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24 alternatives to Pineapple

Build native swift apps right from your iPhone/iPad

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pineapple launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Xcode 11▲232
Create amazing apps and bring them to more devices
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
Developing with Swift▲310
Learn how to make iOS 8 apps in Swift, tutorials by Stanford
2015 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Compot▲104
SwiftUI components + AI coding assistant
2025 · compotui.com · its alternatives →
4
Bubble for native mobile apps (beta)▲1,026
Build native mobile apps for iOS and Android without code.
2025 · bble.io · its alternatives →
5
Kodika.io▲172
Build powerful iOS apps on your iPad with no code.
2019 · kodika.io · its alternatives →
6
Make an app by adding JSON to this app▲648
📡 Native App over HTTP, on iOS. Contribute to Jasonette/JASONETTE-iOS development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
7
Swift Playgrounds▲378
Learn serious code on your iPad in a seriously fun way
2016 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →
8
Nativeline AI + Cloud▲111
Native Swift apps + a real cloud database. One prompt away.
Mar 2026 · nativeline.ai · its alternatives →
9
Superapp▲498
Hi HN We're Vitalik (Ex-Bolt) and Stas (Ex-Grammarly, Wix) We build a MacOS vibecoding tool for native Swift iOS apps, that replaces Xcode for non-developers. Features: - Project Creation agent makes a real Xcode project in the background. - Design Agent creates design system using SwiftUI (supports glassmorphism ) - Coding Agent is quite efficient with caching and parallel tool calls. - The app gets build on your mac using iOS simulator and runtime, any bugs are passed back to coding agent. Requirements: - You still need an Xcode on your machine, but don't need to open it. Website:…
Nov 2025 · superappp.com · its alternatives →
10
The Complete iOS 8 Course▲318
Learn by Building 14 Different Apps in Swift
2014 · bitfountain.io · its alternatives →
11
AppingKit▲130
A starter template to build mobile apps with React Native
2019 · its alternatives →
12
iOS Starter Pack▲88
A bundle of beautiful, functional iOS apps built in SwiftUI
2021 · starterpackapps.com · its alternatives →
13
Lightwell▲262
A simple tool for creating native iOS apps on Mac 💻 📲
2018 · stuartkerrs.com · its alternatives →
14
Orchard▲2
Build complex iphone apps in minutes from one sentence.
Jun 2026 · orchapp.dev · its alternatives →
15
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 →
16
Play▲415
The first native iOS design tool
2022 · its alternatives →
17
Swifty▲411
Learn to code in Swift on iPhone & iPad
2015 · hellocode.io · its alternatives →
18
Xcode for Designers▲288
Learn how to create native iOS apps in 5 days
2014 · its alternatives →
19
AppStarter.io▲285
Build native iOS prototypes online.
2015 · jyx.uk.com · its alternatives →
20
Scaleify – Native iOS apps in minutes▲1
Build native iOS apps without a Mac, Xcode,or coding skills.
2025 · tryscaleify.dev · its alternatives →
21
Zcode▲147
Build iPhone and Mac native apps with LLMs
Mar 2026 · zcodeapp.com · its alternatives →
22RI
Run iOS apps in the browser▲261
2013 · app.io · its alternatives →
23
Flutter▲268
Build beautiful native apps in record time
2018 · flutter.dev · its alternatives →
24
Beginning SwiftUI for iOS 15▲5
Build iOS apps with SwiftUI in Xcode 13
2022 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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