How to Install Apps from BuildStore

Updated Nov 6, 2026
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You can install apps from BuildStore without jailbreaking your iPhone or iPad. Open the BuildStore catalog in Safari on your linked device. Choose an app and follow the install prompts. If you haven’t linked your device yet, install the BuildStore profile first.

Install an app

  1. Sign in on your linked device and open the app’s page in the catalog. Check its requirements before installing.
  2. Start the installation from the app page. If you see Get, tap it, then follow the site’s prompts and confirm the installation if iOS or iPadOS asks.
  3. Once the installation finishes, open the app from your Home Screen or App Library.

If installation gets stuck

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Check that you’re signed in on the linked device and that your device is ready for installation. If the account shows Processing or Ineligible, follow the guide for the status you see. Processing · Ineligible

Your device says Developer Mode is required

If iOS or iPadOS asks for Developer Mode, follow the Developer Mode guide and reopen the app after confirming the setting. Apple Developer Mode instructions

The app is installed but won’t open

Note the exact message you see. If the app opened before, or several BuildStore apps stopped opening together, tell support. If the app stores progress or files on the device, check that you can restore them before deleting it. If several apps stopped opening, check whether a certificate revoke affected your device. Contact BuildStore Support with the app name, device model, iOS or iPadOS version, and the error.