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Windows Developer Ships 4 iOS Apps Using Cloud Build Tools, No Mac Required

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A developer has successfully published four iOS apps on the App Store entirely from a Windows PC, never using a Mac at any stage. The workflow relies on React Native with Expo and Expo's EAS Build service, which compiles iOS apps on remote macOS cloud machines via a single command-line instruction. Code signing, certificate management, and App Store submission are all handled automatically by EAS, eliminating the need to manually configure Xcode or Apple's signing tools. The only mandatory cost is Apple's $99 annual developer account, while device testing is done on a physical iPhone via Wi-Fi and TestFlight. The main trade-offs are slower cloud build times of roughly 10–20 minutes and reliance on Expo's infrastructure, which the developer considers acceptable for solo projects.

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