diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 528115e..a41a211 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {SecureLoading} from "./components/Loading";
 import DNS from "./views/DNS";
 import Activity from "./views/Activity";
 import Settings from "./views/Settings";
+import {isLocalDev, isNetBirdHosted} from "./utils/common";
 
 
 const {Header, Content} = Layout;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ function App() {
                 {!show && <SecureLoading padding="3em" width={50} height={50}/>}
                 {show &&
                     <Layout>
-                        <Banner/>
+                        {(isNetBirdHosted() || isLocalDev()) && <Banner/>}
                         <Header className="header" style={{
                             display: "flex",
                             flexDirection: "column",
diff --git a/src/components/Banner.tsx b/src/components/Banner.tsx
index 9811f4a..cc7c003 100644
--- a/src/components/Banner.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Banner.tsx
@@ -15,18 +15,20 @@ const Banner = () => {
 		localStorage.setItem(banner_closed_key,'true');
 	};
 
-	const announcement = "NetBird is now available on the App Store."
+	// todo: when updating this announcement, ensure to
+	// remove the condition on App.tsx that limits the current banner to cloud and local dev
+	const announcement = "Discover the new NetBird Dashboard with a brand new look and feel."
 
 	const announcement_md5 = Md5.hashStr(announcement)
 
 	const linkLearnMore = () => {
 		return (
 			<a
-				href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/netbird-p2p-vpn/id6469329339"
+				href="https://preview.netbird.io/peers"
 				className="font-bold underline"
 				target="_blank"
 				rel="noreferrer"
-			><Text strong style={{color: "#ffffff"}}>Download&nbsp;<span aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span></Text></a>
+			><Text strong style={{color: "#ffffff"}}>Try it out now&nbsp;<span aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span></Text></a>
 		)
 	}