Not necessarily. They charge $99/year to distribute your application, but for development you can run your application on your device for free[0]: > You can l

Not necessarily. They charge $99/year to distribute your application, but for development you can run your application on your device for free[0]: > You can launch your app on a device using a free Apple ID account, but the capabilities available to your app depends on the platform and your Apple Developer Program membership, described in Supported Capabilities. You just won't have access to CloudKit, Game Center, Push Notifications, Wallet, In-App Purchases, etc. [0]: https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/LaunchingYourApponDevices/LaunchingYourApponDevices.html https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/ID...