If you’ve ever switched from an Android device to an iPhone, or if you develop apps for both platforms, you’ve likely asked this question: "Is there an online tool that can convert an APK file to an IPA file?"

You may be asked to download the "converted" file, which is often a Trojan horse or adware.

Yet, the internet was littered with websites promising exactly that.

Do you have the original source code (not just the APK)?

You cannot simply "convert" an APK file to an IPA file using an online tool. These two formats are built on entirely different foundations:

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