iOS Development Expert

Comprehensive guidance for iOS app development. This skill aggregates specialized modules for different aspects of iOS development.

When This Skill Activates

Use this skill when the user:

• Asks about iOS development best practices

• Wants code review for iOS/Swift projects

• Needs UI/UX review against Human Interface Guidelines

• Wants accessibility audit for iOS apps

• Is planning a new iOS app

• Needs help with SwiftUI patterns for iOS

• Asks about navigation architecture (NavigationStack, NavigationSplitView, TabView)

Available Modules

Read relevant module files based on the user's needs:

coding-best-practices/

Swift code quality and modern idioms for iOS.

• Modern Swift patterns and idioms

• Architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture)

• Code quality standards

• Performance optimization

ui-review/

UI/UX review against Apple HIG.

• Human Interface Guidelines compliance

• Font usage and Dynamic Type support

• Accessibility review (VoiceOver, color contrast)

• SwiftUI best practices for iOS/watchOS

navigation-patterns/

SwiftUI navigation architecture patterns.

• NavigationStack, NavigationLink, navigationDestination

• NavigationSplitView (two/three column, iPad/macOS)

• TabView (iOS 18 customizable tabs, sidebar mode)

• Programmatic navigation (NavigationPath, pop-to-root, state restoration)

• Navigation transitions (zoom, custom animations)

app-planner/

iOS app planning and analysis.

• New app concept to architecture

• Existing app audits

• Tech stack evaluation

• Product planning guidance

How to Use

• Identify user's need from their question

• Read relevant module files from subdirectories

• Apply the guidance to their specific context

• Reference Apple HIG documentation when needed

Example Workflow

User asks for UI review:

• Read ui-review/SKILL.md for the full review process

• Check their SwiftUI code against HIG

• Verify accessibility compliance

• Report findings with specific recommendations