The Maximum Number of Apps for Free Development Profiles Has Been Reached. Xcode 11.5

The maximum number of apps for free development profiles has been reached. Xcode 11.5

I had the same exact issue, even though I uninstalled all apps installed through Xcode. I found out that after updating to Xcode 11.5 and iOS 13.5, some of the other apps (not developed by me) are counted toward the limit.

Open Console app on Macbook and catch logs while trying to install an app from Xcode. Under Devices on the left > Choose your iPhone device > Then search for MIFreeProfileValidatedAppTracker and something like:

[MIFreeProfileValidatedAppTracker _onQueue_addReferenceForApplicationIdentifier:bundle:error:]: 182: This device has reached the maximum number of installed apps using a free developer profile: {(
    "<bundleid>",
    "<bundleid>",
    "<bundleid>"
)}

Instead of <bundleid> there are gonna be concrete ids that are counted toward free app limit. I found out, which app are those, deleted them and everything worked like a charm after that.

Xcode - The maximum number of apps for free development profiles has been reached (Bug?)

This is a known issue you can see in the latest Xcode 11.4 Release notes.
I suggest you to try what Apple advises as a workaround until they fix it.

"When targeting devices running iOS 13.3.1, tvOS 13.3.1, watchOS 6.1, or later using a free Apple Developer account, app extensions incorrectly count against the limit of three apps installed simultaneously. When this happens, Xcode reports an error: “The maximum number of apps for free development profiles has been reached.” (59264389) (FB7568073)

Workaround: Delete apps signed with your free account from your device and also remove any associated provisioning profiles from the device using Xcode’s Devices window. If your app contains more than two app extensions, remove them to remain under the three app limit."

Link here https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode_release_notes/xcode_11_4_release_notes

The maximum number of apps for free development profiles has been reached

I'm still fairly new to Xcode (less than a month and Swift is my first language), but I ran into the same problem as you and I understand how frustrating it is. After doing some digging and tinkering around, I found that the new iOS 13.5 and Xcode 11.5 Update kind of counted other apps as free developer apps.

I ran the app multiple times in an attempt to install and searched for the error on the console. You can click Window>Devices and Simulators>Open Console. Click on your phone and search [MIFreeProfileValidatedAppTracker]

Once you find it, it should list down apps that are installed. I deleted those apps one by one until it freed up some space to install the current app that I am building.

The console should open up something similar to this. I found that you can leave up to 4 installed applications. Good luck!

0x16d05f000 -[MIFreeProfileValidatedAppTracker _onQueue_addReferenceForApplicationIdentifier:bundle:error:]: 182: This device has reached the maximum number of installed apps using a free developer profile: {(
    "com.apple.Fitness",
    "Random",
    "com.apple.DocumentsApp",
    "Random"
)}

Development team has reached maximum number of registered iPhone devices

Contacted the Apple Developer Program Support who solved it by deleting the old devices associated to the old membership.

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