Macsmith vs BuildFerry

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Macsmith compared with BuildFerry
Detail	Macsmith	BuildFerry
What it does	Your developer tools. One Mac app.	Install iOS builds on any iPhone with one link
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Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: Inspection of all 20 tools included. Macsmith Pro: $5 USD one-time per developer, valid on up to three Macs, includes every future update, no subscription required.	Free: $0 forever (1 app, 2 stored builds per app, builds up to 200 MB). Solo: $12/month (5 apps, 10 stored builds per app, builds up to 1 GB, or $120/year with two months free). Pro: $29/month (20 apps, 30 stored builds per app, builds up to 2 GB, or $290/year with two months free).
Key features	Not given	UDIDs collect automatically via one-time profile approval in Safari Cloud signing with no Mac or Xcode required Approval controls before testers can install PIN, expiry date and auto-approve options for share links Real certificate profiles showing Verified status in iOS Displays your current iPhone registration count against Apple's 100-device limit Encrypted Apple key stored at rest and deleted after each signing job One permanent share link per app that works for all new testers Builds up to 1 GB on Solo and 2 GB on Pro plans
What makes it different	All twenty developer tools integrated in one native macOS application 100% native macOS built with Swift and SwiftUI Works on up to three Macs per developer license	No UDID hunting required; testers approve with one tap in Safari One link per app stays live and re-signs automatically for new testers, unlike services that require rebuilding Direct iOS installation from Safari with no TestFlight app or Beta App Review delay Auto-registers new device UDIDs and re-signs builds instantly in the cloud
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Open source	Not given	Not given
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Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	3 +1 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	13	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	23	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	11	0

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