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24 alternatives to Best Practices for Developing iOS Apps with Swift

Future proof your iOS app.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Best Practices for Developing iOS Apps with Swift launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   App Development with Swift▲3

   Free iOS app development book from Apple

   2017 · books.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Teaching App Development with Swift▲96

   A Github-hosted curriculum on Swift for teachers by Apple

   2015 · swifteducation.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Advanced Swift▲97

   From low-level programming to high-level abstractions

   2015 · objc.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Swift Summary Book▲157

   Summary of Apple's Swift language written on Playgrounds

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Swift AI▲243

   A.I. and machine learning library written in Swift

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Developing with Swift▲310

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

   2015 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Design+code▲177

   Learn iOS design and Xcode

   2014 · designcode.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Swift Guides▲82

   The Best Way to Learn Swift Development

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Beginning iOS Programming▲102

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

   2014 · appcoda.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Swiftbites▲220

    Learn how to code in swift with interactive mini lessons

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    iOS Design Kit▲132

    Design great apps for iOS better and faster

    2016 · iosdesignkit.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    iOS Developer Blog▲55

    All things iOS - curated articles, libraries & a newsletter

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hacking with Swift▲73

    Learn to make iPhone and iPad apps the smart way.

    2016 · hackingwithswift.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    SwiftHub▲86

    Learn, build & share about all things Swift

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Swift ToolBox▲182

    Community-supported catalog of Swift libraries for iOS & OSX

    2016 · appifydev.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Learn, watch, ask Swift With The Best▲18

    Learning tools and 1-1 sessions with Swift experts!

    2016 · swift.withthebest.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Swift Devs▲101

    A community for developers and students of Swift

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The REST & JSON in Swift Bundle▲57

    Learn to build REST apps in Swift

    2016 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    iOS Development E-Book Bootcamp▲161

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

    2018 · devslopes.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Marketing for Developers▲224

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

    2015 · devmarketing.xyz · its alternatives →

21. 21
    iOSStash▲198

    A huge collection of app-related tools

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Rick and Jenna's iOS9 Adventure▲104

    Learn to make your own iOS9 apps using Swift 2 and XCode 7

    2015 · madeupbypeople.usefedora.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    UX Recipe for iOS▲196

    Design checklist & estimation tool for your next UX project

    2016 · mljgeneralcontractors.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Xcode 11▲232

    Create amazing apps and bring them to more devices

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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