Is there ANY POSSIBILITY of testing an iPhone-App without jailbreak?

Question

I want to test a self-created app on my iPhone without buying an Xcode Developer Acoount. I've searched everywhere but found nothing that works. I won't pay 79€ for an acc. only to test my App.

Answer 1

If you are a student, you could look into the Apple Developer University Program. This program is free for students, and will allow you to test your app on real devices. However, with this membership level you will NOT be able to submit apps to the App Store. You will still need a paid membership for that.

Answer 2

If all you want to do is learn Objective-C and Cocoa you can test your apps on the simulator. But if you want to actually test on a real device, which is important if you're actually shipping an app in the app store, then you have no choice but to join the developer program.

Answer 3

Technically, what @DrummerB said isn't entirely true. If you could find a willing, licensed iPhone developer who would put you on their development team, you could operate using their provisioning profiles and certificates until you pay to upgrade.

I just want to point out however, that this is not something that I would personally do for you, you should just buy the certs for $99 yourself.

Answer 4

There are distribution programs that do not require a jailbreak, however these tend to be for use by companies internally and as such probably don't save you any money. Perhaps you could find a trial version.

As a side note, if you are running iOS 5, the absinthe jailbreak is incredibly stable and 'safe'.

Answer 5

There is no other way. You have to pay the $99 fee to test your apps on a real device. Or you can jailbreak your phone. But without jailbreaking or paying the fee, no, it's not possible, sorry.