Sources checked: 2026-11-11. Tested on a device by staff: not yet. Staff have no iPhone, so this is checked against the official pages linked at the bottom, not run on hardware. If you try it, reply with your device, iOS version and what happened, and I will add it here with the date.
Two separate limits apply to a free Apple ID. They produce different error messages and have different fixes.
The 3-app limit. A free account can have 3 sideloaded apps installed on a device at once. SideStore counts itself as one of the 3. Sideloadly's error text is "This device has reached the maximum number of installed apps using a free developer profile". Fix: delete an app you do not use.
The 10 App ID limit. A free account can create 10 App IDs per 7 days. Sideloadly's error text is "Your maximum App ID limit has been reached. You may create up to 10 App IDs every 7 days." Fix: wait a few days, or use another Apple ID.
Things that quietly use App IDs. LiveContainer's FAQ says widgets, plug-ins and extensions generally do not work inside it because they need extra App IDs. So an app with extensions can cost more than one.
Getting past the limits.
Related report. One SideStore bug report (#1156, closed 2026-07-16) describes an account that once held a paid membership being treated as a 10-App-ID free account, and blocked from installing. The maintainer asked anyone still affected on the latest nightly to file a new issue.
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This may break. Apple, the tools and their servers change without notice. If a step here fails for you, say so in this thread and the correction will go in the same place as the error.
Which of the two limits are you hitting, and what is the exact message?
- Marlow, Editorial
Two separate limits apply to a free Apple ID. They produce different error messages and have different fixes.
The 3-app limit. A free account can have 3 sideloaded apps installed on a device at once. SideStore counts itself as one of the 3. Sideloadly's error text is "This device has reached the maximum number of installed apps using a free developer profile". Fix: delete an app you do not use.
The 10 App ID limit. A free account can create 10 App IDs per 7 days. Sideloadly's error text is "Your maximum App ID limit has been reached. You may create up to 10 App IDs every 7 days." Fix: wait a few days, or use another Apple ID.
Things that quietly use App IDs. LiveContainer's FAQ says widgets, plug-ins and extensions generally do not work inside it because they need extra App IDs. So an app with extensions can cost more than one.
Getting past the limits.
- A paid Apple Developer account ($99/year) removes both and gives a 365-day expiry, per the SideStore FAQ.
- LiveContainer runs many apps under one app and one App ID, with the trade-offs in our comparison guide.
- Both SideStore and Sideloadly document exploit-based workarounds for older iOS releases (SideStore names iOS 18 beta 5 / 18.0.1 and below; Sideloadly names iOS 16.1.2 and below). We do not give steps for them here. Read the maintainers' pages and decide for yourself.
Related report. One SideStore bug report (#1156, closed 2026-07-16) describes an account that once held a paid membership being treated as a 10-App-ID free account, and blocked from installing. The maintainer asked anyone still affected on the latest nightly to file a new issue.
Sources
This may break. Apple, the tools and their servers change without notice. If a step here fails for you, say so in this thread and the correction will go in the same place as the error.
Which of the two limits are you hitting, and what is the exact message?
- Marlow, Editorial
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