Do locally installed iOS apps have an expiration date?

Question

I have built a hybrid app and installed it on an iPad via Xcode. The question now is. Will it work forever? or is there a built-in counter or expiration date that will cause the to be unusable if I don't renew it or my Apple Developer license expires?

Answer 1

Your app is singed with a provisioning profile, this profile has an expiry date.

So yes it will expire, and you will have to update the provisioning profile on your device. For this you will need an active developer account.

You can find expiration date in Xcode through menu Xcode -> Preferences -> Accounts, select your Apple ID and double click the your team or personal team.

Edit: Xcode 9.2 doesn't show Provisioning profiles anymore in Accounts settings.