diff --git a/fdroidserver/common.py b/fdroidserver/common.py
index e97cedf5..cfe60150 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/common.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/common.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ STRICT_APPLICATION_ID_REGEX = re.compile(r'''(?:^[a-zA-Z]+(?:\d*[a-zA-Z_]*)*)(?:
 VALID_APPLICATION_ID_REGEX = re.compile(r'''(?:^[a-z_]+(?:\d*[a-zA-Z_]*)*)(?:\.[a-z_]+(?:\d*[a-zA-Z_]*)*)*$''',
                                         re.IGNORECASE)
 ANDROID_PLUGIN_REGEX = re.compile(r'''\s*(:?apply plugin:|id)\(?\s*['"](android|com\.android\.application)['"]\s*\)?''')
+APPLE_BUNDLEiDENTIFIER_REGEX = re.compile(r'''^[a-zA-Z-.]*''')
 
 SETTINGS_GRADLE_REGEX = re.compile(r'settings\.gradle(?:\.kts)?')
 GRADLE_SUBPROJECT_REGEX = re.compile(r'''['"]:?([^'"]+)['"]''')
@@ -2015,6 +2016,7 @@ def is_valid_package_name(name):
 
     """
     return VALID_APPLICATION_ID_REGEX.match(name) is not None \
+        or APPLE_BUNDLEiDENTIFIER_REGEX.match(name) is not None \
         or FDROID_PACKAGE_NAME_REGEX.match(name) is not None
 
 
diff --git a/fdroidserver/update.py b/fdroidserver/update.py
index a1d4dbc4..8aad6af3 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/update.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/update.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 import collections
 from binascii import hexlify
+from biplist import readPlist
 
 from . import _
 from . import common
@@ -524,6 +525,48 @@ def insert_obbs(repodir, apps, apks):
                 break
 
 
+def process_ipa(repodir, apks):
+    """Scan the .ipa files in a given repo directory
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    repodir
+      repo directory to scan
+    apps
+      list of current, valid apps
+    apks
+      current information on all APKs
+    """
+    def ipaWarnDelete(f, msg):
+        logging.warning(msg + ' ' + f)
+        if options.delete_unknown:
+            logging.error(_("Deleting unknown file: {path}").format(path=f))
+            os.remove(f)
+
+    for f in glob.glob(os.path.join(repodir, '*.ipa')):
+        ipa = {}
+        apks.append(ipa)
+
+        ipa["apkName"] = os.path.basename(f)
+        ipa["hash"] = common.sha256sum(f)
+        ipa["hashType"] = "sha256"
+        ipa["size"] = os.path.getsize(f)
+
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(f) as ipa_zip:
+            for info in ipa_zip.infolist():
+                if re.match("Payload/[^/]*.app/Info.plist", info.filename):
+                    with ipa_zip.open(info) as plist_file:
+                        plist = readPlist(plist_file)
+                        # https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information_property_list/cfbundleversion
+                        version = plist["CFBundleVersion"].split('.')
+                        major = int(version.pop(0))
+                        minor = int(version.pop(0)) if version else 0
+                        patch = int(version.pop(0)) if version else 0
+                        ipa["packageName"] = plist["CFBundleIdentifier"]
+                        ipa["versionCode"] = major * 10**12 + minor * 10**6 + patch
+                        ipa["versionName"] = plist["CFBundleShortVersionString"]
+
+
 def translate_per_build_anti_features(apps, apks):
     """Grab the anti-features list from the build metadata.
 
@@ -1139,7 +1182,7 @@ def scan_repo_files(apkcache, repodir, knownapks, use_date_from_file=False):
     repodir = repodir.encode()
     for name in os.listdir(repodir):
         file_extension = common.get_file_extension(name)
-        if file_extension in ('apk', 'obb'):
+        if file_extension in ('apk', 'obb', 'ipa'):
             continue
         filename = os.path.join(repodir, name)
         name_utf8 = name.decode()
@@ -2128,6 +2171,7 @@ def prepare_apps(apps, apks, repodir):
     -------
     the relevant subset of apps (as a deepcopy)
     """
+    process_ipa(repodir, apks)
     apps_with_packages = get_apps_with_packages(apps, apks)
     apply_info_from_latest_apk(apps_with_packages, apks)
     insert_funding_yml_donation_links(apps)