Should i have a apple macbook to create IOS apps?

Question

i heard you should have a macbook to create an IOS program? is that true? what do you think about IOS ? can i make more money from iphones than android phones? i dont have an iphone so help me guys ..

Answer 1

macofalltrades.com for refurbed macs

Answer 2

I hear there's free alternatives online, but yes, you do technically need to run Apple software to make Apple software.

I know, it can get expensive.

You're best bet would be getting a mac mini ($500--4GB RAM), or a macbook air. Also, check refurbished stuff. It usually is perfectly fine while the price is dropped. If you need something basic, you can get something discontinued for 1/2 the usual price.

To start programming though, take the swift course, get a free Apple ID (developer.apple.com), and start saving up for that macbook (or whatever you pick).

But to encourage you, there's a huge business in Apple software. Usually Google Play developers get money by advertising, but iphone and mac owners can pay for quality, no-ads software.

Answer 3

try www.hackintosh.com

Answer 4

If you want to experiment and learn MacOs go to Tonymacx86.com or insanelymac. Peope there will help you to build a hackintosh , you just need to buy compatible hardware. Hackintosh will help you to learn a lot about system programming and how the Mac operating system works, a good deal about device drivers and many parts of macos are open source!!. https://opensource.apple.com However if your goal is to be an app developer buy a mac :)

Answer 5

now, many other tools are available as xamarin and visual studio 2017 rc, which gives a lot of librairies to use and make apps for windows phone, android and ios from one project based on c#

Answer 6

No.

Answer 7

yes u need this if you wish for native ios apps ...if you build xcross platform based it won't need

Answer 8

if you mean to develop app without major issues so yes you should have Mac, I tried all the possible solutions nothing worth a Mac, Virtualization have lags even with 24 gb of ram and I5 skylake, you will always need a Mac to compile the apps with xamarin and Hackintosh most of the time will give you drivers error. On a recent Mac you will save time

Answer 9

no .. not exactly but u have to download some other app as a tool for it ..

Answer 10

You can make hackintosh ;);)

Answer 11

tnx guys

Answer 12

You can use virtual machine like VMplayer or virtualbox.

Answer 13

Nope