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Given the 100 device limitation per year, what is the best way for a developer to develop applications for clients without exceeding their own personal developer account's limitation?

Should developers require their clients to join the iOS developer program and then add devices to the client's account instead?

the Tin Man
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I require all my clients to join the developer program since I consider they should be publisher of their apps, which is, imho, important from a legal point of view.

Most of them want anyway to see the name of their company in AppStore.

If 100 devices is really not enough for you, maybe Apple enterprise plan might help.

Vincent Guerci
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  • How many IDs you get for the enterprise plan? Yes, I understand the client should publish them app themselves but many clients I get are doing in-house, proof-of-concept, or other apps that they don't want published in the app store. – gonzobrains Jun 08 '11 at 09:45
  • Then from what you say, your client needs the enterprise plan, ad-hoc != in-house. From memory I heard 5000, but It might be more, probably unlimited since you do not require to get udids anymore but just deploy a certificate. Look at this > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5916827/how-distribute-private-program-to-more-than-100-devices and this > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5007954/using-ios-developer-enterprise-program-for-beta-testing – Vincent Guerci Jun 08 '11 at 10:13
  • I don't have any one particular client that needs 5000. I have many small ones who are just starting out. I just don't want to exceed my own 100 device limit. Perhaps requiring them all to have their own accounts is the best way? – gonzobrains Jun 11 '11 at 04:49