It is a common saying these days that. ‘Whatever you want to do, there’s an app for it’. Apple has been at the forefront of app development with the most populated app store in the mobile market, and with new and improved optimizations coming to their devices with each new upgrade, the developers are kept constantly on their toes, to bring in the same improvements to their iOS apps.
Developing apps for the iPhone means developing apps for the iOS platform, but its not as straightforward as you may think it is. There are certain pre-requisites that you need to satisfy in order to start developing and distributing your own apps, and in this tutorial, we will tell you all the things you need, to get started with iOS (iPhone) app development.
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iOS Development
iOS is the default operating system for iPhones and you will have to ensure that you have the necessary tools provided by Apple themselves, to get started. However, before jumping to the resources section of Apple’s developer section, you need to ensure that you are proficient in the Swift or Objective C language. Alternatively, you can develop cross-platform apps using React Native (JavaScript) or Xamarin (C# & F#).
Developer Requirements
Now, if you are already proficient in any of the aforementioned programming languages, the next thing you need to have is a Mac Computer running the latest version of XCode. XCode is Apple’s integrated development environment for creating both macOS and iOS apps. Xcode includes the iOS SDK, tools, compilers, and frameworks you need specifically to design, develop, write code, and debug an app for iOS.
