may be this is trivial, but I am very new. Trying out the SDK. My question is if I become a subscriber, will I have to pay extra for the iStore developer program? [import]uid: 96701 topic_id: 16537 reply_id: 316537[/import]
yes you need to give 99$ to apple for publishing
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Yep, it’s a bit expensive when you are first starting out. $200 for an iOS license for Corona SDK, + $99 for the developer license. Then you get into tools like CPM (Corona Project Manager) $75, SVG level builder $50, particle candy, LIME…etc etc etc
Then if you don’t have a mac, well then it really gets expensive
By the way, the same holds true for Android, you will need to pay them I think 25 or 30 dollars.
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thanks. that is a bit discouraging. makes me think that getting an old Mac with all the free tools is cheaper. But then I lose the ability to make cross platform apps… or maybe I will need to take a look at Flex SDK too… anyway, thank you for responding. [import]uid: 96701 topic_id: 16537 reply_id: 61796[/import]
akonsu wrote:
makes me think that getting an old Mac with all the free tools is cheaper.
But then I lose the ability to make cross platform apps...
You can still create cross platform apps with a Mac.
With Corona SDK you can create apps for iOS and Android.
If you’re talking about the desktop you can create applications for Mac/Windows and Linux if you use the Qt SDK (http://qt.nokia.com) [import]uid: 70847 topic_id: 16537 reply_id: 61843[/import]
It doesn’t include the IOS developer subscription no, you will need to sign up with apple separately. [import]uid: 84637 topic_id: 16537 reply_id: 61846[/import]
thanks. by “cross platform” I mean mobile cross platform. If I stop using Corona, and switch to Mac I will not be able to develop for Android as well as for iOS.
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akonsu of course you can
you will need the pro subscription (corona) in order to publish for both IOS and Android
Edit : If you stop using Corona you would need an alternate method of course. [import]uid: 84637 topic_id: 16537 reply_id: 61848[/import]
@akonsu:
If you intend to develop for iOS (without Corona) you have to have a Mac so that you can compile your apps with the iOS SDK. Unless you’re going for a web-app approach, but then we’re talking about HTML5/javascript and not native binaries.
Using a Mac doesn’t hinder you from developing cross platform, at least when i comes to Android/iOS. Windows Phone 7 is another matter of course. From what I know your then stuck with Visual Studio and Windows. [import]uid: 70847 topic_id: 16537 reply_id: 61916[/import]
Windows and Mac are funny in the following ways.
On a mac = you can dev for iOS and Android but NOT windows 7,(W7 no corona support which you will need visual studio etc)
On a PC, you can dev for android, and windows 7 (no using corona for w7) but you can’t develop iOS via corona sdk.
So what I have found, is having a mac gets you both android and iOS. Just make sure you have an intel based mac otherwise Corona SDK will no worky.
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