# Testing iOS without Apple device **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [July 3, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/testing-ios-without-apple-device/34095 "2018-07-03T12:32:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![giorgiospugnesi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/giorgiospugnesi/32/10505_2.png) [@giorgiospugnesi](https://community.thunkable.com/u/giorgiospugnesi)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/testing-ios-without-apple-device/34095/1 "2018-07-03T12:32:06Z")
I appreciate the multiplatform approach of Thunkable X but I would like to know how community members do their test. Apple world is a (deliberately) expensive world. If I can find a not so old Android device for less than $100, there isn’t affordable iOS device. I think there isn’t emulators in windows or linux enviroment and a Mac computer it’s more expensive than an iOS device. So, how can we test app? how you do it? Not to say about developer account on Apple Store… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Panda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/red_panda/32/19387_2.png) [@Red\_Panda](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Red_Panda)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/testing-ios-without-apple-device/34095/2 "2018-07-03T12:37:02Z")
100% agree PS: We did discuss this here > [@\[Idea\] Publish to iOS with Thunkable developer account](http://community.thunkable.com/t/idea-publish-to-ios-with-thunkable-developer-account/21246/): > > [23] Apples Developer Account (99$/year) is much more expensive than Googles (25$/one time)... Therefor it might be difficult and expensive to create your own iOS developer account just to publish a few free apps. My idea is to include a way to publish free apps on a Thunkable developer account. For some customers in social media design I used a service that automatically creates apps from facebook pages (Chayns by Tobit Software) and they also publish your iOS apps on their account. And th… ---
**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, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/testing-ios-without-apple-device/34095/3 "2024-11-08T12:02:13Z")