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iOS Build a Simple iPhone App with Objective-C Getting Started With Xcode Introduction to Fun Facts

Posted by Zac Carter
Zac Carter
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Are there any X-code IDEs for windows?

I am running windows 7 can I develop IOS anyway?

1 Answer

Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
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Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points

Hi Misty,

To date the only solution that I know of is Xamarin, however, unlike Xcode which is free to download and use Xamarin starts at $25p/m which has the same basic support as Xcode with one major difference and that is you need to write apps using C# not Swift or Objective-C like on Mac OS X.

I recommend you have a look into a Mac Mini as they have enough power to run Xcode and are also quite cheap.