When I started work on Alidade, I intended to release it to the App Store for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, so that everyone had access to it on any of their Apple devices. However, I’ve run into a snag with the App Store review team, as they seem to take issue with the metadata for the app. Notably, they’ve taken issue with the subtitle, description, and screenshots mentioning “Minecraft”, which is vital as Alidade is designed to be a companion app to Minecraft: Java Edition.

I’m currently working to get this resolved with Apple to let everyone download it. If you’re eager to get this on to your device and don’t mind building from source, you can follow the instructions outlined in the app’s documentation and help pages at https://docs.alidade.dev/documentation/alidade/building.

A quick update: after rewording the subtitle and description to make it extremely clear the app doesn’t directly incorporate Minecraft content, the macOS version was approved. I’ll hold off on releasing it until the iOS and iPadOS version is approved.

Second quick update: The iOS version has been approved! A public release to the App Store should be available later today.