Max size of an iOS application

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What is the maximum size of an iOS application  any constraints

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150MB is the constraint for over-the-air downloads via the cellular network. Anything above that and users will be suggested Wi-Fi or iTunes sync to actually get your app.

This will not prevent a purchase though, at point of sale.

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Now Accepting Larger Binaries February 12  2015  The size limit of an app package submitted through iTunes Connect has increased from 2 GB to 4 GB  so you can include more media in your submission and provide a more complete  rich user experience upon installation  Please keep in mind that this change does not affect the cellular network delivery size limit of 100 MB   https   developer apple com news  id 02122015a

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As of July 2016   Short Answer    If your game is released for iOS 9 0 or newer  you can have maximum app size of 400 MB for the size of the Mach-O binary file  for example  app name app app name   Your app   s total uncompressed size must be less than 4 Gb      Long Answer   Your app   s total uncompressed size must be less than 4 billion bytes  Each Mach-O executable file  for example  app name app app name  must not exceed these limits   For apps whose MinimumOSVersion is less than 7 0   maximum of 80 MB for the total of all   TEXT sections in the binary   For apps whose MinimumOSVersion is 7 x through 8 x   maximum of 60 MB per slice for the   TEXT section of each architecture slice in the binary   For apps whose MinimumOSVersion is 9 0 or greater   maximum of 400 MB for the size of the Mach-O binary file   However  consider download times when determining your app   s size  Minimize the file   s size as much as possible  keeping in mind that there is a 100 MB limit for over-the-air downloads  Abnormally large build files are usually the result of storing data  such as images  inside the compiled binary itself instead of as a resource inside your app bundle  If you are compiling an image or large dataset into your binary  it would be best to split this data out into a resource that is loaded dynamically by your app     Here is the link to Apple Developer Guide that contains the info I posted above   https   developer apple com library prerelease content documentation LanguagesUtilities Conceptual iTunesConnect Guide Chapters SubmittingTheApp html   You can go to the section  Submitting the App for App Review  on the link above to read more on the info I posted above

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Please be aware that the warning on iTunes Connect does not say anything about the limit being only for over-the-air delivery  It would be preferable if the warning mentioned this

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As of June 2019  if your user s are on iOS 13 the cellular download limit has been lifted  User s just get a warning now  Read here  In case the article is removed here are screen shots of it below

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With the release of iOS 7  September 18th  2013  apple increased the over-the-air cellular download limit to 100MBs    Maximum app size remains 2GBs    Source

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4GB s is the maximum size your iOS app can be  As of January 26  2017  App Size for iOS   amp  tvOS  only Your app   s total uncompressed size must be less than 4GB  Each Mach-O executable file  for example  app name app app name  must not exceed these limits   For apps whose MinimumOSVersion is less than 7 0  maximum of 80 MB for the total of all   TEXT sections in the binary  For apps whose MinimumOSVersion is 7 x through 8 x  maximum of 60 MB per slice for the   TEXT section of each architecture slice in the binary  For apps whose MinimumOSVersion is 9 0 or greater  maximum of 500 MB for the total of all   TEXT sections in the binary   However  consider download times when determining your app   s size  Minimize the file   s size as much as possible  keeping in mind that there is a 100 MB limit for over-the-air downloads   This information can be found at iTunes Connect Developer Guide  Submitting the App to App Review   As of February 12  2015   iOS only  App Size iOS App binary files can be as large as 4 GB  but each executable file  app name app app name  must not exceed 60 MB  Additionally  the total uncompressed size of the app must be less than 4 billion bytes  However  consider download times when determining your app   s size  Minimize the file   s size as much as possible  keeping in mind that there is a 100 MB limit for over-the-air downloads   This information can be found on page 77 of the iTunes Connect Developer Guide   As of December 12  2013   iOS only  App Size iOS App binary files can be as large as 2 GB  but the executable file  app name app app name  cannot exceed 60MB  However  consider download times when determining your app   s size  Minimize the file   s size as much as possible  keeping in mind that there is a 100 MB limit for over-the-air downloads   This information can be found on page 58 of the iTunes Connect Developer Guide   As of June 6  2013 The above information is still the same with the exception of the Executable File size which is now limited to 60MB s   These changes can be found on page 237 of the guide   As of January 10  2013 The above information is still the same with the exception of the Executable File size which is now limited to 60MB s   These changes can be found on page 208 of the guide   As of October 31  2012 The above information is still the same with the exception of Over The Air downloads which is now 50MB s  These changes can be found on page 206 of the guide  Thanks to comment from Ozair Kafray   As of July 19  2012 The above information is still the same with the exception of Over The Air downloads which is now 50MB s  These changes can be found on page 214 of the guide  Thanks to comment from marsbear  In addition  the document has moved here  http   developer apple com library ios documentation LanguagesUtilities Conceptual iTunesConnect Guide iTunesConnect Guide pdf  As of July 13  2012 The above information is still the same with the exception of Over The Air downloads which is now 50MB s  These changes can be found on page 209 of the guide   As of March 29  2012  version 7 4  The above information is still the same with the exception of Over The Air downloads which is now 50MB s  These changes can be found on page 209 of the guide   As of January 23  2012  version 7 3  The above information is still the same  however  it can be found on page 172 of the guide   As of October 17  2011  version 7 2  The above information is still the same  however  it can be found on page 180 of the guide  Thanks to comment from Luke for the update   As of September 22  2011  version 7 1  The above information is still the same  however  it can be found on page 179 of the guide  Thanks to comment from Saxon Druce for the update

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50 Meg is the max for Cell data download    But you might be able to keep it under that in the app store and then have the app download other content after the user install and runs the app  so the app can be bigger  But not sure what the apple rules are for this    I know that all in-app purchases need to be approved  but not sure if this kind of content needs to be approved

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