r/iOSProgramming is a subreddit with 202k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses ios, looking for, struggling, app, and developer, and they frequently recommend/review database, learning resources, and mac app.
A subreddit to discuss, share articles, code samples, open source projects and anything else related to iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, or visionOS development.
Popular Themes in r/iOSProgramming
#1
Self-Promotion
: "My app over the years"
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Best way to reply to 1-star reviews from "Fans""
6 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "I couldn’t find a good App Store screenshot tool, so I built one — completely free, with no ads"
5 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "I removed reels and stories from Instagram to stop doomscrolling, because other screen time apps didn't work for me"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Apple never published accuracy numbers for the new SpeechAnalyzer API, so I benchmarked it myself (vs SFSpeechRecognizer and Whisper)"
1 post
#6
Money Talk
: "Price sensitivity/price elasticity of demand for your app?"
1 post
#7
Opportunities
: "Large drop-off from downloading from App Store to using Apple Watch app. How to improve? (314 downloads to 84 actually using it)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/iOSProgramming
#1
Ios
52 posts
#2
Looking For
38 posts
#3
Struggling
35 posts
#4
App
21 posts
#5
Developer
16 posts
#6
Tired
14 posts
#7
Annoying
12 posts
#8
Xcode
10 posts
#9
App Store
10 posts
#10
Learn
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/iOSProgramming
Database
20 reviews
#1
Apple
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
GRDB
3.5★ from 4 reviews
#3
Firebase
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Learning Resources
4 reviews
#1
Apple
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Paul Hudson
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Hacking with Swift
5.0★ from 1 review
Mac App
4 reviews
#1
AppScreens
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Figma
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
screenshots.pro
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/iOSProgramming
#1
Question
: "What have you learned from app development that was unexpected?"
54 posts
#2
App Saturday
: "Almost two years of full-time solo work: Loomi my iOS photo/video editor"
32 posts
#3
Discussion
: "My app over the years"
27 posts
#4
Article
: "Apple never published accuracy numbers for the new SpeechAnalyzer API, so I benchmarked it myself (vs SFSpeechRecognizer and Whisper)"
11 posts
#5
Library
: "NobodyWho now supports Text-to-Speech & Speech-to-Text! 🔊🎙️"
9 posts
#6
3rd Party Service
: "I made a CLI that finds hidden problems in iOS/mobile repos. Looking for feedback"
3 posts
#7
News
: "The iOS Weekly Brief – Issue #67, everything you need to know about iOS updates this week"
3 posts
#8
Humor
: "concept: a ghost hunting app that actually reads the magnetometer and audio input. mocked it up but want to think through the sensor architecture"
3 posts
#9
Solved!
: "Tool for Apple Developers: Got tired of App Store Preview video specs for the screenshots section in App Store Connect, so I built this"
1 post
Member Growth in r/iOSProgramming
Yearly
+35k members(21.0%)
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Last updated: July 22, 2026