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Is there a way to build and share my app to friend for free?

Even if you manage to get a working app without using Apple's development kit, you can't sideload on iPhones or iPads. Well, you can if you jailbreak/root, but that's a different can of worms.

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Moka Akashiya said:
He is in another city. Point me please if there a way to not spend 99$, thanks!
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If it's a Mac app, archive your app bundle in Xcode and select distribute, then "Copy App" and just send the app bundle.

If it's for iOS, watchOS, etc. you can send over the entire Xcode project and have them build it to their device on their own, though they will need to regularly re-sign it
 
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casperes1996 said:
If it's for iOS, watchOS, etc. you can send over the entire Xcode project and have them build it to their device on their own, though they will need to regularly re-sign it
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Don't you need a developer account to have Xcode run it on a device? (I don't know the answer. Not arguing a point.)
 
I believe you can also declare the friend a tester from App Store Connect and deploy a test version of the app through TestFlight.
 
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