diff --git a/osu.Game/Updater/SimpleUpdateManager.cs b/osu.Game/Updater/SimpleUpdateManager.cs
index ebb9995c66..48c6722bd9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Updater/SimpleUpdateManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Updater/SimpleUpdateManager.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Updater
                     bestAsset = release.Assets?.Find(f => f.Name.EndsWith(".AppImage"));
                     break;
 
+                case RuntimeInfo.Platform.iOS:
+                    // iOS releases are available via testflight. this link seems to work well enough for now.
+                    // see https://stackoverflow.com/a/32960501
+                    return "itms-beta://beta.itunes.apple.com/v1/app/1447765923";
+
                 case RuntimeInfo.Platform.Android:
                     // on our testing device this causes the download to magically disappear.
                     //bestAsset = release.Assets?.Find(f => f.Name.EndsWith(".apk"));
diff --git a/osu.iOS/OsuGameIOS.cs b/osu.iOS/OsuGameIOS.cs
index 3a16f81530..5125ad81e0 100644
--- a/osu.iOS/OsuGameIOS.cs
+++ b/osu.iOS/OsuGameIOS.cs
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@ namespace osu.iOS
     public class OsuGameIOS : OsuGame
     {
         public override Version AssemblyVersion => new Version(NSBundle.MainBundle.InfoDictionary["CFBundleVersion"].ToString());
+
+        protected override UpdateManager CreateUpdateManager() => new SimpleUpdateManager();
     }
 }