# Distribute your iOS app out of the app store

> Explore alternative solutions for distributing your iOS app outside of the Apple App Store, ideal for targeting specific user groups or sharing confidential information.

https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/ios/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](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/ios/deploy-your-ios-via-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](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/ios/distribute-your-ios-app-in-hous/).
- **Private hub by PandaSuite:** Deploy your application through [a private hub](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/hub/distribute-your-app-via-private-hub/). Only users with the link can download this content. Use PandaSuite Hub or your own [white-labelled hub](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/content-management/content-hub/).

Otherwise you can also publish your app as a web app. With the [web app](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/web-publishing/publish-to-the-web/) (PWA), your app is available from [supported web browsers](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/web-publishing/html-5-compatibility/) (Safari, Chrome, Edge, Firefox...), 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.

> **Info**
>
> And for an Android app? Google is really more flexible: you can install
> directly any signed APK file on any Android device. Learn more: [Publish Android app
> without Google
> Play](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/android/publish-your-android-app-without-google-play/).