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24 alternatives to Illustrated History of iOS

A visual journey through 10 years of iOS

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

1. 1
   History of Icons▲195

   A visual brief on icon history through different UI and OS

   2017 · futuramo.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Full Stack iOS 9 School▲99

   From design to development in 3 months

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Motion Design for iOS▲188

   A book about designing animations for iOS

   2014 · designthencode.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   HistoryMaps▲84

   Learn History Visually

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   iOS Stack▲213

   A curated collection of iOS resources for app builders

   2016 · iosstack.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Internet History Podcast #127 - The History of the iPhone▲61

   In honor of it's 10th Anniversary, this Monday

   2017 · internethistorypodcast.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The history of UI▲351

   A visual gallery of how user interfaces have evolved

   2022 · history.vpon.me · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Workflow Gallery▲151

   A collection of automated iOS Workflows

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CSS Reference for iPhone, iPad▲157

   A visual guide to CSS with illustrated + animated examples

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Curator▲95

    A visual notes app for iPad

    2014 · curator.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    appealing▲245

    Mobile UI animations found in the wild

    2016 · app-ealing.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    iOS 10 GUI for iPad▲188

    A massive free fully customizable UI Kit

    2017 · iosdesignkit.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    What Happened Today in History▲154

    Discover significant historical events depicted in pics

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    iOS Human Interface Guidelines▲64

    Apple's Design Principles and Guidelines for iOS

    2016 · books.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    NINE▲98

    A visual to-do list, cut nine ways.

    2015 · nineapp.co · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Design+code▲177

    Learn iOS design and Xcode

    2014 · designcode.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    App Icon Design Masterclass▲137

    Become a master iconist

    2023 · pixelresort.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Pttrns▲187

    iPhone and iPad user interface patterns

    2014 · pttrns.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    AppStories▲147

    A weekly podcast exploring of the world of apps.

    2017 · macstories.net · its alternatives →

20. 20
    User interfaces▲132

    A daily delightful curation of User Interface animations.

    2015 · userinterfaces.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Skillshare for iOS▲146

    Learn just about anything.

    2014 · skillshare.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    User Flow Patterns▲203

    Collection of short user-flow videos for mobile apps

    2015 · userflowpatterns.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    iOS Design Course▲134

    The Complete iOS Design Course with Sketch from Bitfountain

    2014 · bitfountain.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    IOS Goodies▲137

    A curated list for IOS goodies

    2014 · ios-goodies.com · its alternatives →

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