Setup guide · from scratch

Add a free iOS App Store app by URL (no VPP)

For genuinely free apps where an Apple ID on the device is acceptable, add straight from the App Store — no token needed. Not silent and no licence tracking; paid apps must use VPP.

Intune admin center (Apps > All Apps > Create > iOS store app)

Step 1. Go to Apps > All Apps > Create.

Screenshot: Create app pane (captured during a live customer build — coming to this page)

Step 2. Under 'Store app' select 'iOS store app', then click Select.

Screenshot: Select app type with 'iOS store app' highlighted (captured during a live customer build — coming to this page)

Step 3. Click 'Search the App Store'.

Screenshot: 'Search the App Store' button (captured during a live customer build — coming to this page)

Step 4. Choose the App Store country/region, type the app name, pick it from results, then Select.

Screenshot: App Store search results pane (captured during a live customer build — coming to this page)

Step 5. Confirm the auto-filled Name, Publisher, Appstore URL, minimum OS and device type, then Next.

Screenshot: App information page with auto-filled Appstore URL (captured during a live customer build — coming to this page)

Step 6. Scope tags (optional) > Next; Assignments (add Entra groups) > Next.

Screenshot: Assignments step (captured during a live customer build — coming to this page)

Step 7. Review + create > Create.

Screenshot: Review + create summary (captured during a live customer build — coming to this page)

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