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24 alternatives to Design+Code Workshops

Full-day Sketch and Swift workshops for designers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Design+Code Workshops launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Xcode for Designers▲289

   Learn how to create native iOS apps in 5 days

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Design+Code iOS▲403

   Swift 4 designers. Learn to make an iOS app, from the app

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Complete iOS 8 Course▲318

   Learn by Building 14 Different Apps in Swift

   2014 · bitfountain.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Swift Playgrounds▲378

   Learn serious code on your iPad in a seriously fun way

   2016 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Developing with Swift▲310

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

   2015 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   iOS Design Course▲134

   The Complete iOS Design Course with Sketch from Bitfountain

   2014 · bitfountain.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Code School ▲306

   Learn to code on your iPhone

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Design+Code 2▲68

   Design and code a Swift 4 app using Sketch 40+ and Xcode 9.

   2018 · designcode.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   SketchDesign.io▲163

   Learn to design an iPhone app with Sketch

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Design+code▲177

    Learn iOS design and Xcode

    2014 · designcode.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    iOS Development E-Book Bootcamp▲161

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

    2018 · devslopes.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    One Month iOS▲303

    Learn to build your first iPhone app in just one month

    2014 · onemonth.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    LayoutCode▲77

    Turn UI to Swift iOS code

    2022 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    iOS Design Kit▲148

    The newest library of native iOS templates

    2019 · iosdesignkit.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    iOS 11 UI Kit for Sketch▲301

    The most comprehensive iOS 11 GUI for Sketch app

    2018 · designcode.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    iOS Design Kit▲132

    Design great apps for iOS better and faster

    2016 · iosdesignkit.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Teaching App Development with Swift▲96

    A Github-hosted curriculum on Swift for teachers by Apple

    2015 · swifteducation.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Swifty▲411

    Learn to code in Swift on iPhone & iPad

    2015 · hellocode.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Beginning iOS Programming▲102

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

    2014 · appcoda.com · its alternatives →

20. 20LI
    Learn iPhone and iPad development in less than an hour▲163

    2011 · diveintoios.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Encode▲210

    Learn to code on your iPhone + iPad

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Knowin▲118

    Learn to code in Swift on your phone 📱

    2019 · knowin.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Xcode 11▲232

    Create amazing apps and bring them to more devices

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pineapple▲147

    Build native swift apps right from your iPhone/iPad

    2020 · its alternatives →

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