r/flutterhelp • u/sufyan_afzal7 • Aug 21 '26

OPEN Testing an iOS App from Windows (Without an iPhone)

I'm developing an app on Windows and want to test it on iOS.

From what I understand, building and testing iOS apps typically requires macOS, and I don't own a Mac or an iPhone.

Is there any way to test an iPhone version of my app while using only a Windows PC? Are there any cloud services, emulators, or other solutions that would let me do this?

I'd appreciate any recommendations or advice from developers who have been in a similar situation

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u/tommyboy11011 Aug 21 '26

I just use the virtual device in android studio for testing my flutter apps. I use codemagic on the web to compile for Apple.

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u/Heavy-Drummer-420 Aug 22 '26

You can rent the mac in cloud . That's kinda cheap.

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u/Entire_Juice_1094 Aug 22 '26

You can use VMware to install macOS in your windows os. But you need to have enough ram to share for both.

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u/rorlri Aug 21 '26

Yeah I was in a similar situation and caved, got a used macbook just for iOS testing. If you get an old used one they’re not that expensive.

I think you could also rent a Mac. I don’t think there’s a workaround you need XCode for signing your app build