Getting with the Program

To publish an app on the App Store, we need to have a paid account with Apple’s developer program. The free level of membership lets us run apps on our own device, but to use the publishing resources of the App Store, we need to pay up. When you’re ready to take this step, sign up at https://developer.apple.com/programs/.

You can join the program as either an individual or an organization. Joining as an individual means your own name is shown on App Store listings, which means the authors’ apps literally show up as being by “Chris Adamson” or “Janie Clayton.” To join as an organization like a company or nonprofit, there are many more requirements, such as being legally incorporated and having a D-U-N-S Number that Apple ...

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