A Diawi Alternative With Install Links You Control
DistKit is a Diawi alternative for teams that need install links they can manage. Diawi's free uploads require no account, expire after 1 day, and allow 2 installations per app (as of July 2026). DistKit ties every build to an account with release history, and each link carries an optional password, an expiry date you choose, and an install cap.
Diawi vs DistKit: the honest comparison
Diawi is genuinely good at its own job: a signed build on a phone in under a minute, no account needed. The gap opens once a link must outlive the day.
| Diawi | DistKit | |
|---|---|---|
| Link management | Short link per upload; an account adds a dashboard for uploaded apps | Per-app release workspace; any build can be taken offline anytime |
| Password & expiry | Password on all plans; expiry fixed: 1 day free, 3 days Starter, 7 Premium, 15 Enterprise | Optional password per link; expiry date is yours to pick, capped by your provisioning profile |
| Install caps | Per-app plan ceiling: 2 installations free, 10 Starter, 50 Premium, 100 Enterprise (add-ons raise it) | A per-link setting, or none; plans meter monthly downloads — 200 free, 10,000 Pro, 100,000 Business |
| Account & history | Free uploads need no signup; installation statistics start on paid plans | Email-verified account required; per-app history keeps version, build number, signing type, profile expiry |
| Price | €0 free (20 MB max upload) to €2.99 / €29.99 / €299.99 per month | $0 (2 apps, 512 MB), $19 Pro (25 apps, 10 GB), $79 Business (100 apps, 100 GB) monthly |
| Best for | One-off quick shares — a build on a colleague's phone today, iOS or Android | Recurring iOS beta rounds where links need rules, owners, and a paper trail |
Diawi limits and prices quoted from diawi.com/features-services, as of July 2026. DistKit numbers match its published plans.
When to switch from Diawi
Your QA cycle outlives the link
A free Diawi link expires after 1 day, Starter after 3. A two-week regression round means re-uploading the same IPA every morning. On DistKit you set the expiry; a build stays installable until your provisioning profile itself runs out.
Fifteen devices, two installs
Diawi's install ceiling comes from the plan: 2 free, 10 on Starter — hit mid-demo. On DistKit the cap is per link: set 15 for the 15 iPads in the room, or none, within Free's 200 downloads a month.
"Who can install this build?"
A client or security review asks which builds are out and how to pull one. Anonymous 1-day links leave no trail. Every DistKit build belongs to a verified account, sits in release history, and takedown is a release state, not a ticket.
Diawi alternative FAQ
Is Diawi still fine for one-off shares?
Often, yes. For one signed build on one or two devices today, Diawi's free tier — no account, 1-day link, 2 installations, 20 MB — is the shortest path. A switch pays off once links must outlive the day.
Can I move from Diawi to DistKit without re-signing?
Yes. DistKit distributes the same Ad Hoc or enterprise-signed IPA you uploaded to Diawi. At upload it reads version, build number, Bundle ID, signing type, and provisioning-profile expiry; unsigned or expired builds are rejected.
How do DistKit's prices compare with Diawi's?
Diawi spans €0 to €299.99 per month; paid tiers mainly buy longer expiry and more installations (as of July 2026). DistKit spans $0 to $79; password, expiry, and install-cap controls are in every plan — tiers only change apps, downloads, and storage.
Related: DistKit vs TestFlight — no review wait, no 90-day expiry
Try the switch with one build
Upload the IPA you would have sent through Diawi and set a password, expiry date, and install cap on the first link. If it doesn't fit, you've lost five minutes.
Start free — 2 apps included