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Not all aspiring iOS developers own a Mac, which makes the struggle for iOS development on Windows quite tough. Microsoft is making big leaps to provide cross-platform development solutions like Xamarin. React Native, a hybrid framework by Facebook also provides native-like capabilities using its JavaScript-based React Framework. There is still no perfect alternative to use Xcode in Windows. Building native iOS applications requires access to Apple's build tools and iOS SDK which only run on Mac. It has its own set of limitations like it does not support static libraries like React.