# Download iOS app takes lot of time **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [May 23, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/download-ios-app-takes-lot-of-time/586453 "2020-05-23T10:55:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sirfrancisdrake](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sirfrancisdrake/32/70212_2.png) [@sirfrancisdrake](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sirfrancisdrake)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/download-ios-app-takes-lot-of-time/586453/1 "2020-05-23T10:55:22Z")
hi guys, the iOS download procedure is very slow … is it for heavy traffic? tks ---
**Author:** ![mattia.guariglia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@mattia.guariglia](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mattia.guariglia)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 11:22am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/download-ios-app-takes-lot-of-time/586453/2 "2020-05-23T11:22:47Z")
it’s normal, you have to wait because compiling the app for iphone is not like compiling an app for android. ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/download-ios-app-takes-lot-of-time/586453/3 "2020-05-23T12:36:23Z")
Yep. The iOS downloads take longer to build for sure! Are you having to download often? One thing I’ve done is put an android emulator on my computer so if I want to test a build I can install it to the emulator quickly. Then if it looks/works good, I request the iOS download to test on my phone. ---
**Author:** ![sirfrancisdrake](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sirfrancisdrake/32/70212_2.png) [@sirfrancisdrake](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sirfrancisdrake)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/download-ios-app-takes-lot-of-time/586453/4 "2020-05-23T13:14:05Z")
hi all, well i’m not downloading it every hours but i requested it at 9 AM and … still waiting. ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/download-ios-app-takes-lot-of-time/586453/5 "2020-05-23T13:32:01Z")
Maybe try again? That is a linty time to wait. Make sure you enter the right email too (I entered the wrong email one day, three times in a row. I was convinced the system wasn’t working) ---
**Author:** ![sirfrancisdrake](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sirfrancisdrake/32/70212_2.png) [@sirfrancisdrake](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sirfrancisdrake)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/download-ios-app-takes-lot-of-time/586453/6 "2020-05-23T13:35:22Z")
ahahah i did it too! the download email just arrived 🙂 In the meantime i did many little changes and i will try to ask another download to see if there will be another long wait! tks ---
**Author:** ![sirfrancisdrake](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sirfrancisdrake/32/70212_2.png) [@sirfrancisdrake](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sirfrancisdrake)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/download-ios-app-takes-lot-of-time/586453/7 "2020-05-24T12:40:19Z")
unfortunately i’m experiencing the same problem with Android… I reqeusted many hours ago and now Server busy… ☹ pity i was succesfully porting my app from ios to android ---
**Author:** ![luminjalo95hj4v17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9a28c/32.png) [@luminjalo95hj4v17](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luminjalo95hj4v17)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/download-ios-app-takes-lot-of-time/586453/8 "2020-06-16T11:58:39Z")
i’m experiencing the same thing with thunkablex i’ve been waiting for 4 hours. is thunkable closing down? ---
**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, 11:25am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/download-ios-app-takes-lot-of-time/586453/9 "2024-11-08T11:25:42Z")