App Center is retiring: Upgrade your mobile CI/CD to CircleCI
Senior Technical Content Marketing Manager
Your mobile app CI/CD just got easier—and better
Visual Studio App Center is officially retiring at the end of March 2025. Now is the ideal time to upgrade your mobile app builds to CircleCI, the leading CI/CD platform trusted by thousands of mobile developers worldwide.
Why CircleCI is the right choice
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Easy transition: Quickly migrate your existing App Center build and release pipelines into CircleCI’s flexible and intuitive YAML-based configurations. Minimal adjustments, maximum ease.
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Tailored for mobile development: CircleCI supports Android, iOS, React Native, Flutter, and more, ensuring a workflow that perfectly matches your mobile stack.
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Accelerated build times: Utilize CircleCI’s powerful infrastructure featuring parallel execution and caching, drastically shortening build durations and accelerating your deployment cycles.
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Extensive integration ecosystem: CircleCI integrates effortlessly with popular tools like GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Firebase, TestFlight, App Store, Google Play, Slack, and more.
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Dependable and secure: CircleCI’s infrastructure is secure, highly available, and compliant with industry standards, so you can build, test, and deploy with confidence.
Migrating is straightforward
Transitioning to CircleCI is simple and quick:
- Connect your repo: Link your existing repository directly to CircleCI.
- Define workflows: Adjust your current build scripts to CircleCI’s YAML-based workflow configurations.
- Test and optimize: Take advantage of immediate feedback and fine-tune your configurations rapidly.
- Automate deployments: Set up automated deployments to the App Store, Google Play, or other distribution platforms with just a few lines of code.
Follow our quickstart guide to set up your first pipeline, then follow tutorials for Android and iOS to customize for your needs.
CircleCI’s comprehensive documentation and vibrant developer community are here to ensure you have the support you need throughout the migration process.
Don’t wait—Keep your app moving forward
Your mobile app deserves a CI/CD solution built for reliability, speed, and scalability. Keep your releases flowing smoothly and elevate your development process by migrating to CircleCI today.
Join thousands of top mobile developers already benefiting from CircleCI’s advanced capabilities:
- GoSpotCheck cut their time to deploy in half
- Moshi saved hundreds of developer hours per year
- Outfit7 reduced internal support requests by 90%
Make the switch before VS App Center retires. Your app—and your users—will thank you.
