Make a game for Iphones and iPads

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So im new to unity and i want to make a simple game to put it in the app store etc.

Im working on a Windows 8 computer.

Do i need to get a Mac to be able to develop an iphone game?

2

You can develop the game on the windows machine, but you’ll need a mac with XCode to build for iOS devices.

Technically it is possible to build for iOS under windows, but that will be a lot of hassle and require a lot of third party tools etc…

3

But the code will be the same? or it requires different code etc? I can just put the game on XCode and thats it?

4

Unity would export an Xcode project regardless if you’re using C# or Js. Then you need to open the project in Xcode and then export it into suitable format. Or export it directly into your iDevice.

The problem is that you need a MacBook with Xcode installed. And you need to play for a developer license which costs $100.

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Do you know if i need to buy unity pro or the free version works too.

6

You don’t need Unity Pro in order to export to iOS devices. UT has made all engine features for free as well as all platforms.
The only thing you need to pay for is a developer license (if you already own a MacBook).

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Its free on Unity’s end but you will still need to own from Apple:

  • A Macbook/Mac/Something with OSX on it.
  • Xcode
  • Device to build to (iPhone/iPad)
  • An Apple Developer License (Which costs $99 a year)