# iOS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126
**Category:** Announcements
**Tags:** ios
**Created:** [March 20, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126 "2017-03-20T21:19:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@albert](https://community.thunkable.com/u/albert)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/1 "2017-03-20T21:19:49Z")
Dear Thunkers,
One of the things the Thunkable team are the most excited to bring you this year is **support for iOS**. We know many of you are very excited to0 – and we are working really hard on all cylinders to get a version out as soon as humanly possible (our robots are on vacation!).
Before we do, we did want to share with you some information that may help you better prepare for what developing an iOS app might mean on Thunkable. As you can imagine, iOS is not exactly the same as Android but our team is committed to making it as easy to develop on it as it is today on our Android platform.
For some answers to questions that you might be wondering about, please see our newly released FAQ below.
**[iOS Frequently Asked Questions](https://goo.gl/YfEt18)**
If you have additional questions, feel free to ask it on this forum and we’ll do our best to answer them.
With thanks and excitement on behalf of the entire team,
Albert @ Thunkable
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### Author:  [@Sander0542](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Sander0542)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/2 "2017-03-20T21:33:07Z")
Thanks for this! I hope you are able te release it soon! Good luck working on it!!!
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### Author:  [@annamb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/annamb)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/3 "2017-04-09T17:11:05Z")
thanks thanks thanks. I’m waiting impatiently IOS Thunkable!
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### Author:  [@Kevin](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Kevin)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/4 "2017-04-09T18:10:11Z")
I am sure everyone is 😁😍
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### Author:  [@Mrlazy113](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Mrlazy113)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2017, 6:20am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/5 "2017-04-10T06:20:24Z")
When is the beta being released?
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### Author:  [@Conor](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Conor)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2017, 7:01am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/6 "2017-04-10T07:01:10Z")
@Mrlazy113
See this topic for more information:
> [@Request for iOS Beta Testers](http://community.thunkable.com/t/request-for-ios-beta-testers/1247/20):
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> @FamousMrThomas The iOS version is currently in alpha testing to a few users, mainly Power Thunkers. In 1-2 weeks, it will be opened up to more users.
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### Author:  [@lucatunes](https://community.thunkable.com/u/lucatunes)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/8 "2017-04-12T03:36:53Z")
Sorry @ts02. We arnt permited to do that. Sorry
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### Author:  [@swatee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/swatee)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/12 "2017-05-09T11:52:45Z")
In the new iOS app dev platform are we going to have any mechanism wherein we could make the same Android app compatible to iOS? Or we have to develop the iOS app from scratch?
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### Author:  [@Kevin](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Kevin)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2017, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/13 "2017-05-09T12:51:07Z")
That wouldn’t be possible , android and ios are both totally different platforms with different files…
Android uses **Apk**
Ios uses **ipa**
Hope this helps 😄
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### Author:  [@ILoveThunkable](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ILoveThunkable)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/14 "2017-05-10T16:11:08Z")
I think he meant, will we have to make a different projects for different platforms (I think he asked that, my opinion). Well I think not, we can make 1 project, but when it comes to compiling, we can choose for which platform to compile.
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### Author:  [@ts02](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ts02)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/15 "2017-05-10T17:42:01Z")
No, the editors are completely different sites. I’m in the testing. We will never have the option to export cross-platform.
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### Author:  [@ILoveThunkable](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ILoveThunkable)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/16 "2017-05-10T17:45:15Z")
Thank you for the information.
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### Author:  [@Kevin](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Kevin)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/17 "2017-05-10T17:49:15Z")
That’s what i said above 😁
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### Author:  [@ts02](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ts02)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/18 "2017-05-10T17:52:03Z")
Oh, sorry.
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### Author:  [@albert](https://community.thunkable.com/u/albert)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/19 "2017-05-10T18:05:56Z")
Hi everyone. Thanks for this really important question.
Current Android projects won’t be exportable into iOS so you will have to build your iOS projects from scratch.
Our goal is for projects on the new iOS platform to be able to be exported to Android so users won’t have to develop projects twice in the future.
Albert @ Thunkable
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### Author:  [@ILoveThunkable](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ILoveThunkable)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/20 "2017-05-10T18:13:11Z")
Wouldn’t you add feature like: iOS-Android Compatible Design? Like you can add buttons, inputs and etc. and then you can sync design.
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### Author:  [@albert](https://community.thunkable.com/u/albert)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/21 "2017-05-10T18:18:09Z")
Yes, we will have to add that in the future.
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### Author:  [@ILoveThunkable](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ILoveThunkable)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/22 "2017-05-10T18:52:37Z")
Thanks! I have signed for beta. Only Power Thunkers can test it out?
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### Author:  [@Conor](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Conor)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/23 "2017-05-10T19:08:38Z")
> [@ILoveThunkable](#):
>
> Thanks! I have signed for beta. Only Power Thunkers can test it out?
More users are getting added. It’s not just Power Thunkers anymore. You should be contacted soon if you have filled out the form.
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### Author:  [@ILoveThunkable](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ILoveThunkable)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ios-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2126/24 "2017-05-10T19:09:42Z")
Ok, thank you. Waiting 🙂
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