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My company wants to create iOS apps, but they don't want to spend a lot of money on a Mac, so they want to know if it's possible to create iOS apps on Windows.
I have never worked with an Apple product before, so I really don't know how to go about it.
This article mentions some possibilities. The software-oriented solutions are:
Use virtualization software, like the free VirtualBox; you'll only need to purchase macOS, not an entire Mac. You'll essentially have a Mac running on your Windows machine, where you can install all regular software required for iOS development (i.e. the Xcode toolset).
Cross-platform development tools: frameworks like Xamarin Forms, PhoneGap / Cordova, Ionic and Appcelerator let you develop once (at least in theory) and deploy your app to multiple operating systems, including Android and iOS. Often, you'll still need a Mac to build and distribute iOS apps, but depending on the framework, cloud services can help with this process. If you're familiar with HTML/JavaScript/CSS or with C#, this will even save you time learning a new language (Swift or Objective-C) which is required to develop native iOS apps.
