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24 alternatives to App Development with Swift

Free iOS app development book from Apple

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. App Development with Swift launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   iOS Development E-Book Bootcamp▲161

   Learn to code & build iOS apps with no experience for $0 💻📱

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Best Practices for Developing iOS Apps with Swift▲63

   Future proof your iOS app.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Developing with Swift▲309

   Learn how to make iOS 8 apps in Swift, tutorials by Stanford

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Swift Summary Book▲157

   Summary of Apple's Swift language written on Playgrounds

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Swift▲271

   Apple's innovative new programming language

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Teaching App Development with Swift▲96

   A Github-hosted curriculum on Swift for teachers by Apple

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   DevFreeBooks▲288

   A collection of free books for developers

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Advanced Swift▲97

   From low-level programming to high-level abstractions

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Design+code▲177

   Learn iOS design and Xcode

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Swift AI▲243

    A.I. and machine learning library written in Swift

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Beginning iOS Programming▲102

    A new book from AppCoda, learn to build an app from scratch.

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    SwiftHub▲86

    Learn, build & share about all things Swift

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Swift Guides▲82

    The Best Way to Learn Swift Development

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Programming React Native▲83

    Free eBook on cross platform mobile app development

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Swiftbites▲220

    Learn how to code in swift with interactive mini lessons

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16DA
    DevFreeBooks – A collection of free books for developers▲571

    2016 · devfreebooks.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Swift ToolBox▲182

    Community-supported catalog of Swift libraries for iOS & OSX

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Getting Real▲234

    The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Swift Devs▲101

    A community for developers and students of Swift

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Marketing for Developers▲224

    A guide to marketing your software, apps, & digital products

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Swift Playgrounds▲381

    Learn serious code on your iPad in a seriously fun way

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Startupkit 2.0▲333

    THE learning app for self-taught entrepreneurs

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Xcode for Designers▲288

    Learn how to create native iOS apps in 5 days

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Swift Weekly▲87

    Free Swift development newsletter

    2014 · its alternatives →

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