Is that not possible with ios applications?

You can't sideload iOS applications. Meaning there's no point to doing any of the listed things.

You technically can sideload. For 7 days or on TestFlight

	▲	fsflover 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		This is not a practical way for installing apps though.

Of course you can. How do you think developers test their apps?

	▲	Xirdus 28 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Never did iOS development. I always assumed it requires active USB connection with a dev machine or an emulator.
	▲	actionfromafar 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Normal people can't. I'd bet more people run jailbroken than bothering with developer-mode sideload.