Share links and expiry

Every build you upload gets one link. Open it on a phone and you see the app name, icon and version, and can install straight from the page — no App Store, no cable, no TestFlight invite.

Who can open a link

A project’s link is in one of three modes, switched from its dashboard:

• Public — the default. Anyone with the URL can view and install. Fine for a quick one-off share.
• Password — anyone with the URL and the password. A Pro feature; see password-protecting a link.
• Invite-only— only testers you’ve added. Everyone else sees a locked page instead of the app.

The link never changes

Ship a new version and the URL stays the same — it always resolves to the latest build in the project, while every earlier version stays reachable from that same page’s history. You can paste it into a doc once and never update it again.

How long a build lasts

App Dropper is a distribution tool, not a backup service, so every build has a retention window and is deleted automatically once it lapses:

Buying more time

The build’s dashboard card shows exactly how much time is left, and warns you as it gets close. Before it lapses, use Extend expiry to push the deadline back — or pin the build so it never expires at all. Afterwards the binary is deleted for good and the link stops resolving.

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