Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Creating a Programming Language in Swift launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Developing with Swift▲310

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

   2015 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Swift▲271

   Apple's innovative new programming language

   2014 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Macaw▲90

   A simple code editor for Swift

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Teaching App Development with Swift▲96

   A Github-hosted curriculum on Swift for teachers by Apple

   2015 · swifteducation.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Swift Language▲69

   Swift Developers Community

   2014 · swiftlang.eu · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Complete iOS 8 Course▲318

   Learn by Building 14 Different Apps in Swift

   2014 · bitfountain.io · its alternatives →

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   Swifty▲411

   Learn to code in Swift on iPhone & iPad

   2015 · hellocode.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Render▲169

   React-inspired Swift library for writing UIKit UIs

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Swift Playgrounds▲378

   Learn serious code on your iPad in a seriously fun way

   2016 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Build a Lisp in Swift▲38

    a custom Lisp REPL using Swifties. Contribute to codr7/swifties-repl development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Swift▲12

    An Open-Source Programming Language

    2015 · swift.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Swift AI▲243

    A.I. and machine learning library written in Swift

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13LS
    Learn Swift▲238

    2015 · books.aidanf.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Swift Summary Book▲157

    Summary of Apple's Swift language written on Playgrounds

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Swift Programming from Scratch▲8

    Want to learn how to code? We made an app for that!

    2015 · weheartswift.com · its alternatives →

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    Building a Programming Language for Kids▲9

    2022 · revine.arpitbhayani.me · its alternatives →

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    Simple Pascal interpreter written in Swift▲103

    Simple Swift interpreter for the Pascal language inspired by the Let’s Build A Simple Interpreter article series. - igorkulman/SwiftPascalInterpreter

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Functional Programming in Swift▲147

    Learn core concepts of functional programming with Swift

    2015 · objc.io · its alternatives →

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    Swift Devs▲101

    A community for developers and students of Swift

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Advanced Swift▲97

    From low-level programming to high-level abstractions

    2015 · objc.io · its alternatives →

21. 21PS
    PL/Swift – PostgreSQL Functions in Swift▲84

    PL/Swift allows you to write custom SQL functions and types for the PostgreSQL database server in the Swift programming language. Bringing Swift to the Backend of the Backend’s Backend!

    2018 · alwaysrightinstitute.com · its alternatives →

22. 22CI
    Cheatcode.io, a Swift syntax reference▲9

    2014 · cheatcode.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Swift Guides▲82

    The Best Way to Learn Swift Development

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Phoenix▲83

    Free and open version of Apple's Swift programming language

    2014 · web.archive.org · its alternatives →

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