# If the zip contains Payload/ already
mv app.zip app.ipa
Rename .zip to .ipa — but only if the ZIP actually contains a Payload/ folder with an .app bundle inside.
Open the extracted folder. What do you see? convert zip to ipa new
Right-click your downloaded ZIP file and extract it to a new folder. # If the zip contains Payload/ already mv app
A: No. APK is also a ZIP-based format, but iOS cannot run APK files regardless of renaming. Rename