Guides

Building iOS apps with coding agents, without a Mac on your desk.

• Claude Code iOS: Build and Run Xcode Apps, Even Without a MacUse Claude Code to build, test and run iOS apps: the Mac simulator pane, MobileBuildMCP, and a real run from Linux on a cloud Mac that cost $0.10.
• Rent a Mac in the Cloud: Per Minute, Per Day or Per Month (2026)Rent a Mac in the cloud: 19 plans compared by billing unit (minute, day, month), with prices checked October 2026 and costs for real usage.
• Xcode MCP Servers Compared (2026): MobileBuildMCP, Apple's mcpbridge and moreSix Xcode MCP servers compared: MobileBuildMCP (was XcodeBuildMCP), Apple's mcpbridge, ios-simulator-mcp, mobile-mcp, Appium and XcodeMCP.
• Xcode for Windows: Can You Run It? What Works in 2026There's no Xcode for Windows. The options that work in 2026, what each costs for how much you'll use it, and how a coding agent builds iOS apps from Windows.
• XcodeBuildMCP (Now MobileBuildMCP): Setup, and Running It Without a MacXcodeBuildMCP is now MobileBuildMCP. Install it for Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, turn off telemetry, and run it from Linux, WSL or the cloud on a remote Mac.