Method 1: Sideloading via Sideloadly or AltStore (PC/Mac Required)

Jailbreaking + tweaks (risky, uncommon)

If you still want to test a raw IPA you found on a forum (like the infamous "SAMP iOS 0.3.7-RC2" IPA), here is the correct sideloading workflow. Expect crashes, no sound, or connection timeouts.

On Android, developers can build custom launchers that hook into the game files of GTA: San Andreas to load custom multiplayer scripts, assets, and server menus. iOS, however, operates on a much stricter architecture.

Rockstar’s official iOS port of GTA: San Andreas (version 1.06 through 2.0) is a separate codebase. It lacks the hooking points that the PC version uses to inject SA-MP menus. The few working prototypes from 2015–2018 relied on of the iOS GTA port, which is no longer installable on modern iOS (16+) due to 32-bit app deprecation.

After a long wait, the community has delivered a working IPA launcher. No more emulators, this is the real deal running natively on iOS.

Certain large-scale mobile communities (especially Eastern European roleplay networks) develop dedicated, standalone iOS apps for their specific server. Rather than acting as a universal launcher for any IP address, these apps are highly customized, single-server versions of the game. These are occasionally distributed via sideloading stores or limited Apple TestFlight betas. 3. Fake Files and Malware Risks

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