What is the difference betwen .ipa and .app format in iOS?

Question

I tried Adobe flash professional CS5 based to develop an iPhone application in windowsOS but when I publish it\'s out will be .ipa format. Will this work proper

Answer 1

iOS supports next app formats

.deb - Debian package. Since iOS is based on Darwin (BSD) Unix family it is *possible to run such Linux format. For example Cydia package manager uses .deb for sharing applications on jailbroked devices.

.app - during development when you build your application for simulator or real device the .app is generated. You can find it in Products group. Sometimes .app is used to share application thought iOS simulators[About]

.ipa - iOS App Store Package for iOS devices. When you publish/distribute or download an app using App Store your operates .ipa files. This container includes .app and other metadata. Actially it is an archive with .app. And to create it you should Product -> Archive -> ...