Send youripa to testers with one link. BuildFerry registers each tester's iPhone with your Apple account and re-signs the build in the cloud, so there's no UDID hunting, no Mac, no TestFlight app and no App Review. Free for one app.
I built BuildFerry because sharing an iOS test build outside TestFlight was always the same chore: ask for a UDID, add the iPhone in Apple Developer, regenerate the profile, rebuild on a Mac, upload again. Every new tester meant doing it all over.
Tools like Diawi only host the file, so that loop stays with you. App Center used to automate it with "auto-provisioning", but it shut down in March 2025.
BuildFerry does the whole loop for you:
1) Connect your Apple account once with an App Store Connect API key.
2) Upload an exported .ipa. Nothing is rebuilt.
3) Send one link. The tester opens it in Safari and allows a one-time profile.
4) You approve their iPhone, it's registered with your Apple team, the build is re-signed in the cloud, and they tap Install.
New builds reach existing links on their own. Share links can have a PIN, an expiry date and auto-approve.
Honest limits: it's ad hoc distribution, so Apple's 100-iPhones-per-year limit applies, and you need a paid Apple Developer membership. iOS only for now, no Android. If you have thousands of external testers, TestFlight is still the right tool.
Free plan: 1 app. Solo $12/mo, Pro $29/mo. I'd love feedback, especially from Flutter and React Native folks.
The UDID hunt is the exact part that makes sharing a test build feel like a chore — I've walked friends through finding theirs more times than I can count. Skipping the TestFlight review wait for a quick build is the real win here. Curious: when a new build lands on the same link, does the tester get any kind of nudge, or do they just need to re-open it?
About BuildFerry on Product Hunt
“Install iOS test builds on any iPhone with one link”
BuildFerry launched on Product Hunt on November 6th, 2026 and earned 57 upvotes and 3 comments, placing #21 on the daily leaderboard. Send youripa to testers with one link. BuildFerry registers each tester's iPhone with your Apple account and re-signs the build in the cloud, so there's no UDID hunting, no Mac, no TestFlight app and no App Review. Free for one app.
BuildFerry was featured in iOS (111.1k followers), Software Engineering (43.3k followers) and Developer Tools (522.6k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 141.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted BuildFerry?
BuildFerry was hunted by Srikanth V. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Srikanth V
Hi Product Hunt 👋
I built BuildFerry because sharing an iOS test build outside TestFlight was always the same chore: ask for a UDID, add the iPhone in Apple Developer, regenerate the profile, rebuild on a Mac, upload again. Every new tester meant doing it all over.
Tools like Diawi only host the file, so that loop stays with you. App Center used to automate it with "auto-provisioning", but it shut down in March 2025.
BuildFerry does the whole loop for you:
1) Connect your Apple account once with an App Store Connect API key.
2) Upload an exported .ipa. Nothing is rebuilt.
3) Send one link. The tester opens it in Safari and allows a one-time profile.
4) You approve their iPhone, it's registered with your Apple team, the build is re-signed in the cloud, and they tap Install.
New builds reach existing links on their own. Share links can have a PIN, an expiry date and auto-approve.
Honest limits: it's ad hoc distribution, so Apple's 100-iPhones-per-year limit applies, and you need a paid Apple Developer membership. iOS only for now, no Android. If you have thousands of external testers, TestFlight is still the right tool.
Free plan: 1 app. Solo $12/mo, Pro $29/mo. I'd love feedback, especially from Flutter and React Native folks.