Distribute your iOS app out of the app store

There are other app distribution channels than the Apple App Store. If your iOS app targets a specific group of users or contains confidential information that shouldn’t be seen by everyone, discover the other solutions.

Apple App Store guidelines

Apple has strict guidelines concerning their app store:

• Be careful to corporate content: Apple is removing apps that seem too “corporate” or “business-oriented” as they do not add value to their audience.
• Access to the largest number of people: It’s forbidden to publish an app that is only available with login identification.

Alternative distribution solutions for iOS

There are many distribution solutions out of the Apple App Store:

• Ad Hoc distribution: It makes it easy to deploy applications to registered devices with an Ad Hoc Provisioning Profile.
• Distribute proprietary enterprise (in-house) apps for internal use with Apple Developer Enterprise Program.
• Private hub by PandaSuite: Deploy your application through a private hub. Only users with the link can download this content. Choose between standard (Panda Hub, Sales Hub) or white-labelled hub.

Otherwise you can also publish your app as a web app. With the web app (PWA), your app is available from every web browser (Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer..), can be viewed offline, and you can customize the URL. This is a great solution if you do not use native sensors in your application.