How can I make my own iPhone app for myself?

Question

I don't have an Apple computer, I just have an iPhone and some knowledge about language development. I want to create my own app for my own use, just for fun! I don't want to pay Apple for a developer account. I just want to develop my app and put it on my iPhone. I can either develop on Linux or Windows. How can I do that?

Answer 1

If you want to develop on an actual iPhone, you'll need a developer licence. To developer apps natively you will need a Mac running XCode. There's lots of HTML5 libraries for making apps using javascript though. Maybe try out Phonegap or GameSalad

Answer 2

At the minimum you'll need to have OSX (Mac Operating system) to run Xcode/iphone emulator, you wont be able to do this without OSX.

EDIT: You may be able to develop it using phone gap: http://phonegap.com/ You'll have to do testing on an adriod emulator, but I believe phonegap builds the app in the cloud. Good luck.

Answer 3

You can develop an app using adobe AIR or adobe Flash. Check out FlashDevelop for a free solution for making flash and air apps for everything from windows to android to iOS.

For a somewhat detailed tutorial on how to actually export an AIR project from FlashDevelop so you can install it on an iOS device, see:

http://www.codeandvisual.com/2011/exporting-for-iphone-using-air-27-and-flashdevelop-part-one-installation/

and FYI, this is not JUST for jailbroken iOS devices! :D