How to Install IPA

Play IPA games on your iPhone with LiveContainer.

An iPhone only runs apps that are signed for it. LiveContainer is one app you sign once; every game you add runs inside it. You can add as many games as you like, and only LiveContainer needs refreshing every 7 days.

What you need

• An iPhone or iPad
• A Windows PC or Mac and a USB cable (only for the first setup)
• A free Apple ID
• The game's IPA file from this store

Step 1 · Install SideStore

1. Follow the setup on sidestore.io to install SideStore with your computer and cable, and sign in with your Apple ID.
2. On the iPhone open Settings → General → VPN & Device Management and tap Trust for your Apple ID.
3. On iOS 16 or later turn on Settings → Privacy & Security → Developer Mode and restart the iPhone.

Step 2 · Install LiveContainer

1. In Safari download the LiveContainer IPA from its official releases page: github.com/LiveContainer/LiveContainer/releases
2. Open SideStore → My Apps, tap + and pick the LiveContainer IPA from Files.

Step 3 · Add a game

1. In the IPA Game app, open a game and tap Download. LiveContainer opens and installs the game automatically.
2. Tap the game in LiveContainer and tap Run. That's it, enjoy!

On the website in Safari (not the app)? Download saves the IPA to Files. In LiveContainer tap + and pick the IPA.

To start a game straight from the Home Screen, open its settings in LiveContainer and use Add to Home Screen.

Keep it working

With a free Apple ID, SideStore and LiveContainer stop opening after 7 days. Open SideStore → My Apps and tap Refresh All before then. Your games and saves stay.

Problems?

• “Untrusted Developer” — trust your Apple ID in Settings → General → VPN & Device Management.
• The game closes as soon as it opens — some games need JIT. Turn on JIT for the game in LiveContainer's settings (it uses SideStore), then run it again.
• The import fails — download the IPA again; the file may not have finished downloading.
• LiveContainer won't open — it has passed 7 days; refresh it in SideStore.

Still stuck? Use Chat with Support on the Account page.

Other ways

Sideloadly (sideloadly.io) installs an IPA straight from your computer. It's simple, but with a free Apple ID you can only have 3 apps at a time and each one must be re-installed every 7 days.

Tap a link to copy it, then paste it into Safari.