After successfully packaging my app for iOS using Ionic Pro, I’m facing one last big challenge: How to upload the generated ipa file to the App Store. Apple is keen on forcing you to use a Mac, but I found two alternatives:
Thanks for your feedback. I’m planning to use https://www.wenz.io/ApplicationLoader first, as the pricing model is perfect and your know that there is a real person behind it (Steffen Wenz). Of course, I’ll create a temporary user first (with min privileges) just for the upload, which I’ll remove immediately afterwards.
It worked! I was able to upload the ipa file using the “Application Loader” service found at www.wenz.io. I choose the “pay as you go” subscription plan, for which the cost is 1.5 euros (apprx. $1.5 USD) per successfully upload. For security reasons, I created a temp Apple account (I set its role to “developer”) and I use this account to perform the upload.