Creating Free iOS Apps: Requirements and Mac Necessity

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To create free apps on iOS, a Mac is essential as Apple mandates that app packages be uploaded using a Mac computer. Developers can download Xcode for free, which allows them to learn Objective C and develop apps. While Xcode includes a simulator for initial testing, full testing on an iPad or iPhone requires submitting the app to the Apple Store, which incurs a developer fee. Knowledge of Objective C is necessary for app development, and having a Mac is a prerequisite for the entire process.
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How to make free apps on iOS? What skills are required to make them? What programming language is needed?
 
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If you already have a Mac, you can download Xcode for free from Apple, use it to learn Objective C and write apps that you can partially test on a simulator that runs on your Mac. However, in order to run your app on an iPad or iPhone and test it fully, it has to go through the Apple Store, and you have to pay Apple a developer's fee.

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Do I must have a Mac?
 
See the first question in the FAQ that I linked.
 
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Do I must have a Mac?
Yes, Apple requires you upload the app package via a unique mac computer. I had to buy an old ibook just to upload the PF apps.
 
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