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I'm developing a Mobile Application using React Native and Expo. I built the .apk by running exp build:android .

BTW, is it possible to build the .ipa by running exp build:ios ? I have an UNPAID Apple ID. I don't want to publish this in Apple Store.

Sennen Randika
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With Paid Apple Developer Account, you can...

  • run/debug app on actual DEVICE
  • publish app on the App Store or test flight user
  • implement the capabilities which can be used on the iPhone/iPad, etc.

With out Paid Apple Developer Account, you can...

  • run app in simulator but CAN'T run it on actual DEVICE
  • not create an .ipa file
  • not able to publish the app to the App Store/Testflight, etc.
Mahendra
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  • Thank you very much for your clear answer!! This is the answer what I was looking for :-) – Sennen Randika Oct 15 '20 at 05:49
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    You can run apps on an a device with a free account but the number of devices you can deploy to, the number of apps you can deploy and the time that the deployment is valid for are all limited – Paulw11 Oct 15 '20 at 06:55
  • Yes, true. but we can not create an `.ipa` with out paid apple developer account. – Mahendra Oct 15 '20 at 07:01