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000Compiling Swift

iOS

Native iOS applications, engineered for App Store review and the ten-year arc.

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Crash-free sessions99.8%
Cold start380ms
Median App Store rating4.8/5
Binary size24MB
The argument

An iOS app is just a promise, kept with the platform.

Each view · a contract. Each modifier · a decision. Each release · a promise kept.
02 — Ecosystem

iOS,
and the right neighbours.

UI framework/01
SwiftUI

Declarative views, state-driven layout, and native platform behaviour out of the box. Our default for new screens.

DeclarativeState-drivenMultiplatformiOS 17+
Interop/02
UIKit

Legacy screens, custom transitions, and fine-grained control when SwiftUI isn't enough yet.

LegacyBridging
Concurrency/03
Swift Concurrency

async/await, actors, and structured task trees replace callback pyramids.

async/awaitActors
Reactive/04
Combine

Publisher/subscriber pipelines for streams, bridging legacy delegates into SwiftUI state.

PublishersBindings
Persistence/05
SwiftData / Core Data

Type-safe local models, migrations, and offline-first storage.

Local storeMigrations
Sync/06
CloudKit

Cross-device sync backed by iCloud, no custom backend required for simple state.

iCloudSync
Payments/07
StoreKit 2

Subscriptions, one-time purchases, and receipt validation without server round-trips.

IAPSubscriptions
Messaging/08
Push · APNs

Silent pushes, rich notifications, and background refresh done right.

PushBackground
Widgets/09
WidgetKit

Home screen widgets and Live Activities that keep the app present without being open.

WidgetsLive Activities
On-device ML/10
Core ML

On-device inference for classification, vision, and personalization — private by default, no network round-trip.

VisionOn-devicePrivacy
CI/CD/11
TestFlight + Xcode Cloud

Automated builds, beta distribution, and crash-free release gates.

BetaCI
03 — What we build

Three shapes,
one toolkit.

01 — Consumer
Consumer
apps.

App Store products. Onboarding, growth loops, subscriptions — wired to ship from day one.

  • →Onboarding · paywall, trial, referralStoreKit
  • →Subscriptions · trials + upsellStoreKit 2
  • →Growth · deep links, App ClipsASO
  • →Retention · push, widgets, streaksAPNs
App Store · v2.4
02 — Enterprise / B2B
Enterprise
apps.

Field and back-office tools. MDM-managed, SSO-gated, distributed the way IT actually deploys.

  • →SSO · SAML / OIDCOkta
  • →MDM · managed config, VPPJamf
  • →Internal distributionEnt. Program
  • →Offline-first · per-row syncSwiftData
device user role synced
03 — Extensions
Extensions
& widgets.

Share extensions, home screen widgets, Live Activities, and a Watch companion when the app should follow you.

  • →Widgets · Home & Lock ScreenWidgetKit
  • →Live Activities · Dynamic IslandActivityKit
  • →Share & action extensionsApp Extension
  • →Watch companionwatchOS
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/ Phase 01 · Discover

Listen first.

Stakeholder interviews, support tickets, session replays. We map the architecture by mapping the work.

Discovery docTech auditRisk map
SCOPE USERS DATA TEAM RISK OUTCOME
Sources/ Sources/App Sources/Feature/Home Sources/Feature/Settings Sources/Networking Sources/DesignSystem Sources/Persistence
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// PrimaryButton.swift struct PrimaryButton: View { let title: String var body: some View { Button(title) { action() } .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent) .tint(.accent) } } → shipped to DesignSystem → previewed in Xcode Previews → tested · snapshot + a11y
w1 w6 w12 +42% activation
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05 — Architecture

A request,
end to end.

// live · GET /v1/orders?status=open
Request Static
Client SwiftUI · MVVM Optimistic UI Local cache SwiftData Offline-first read API layer URLSession · async Auth · Keychain Backend REST · Postgres Read replicas Observability MetricKit · Crashlytics Crashes · Traces · Energy
Client → Cache~4ms
Cache → API~18ms
API → Backend~62ms
Round-trip · p95210ms
06 — Numbers

Standards,
not anecdotes.

What every iOS build leaves with — the floor, not the ceiling.

Crash-free sessions 0 across last 12 builds
#StandardFloorMethod
01 Crash-free sessionsrolling 30d 0% Crashlytics
02 App sizedownload 0MB App Store Connect
03 Cold startp50, iPhone 13 0ms MetricKit
04 Test coverageunit + snapshot 0% Xcode Cloud
05 Critical a11y issuesVoiceOver · Dynamic Type 0 Accessibility Inspector
06 Median design → TestFlightfeature-to-feature 0d linear
08 — Engagement

Three ways
to start.

01 / Sprint2 weeks
Diagnostic
sprint.
flatfixed scope
  • →Tech audit · current iOS stack
  • →Architecture proposal
  • →Risk & App Store review map
  • →Live walkthrough · written report
Book a sprint →
02 / MVP— Most chosen
MVP ship.
retainer4–8 weeks
  • →One App Store submission, end to end
  • →Auth · Payments · Telemetry wired
  • →Design system seed · 24 components
  • →CI/CD · TestFlight · crash runbook
  • →Two rounds of post-launch iteration
Start an MVP →
03 / Build12+ weeks
Ground-up
platform.
retainerquarterly
  • →Multi-app platform · shared core
  • →Consumer app + internal companion
  • →Embedded design partner
  • →Hand-off plan, onboarded team
Plan a build →
09 — Questions

Things people
actually ask.

SwiftUI by default: less code, native platform behaviour, and it's where Apple is investing. We drop into UIKit for legacy screens, custom transitions, or fine-grained control SwiftUI still can't reach — usually bridged via UIViewRepresentable, not a full rewrite.
We build against current App Review Guidelines from day one — privacy manifests, tracking disclosures, IAP compliance — and submit a TestFlight build early to catch rejections before they're expensive. Most of our clients' first submissions pass without a resubmission cycle.
Yes, when it's in scope. SwiftUI's adaptive layout gets iPad mostly free if the app is built with size classes in mind from the start; Mac Catalyst is a deliberate decision we scope separately, since desktop interaction patterns need real design attention, not just a bigger canvas.
SwiftData or Core Data as the local source of truth, with a sync layer that reconciles against the backend — optimistic writes, conflict resolution, and background refresh. The UI reads from the local store first; the network is an implementation detail, not a dependency for basic use.
Figma for flows and visual direction, but the source of truth is a token set mapped to SF Symbols, Dynamic Type, and our SwiftUI design system — not a static export. Designers and engineers review the same Xcode Previews; there is no "design version" of the truth.
You do. The repo, the App Store Connect account, the signing certificates — all under your organization from day one. Work is delivered under a work-for-hire clause; we keep no embedded SDKs or licensing strings attached.
10 — Start

Let's build
something worth shipping.

Two-week diagnostic, four-week MVP, twelve-week ground-up. Bring the brief — we'll send a plan, not a pitch deck.

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