that’s what you do with Swift Playgrounds 4 on iPad and Mac

December 16, 2021 Luisa Rey

Have you ever wanted to create your own app for iPhone, but don’t know where to start? Then get started with Swift Playgrounds, because with this you will learn step-by-step how to make a beauty of an app!

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Swift Playgrounds 4: Create your own app on iPad

Creating your own app secretly involves quite a lot, but with Swift Playgrounds it is made a lot easier. The app has been around for a while, of course, but with the latest update you can now create your own app for the iPhone (or iPad) on the iPad. You no longer need a Mac for this.

The strength of Swift Playgrounds lies mainly in its accessibility: the quick course does not saddle you directly with all kinds of technical concepts and explanations, but introduces you little by little what you need to know. The app does this on the basis of images and (sometimes funny) animations.

In addition, Swift Playgrounds is interactive. So you immediately see the effect of your self-written code. The app playfully introduces all the tools to get started with putting together your own iPhone and iPad apps, without discouraging novice developers.

Programming with Apple Swift

Swift Playgrounds uses Swift, which is Apple’s own programming language. Developers use this language to create apps for Apple products, including iOS and iPadOS. The Cupertino-based company already released Swift in 2014.

Also interesting: 6 ways Swift Playgrounds makes learning programming accessible

Download Swift Playgrounds 4

Swift Playgrounds 4 is free to download and use for the Mac and iPad. The app contains a whole list of courses categorized by level, making it well worth giving Playgrounds a try for novice and advanced programmers.