Before you start
iPhone apps from outside the App Store are installed from a computer. Everything here is free.
Get these ready
A Windows PC or a Mac, a USB cable, a free Apple ID, and the app file.
Download for iPhone & iPadOn Windows, install iTunes and iCloud
Download both from apple.com, not the Microsoft Store versions. Your computer needs them to see your iPhone.
Turn on Developer Mode
On iOS 16 or newer: Settings, Privacy & Security, Developer Mode, On. The iPhone restarts.
Good to know: with a free Apple ID an installed app works for 7 days. Sideloadly and AltStore can refresh it for you while the iPhone and computer are on the same Wi-Fi.
Option A: Sideloadly
The quickest way. Windows or Mac, with a cable.
Install Sideloadly
Download it from sideloadly.io and open it.
Connect your iPhone
Plug it in and tap Trust on the iPhone. It shows up in Sideloadly.
Add the app
Download the .ipa file with the button above and drag it into Sideloadly.
Sign in and start
Type your Apple ID and press Start. Enter the password when asked. It goes to Apple, not to us.
Trust the app
On the iPhone: Settings, General, VPN & Device Management, tap your Apple ID, then Trust.
Open it and pick a plan
Open AdFreeTube, choose a plan from $2 and pay with PayPal. It unlocks right away.
Done. AdFreeTube is on your home screen.
Option B: AltStore and WhatsApp
Install AltStore once, then send the app file to your iPhone with WhatsApp.
Install AltServer on your PC
Download it from altstore.io. On Windows, install iTunes and iCloud first (see above).
Put AltStore on your iPhone
Plug the iPhone in. Click the AltServer icon, choose Install AltStore, pick your iPhone and sign in with your Apple ID. Trust it in Settings, General, VPN & Device Management.
Send the app file with WhatsApp
On the PC, open WhatsApp, open your own chat (You, Message yourself), click + and send the .ipa as a Document.
Download IPA on PCOpen it on the iPhone
In WhatsApp, open the same chat and tap the file. Tap the Share icon and choose AltStore (it may say Copy to AltStore).
Install it
AltStore opens and installs AdFreeTube. You can also tap + in My Apps and pick the file.
Open it and pick a plan
Open AdFreeTube, choose a plan from $2 and pay with PayPal. It unlocks right away.
WhatsApp refuses the file? Send it as a .zip, then unzip it on the iPhone in Files, or use AirDrop or iCloud Drive.
Apple TV
Uses its own file. You need a Mac to pair the Apple TV, and both must be on the same Wi-Fi.
Open pairing on the Apple TV
Settings, Remotes and Devices, Remote App and Devices. Leave it open.
Pair it with your Mac
In Xcode, open Window, Devices and Simulators, click +, pick your Apple TV and type the code it shows.
Install with Sideloadly
In Sideloadly choose your Apple TV as the device, drag in the Apple TV file, sign in with your Apple ID and press Start.
Open and pick a plan
Open AdFreeTube on the Apple TV, choose a plan and pay with PayPal.
Done. Browse with the Siri Remote, no ads.
Need help?
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