Module 1 of 1 in Your First iOS App: An App From Scratch

Your First iOS App: Getting Started with SwiftUI

Jun 16 2026, Swift 6.3, iOS 26, Xcode 26
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This module introduces the fundamentals of building iOS apps with SwiftUI, including setting up a project in Xcode, exploring the development environment, and understanding the differences between SwiftUI and UIKit. Through building a simple game, you’ll gain hands-on experience creating user interfaces with views and modifiers, while learning how data and logic connect to the UI. By Catie Catterwaul.

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EXPERIENCE
Beginner level
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58 mins
CONTENT
8 lessons
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Module outcomes

  • Build your first SwiftUI app using Xcode and understand the basic project structure.
  • Create simple user interfaces using SwiftUI views and modifiers.
  • Understand how data and logic connect to the UI in a SwiftUI app.
  • Understand the basics of objects, data, and methods in Swift.

Covered concepts

  • SwiftUI View hierarchy and layout basics
  • View Modifiers
  • Basic Swift concepts: objects, properties, and methods

Module content

1
SwiftUI vs UIKit Lesson (7 mins)

Learn about the first app you’ll build - a simple but fun game called Bull’s Eye - and get a preview of all the things you’ll learn throughout this module, and find out whether you should learn SwiftUI or UIKit.

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Introduction • Start Video · 3 mins
SwiftUI vs UIKit Video · 5 mins
2
Challenge: Programming To-Do List Lesson (5 mins)

ake a programming to-do list of all the things you’ll need to do to build the game. This helps build a good programming practice of gathering requirements first!

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Challenge: Programming To-Do List • Start Video · 5 mins
3
Create an Xcode Project Lesson (4 mins)

Learn how to create your first iOS app project in Xcode and explore the code editor and SwiftUI canvas.

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Create an Xcode Project • Start Video · 4 mins
4
SwiftUI Views Lesson (13 mins)

Learn how to create user interfaces in SwiftUI by constructing a tree of Views, such as Text, Slider and Button.

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SwiftUI Views • Start Video · 13 mins
5
SwiftUI View Modifiers Lesson (9 mins)

Learn how you can use SwiftUI View Modifiers like shadow, corner radius, or border to modify the style of your views.

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SwiftUI View Modifiers • Start Video · 9 mins
6
Objects, Data & Methods Lesson (10 mins)

Learn the basics of object-oriented programming, so you can better understand the Swift code created for you by the SwiftUI Canvas editor.

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Objects, Data & Methods • Start Video · 10 mins
7
Challenge: Add View Modifiers Lesson (4 mins)

Practice using SwiftUI View Modifiers by styling the rest of the text views in Bull’s Eye.

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Challenge: Add View Modifiers • Start Video · 4 mins
8
Solve Problems Lesson (6 mins)

Learn how to solve problems beginners frequently run into, such as what to do when your code has an error.

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Solve Problems • Start Video · 5 mins
Conclusion Reading · 1 min
Quiz: Getting Started with SwiftUI 5 questions