755/1 "2023-02-24T12:46:42Z")

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Hi, having a developer account for iOS can I download the app and distribute it without publishing it on the App Store?

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-install-the-ios-app-directly/2294755/2 "2023-02-24T15:18:14Z")

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Yes, you can using [TestFlight](https://docs.thunkable.com/publish-to-app-store-ios/testflight-overview/testflight-in-depth)

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**Author:** ![dellipaoli.enzo01hh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dellipaoli.enzo01hh1](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dellipaoli.enzo01hh1)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-install-the-ios-app-directly/2294755/3 "2023-02-24T16:13:12Z")

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to test the app I succeeded with testflight, I said definitively not to go to the App Store.

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**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-install-the-ios-app-directly/2294755/4 "2023-02-24T18:29:03Z")

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Unless you publish it as a web app (or use TestFlight), no. Apple doesn’t allow that… how would you do that even without Thunkable?

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-install-the-ios-app-directly/2294755/5 "2024-11-08T13:37:02Z")

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