If installing with a developer account is official, then similarly you can run unsigned code on iOS officially. The process is quite similar to xbox. Edit: can

If installing with a developer account is official, then similarly you can run unsigned code on iOS officially. The process is quite similar to xbox. Edit: can't reply further, but this can indeed be done for free (assuming you have access to a mac or a mac vm). The paid developer account is only for publishing to the app store, you can do almost everything with a free developer account.