Hello, I am currently a Web Developer and I wanted to give my first App a try.
I wanted to make an App for my iPhone 14 Pro and also my MacBook. Would you recommend starting with Swift or SwiftUI. Also where is the data stored if I have an account on iPhone and MacOS. it cannot be locally because that wouldn't sync.
My next question would be how I could download the App to my own Phone. is the 100€ a year Apple Developer enrolment necessary ? Or is there a free way without downloading it every week.
If I have to get the 100€/year Abo is there a way to publish the App as private. So only I see it myself ?
What would you recommend for someone like me and a project like this.
Thank you for every advice !
Yours Elias
Would you recommend starting with Swift or SwiftUI.
SwiftUI uses Swift so you have to know both. The question you really have is using UIKit or SwiftUI. For a new project I would recommend SwiftUI. Read the following article for additional details:
https://www.swiftdevjournal.com/should-i-learn-swift-or-swiftui/
how I could download the App to my own Phone. is the 100€ a year Apple Developer enrolment necessary ? Or is there a free way without downloading it every week.
No, a paid developer account is the only way to avoid having to reinstall your app every week.
is there a way to publish the App as private. So only I see it myself ?
Use unlisted app distribution to make the app private.
https://developer.apple.com/support/unlisted-app-distribution/