Why convert APK to IPA?
An APK holds DEX bytecode compiled for Android's ART runtime; an IPA contains a Mach-O binary compiled for Apple's Darwin kernel and iOS frameworks. Beyond the binary incompatibility, iOS requires all apps to carry an Apple-issued code signature, so even a mechanically repackaged file would be refused at launch.
How to convert APK to IPA
App Store FREE
Search the App Store on your iPhone or iPad for the app by name - most popular Android apps have an iOS counterpart published by the same developer.
About these formats
.APK
Android Package
An APK file is the installation package for an Android app. On a phone you tap the file, allow "install unknown apps" for the app you opened it from, then confirm. APK cannot be converted…
Open .APK details →
.IPA
iOS App Store Package
An IPA file is the installation package for an iOS or iPadOS app - the iPhone equivalent of Android's APK. You cannot tap it to install like a normal file; the app must be code-signed for…
Open .IPA details →Quality & what to watch
- Sites claiming to convert APK to IPA are misleading at best and distributing malware at worst; the conversion is technically impossible.
- No publicly available emulator runs iOS on Android hardware; Apple does not license iOS for non-Apple devices.
- If the app has no iOS version, the developer chose not to build one - no tool changes that.
