Can you install iOS apps without an iOS device?

[thebart]

M1 mini. Ventura

Can I install iOS apps when I have no iOS devices?

It seems I can install iOS apps that I installed a long time ago when I had an iPad 3. But now I don't have any iOS device and there doesn't seem to be a way to browse and install iOS apps

Not looking for any app in particular. Just curious

 

[BrianBaughn]

Are you saying that you don't see the "iPhone & iPad Apps" section in the macOS App Store application?

Since I have iOS/iPadOS devices I can't test…but in the macOS App Store application I'm able to search in "iPhone & iPad Apps" and install apps that I never purchased in iOS. Not all iOS apps show up in these searches, though.

Whether a particular app works in macOS or not is another question.

There are alternate (if not dodgy) methods to install some iOS/iPadOS apps, also.

 

[MacCheetah3]

Use iPhone and iPad apps on Mac with Apple silicon

In the App Store, iPhone and iPad apps that work on Mac computers with Apple silicon are labeled with Designed for iPhone or Designed for iPad.

support.apple.com

Apple even showcases some (Mac App Store —> Discover):