I will be developing an Ionic app for the first time. It is for a client who wants to distribute the app for his people, so he doesn't want the application to be in the App Store or Google Play, but rather he wants a way to distribute it himself. I'm thinking maybe a web site where the people will go download the app or something like that, if it's possible.
My question is, how can I do this? It's Ionic so it's for both platforms so I need a way that works for Android and iOS.
First of all Android and iOS, both have their own ways to do this.
Android: Yes, you can set up a link to download .apk file. So that people will come and download and install from that link. No need for publishing to PlayStore at all.
iOS: In iOS, it's not possible to put a link and download that file .ipa. Even if he downloads he/she can't install it. So here comes another option in handy without publishing it to Appstore. That solution is taking an enterprise account. By taking enterprise developer account from apple it provides you a flexibility to distribute among people without uploading to AppStore. It costs 299$/year.