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BetaDrop

Upload an iOS .ipa or Android .apk and get an over-the-air install link and QR code that testers open in their phone's browser.

Homepage uploader: drop an .ipa or .apk and get an install link and QR code. First upload needs no account.

Cost / License

  • Freemium (Subscription)
  • Proprietary

Platforms

  • Online
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
Upload IPA page: the same uploader for iOS builds, with the OTA install flow explained.
Security page: unlisted links, per-link passwords, expiry rules, deletion on expiry, and what BetaDrop deliberately does not do.
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Free developer tools: IPA, APK and AAB inspectors, provisioning-profile decoder, UDID checker, App Store bundle-ID lookup.
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What is BetaDrop?

BetaDrop is an over-the-air (OTA) build distribution service for iOS and Android teams. Upload an iOS .ipa or Android .apk (up to 500 MB on the free plan) and BetaDrop returns an install link and a QR code. Testers open the link in their phone's browser and install directly: no TestFlight, no Play Store, no app-review wait, and no tester accounts.

It is built for sharing private, unreleased builds. Every link is unlisted and its install page is noindex; any link can be password-protected on every plan; a build expires on rules you set (a number of days, downloads or unique devices) and is deleted from storage when it does; and a build can be disabled or deleted to revoke every link to it. Uploads are scanned with ClamAV before a link is issued. Sign-in is passwordless (magic link or code, passkey, Google, GitHub or Apple).

For teams: testers can send feedback from the install page, each build has download and device analytics, and a UDID-collection link registers testers' iPhones and iPads for ad-hoc signing. Builds can be published from a terminal CLI (npm: @betadrop/cli), a GitHub Action (betadrop-app/upload-action), an MCP server for AI coding agents (npm: @betadrop/mcp), or from fastlane, Codemagic, Bitrise and GitLab CI.

The free tier is perpetual: free build links last up to 7 days, and a one-off guest upload needs no account (its link lasts 24 hours). Pro adds retention up to a year, custom short links and channels (a stable install URL you re-point at each new build); Studio adds white-label install pages and 10-year retention. BetaDrop is a hosted, closed-source service positioned as an alternative to TestFlight, Diawi, Firebase App Distribution and the retired Microsoft App Center. The site also offers free developer tools: an IPA inspector, APK inspector, AAB inspector, provisioning-profile decoder, UDID checker and App Store bundle-ID lookup.

Apple's signing rules still apply: an ad-hoc iOS build installs only on devices listed in its provisioning profile. BetaDrop handles the distribution step, not code signing.