I build iOS apps

Your apps in more hands

First things first: you keep 80% of revenue for sales of $25,000 USD in the Windows Store—more than any other platform.
Want to port your iOS app? This guide walks you through the process.
Already have an e-commerce infrastructure? Keep using it for your in-app sales—and keep 100% of the revenue.
The Windows Store puts your app in more hands—tablet, smartphone, and PC users.
Every app can be published with a free trial option—a proven way of increasing sales.
Utilize Windows Azure’s infrastructure and let us take care of the backend. You can do what you do best—make great apps.

Program in languages you already know

Painlessly build cross-platform apps with JavaScript with HTML/CSS.
Know Visual Basic and C++? You’re good to go. Know Objective-C? You will easily find your way around C#.
Bring your skills to Windows 8 apps with C++ with DirectX 11.1.
Need help or tools? All tools are free—and chances are, you already know them.
Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 share code—which means your apps will too.

All the tools at your disposal

Get started by downloading the free SDK to access development tools and a sample gallery.
Want more? Grab the Visual Studio Express for Windows Phone tools and Windows Phone 8 app templates.
Interested in bringing your iOS app to Windows 8? This resource library will point you in the right direction.
Find inspiration in the design library for Windows Phone.
When your app is live, you have access to all the data around its performance, from finances to server load and more.

Take a step:

Go mobile

Windows Phone 8 is the fastest-growing mobile OS. Your app belongs here.

Find out how

Kick it off

Start building your first Windows Store app with this walkthrough.

Take the first step

We want YOUR iPad app

Have a rocking app? Get it on the Windows Store with this easy guide.

Translate your app

Success stories

Building Games for Windows 8

See how Halfbrick, Arkadium, and Oceanhouse Media brought their titles to Windows 8. Watch the video to learn more.

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Add a cloud backend to your iOS app

This tutorial shows you how to add a cloud-based backend service to an iOS app using Windows Azure Mobile Services.

Introduction to Windows Store App Development for iOS developers

This session will introduce iOS developers to tools they can use to build Windows Store apps. Learn the pitfalls to avoid when bringing an iOS app to the Windows Store.

Design Differences Between iOS and Windows 8

Learn about the design differences between iOS apps and Windows Store apps from the perspective of a designer who builds apps for both platforms.

Perspectives

Porting an iOS app to Windows 8

Read about this developer’s experience porting his iOS game to Windows 8.

Why developing apps for Windows Phone can be good for your career

Watch an interview with Keith Ward from Visual Studio Magazine and Nick Landry of @Infragistics, telling app developers why having an app in the Windows Phone store is good for your career.