Why I chose Swift for iOS development.

When you start working in mobile development, the question arises: which technology to use – cross-platform or native. Initially, cross-platform options like Flutter seem like a simpler solution. They’re widely used, and the idea of having one technology for multiple platforms seems more reasonable.

I haven’t personally used Flutter, so I’m relying on what I’ve read and seen about it. Of course, it has a number of advantages, especially its ease of use when starting out.

But as you dive deeper into iOS development, you begin to realize that Swift is a more interesting choice. With Swift, you’re immersed in the iOS ecosystem.

When you work with Swift , you feel like you’re using the system as it was originally intended, rather than adapting to it. This is especially noticeable in animations and in how components fit together.

Part of the Ecosystem

An equally important part is becoming part of the system. Everything – documentation, third-party frameworks, internal features – is part of a larger system that Apple designed. You don’t have to assemble a mix of different tools and hope to create a working app. A lot of tools have already been built for you, so you don’t have to worry about whether it will work or not.

Over time, you begin to understand not only how to write code, but also the ecosystem itself and how Apple thinks. Why was the language designed this way? Why have certain changes occurred over time? How do developers expect us to create iOS apps? This is much harder to understand with a cross-platform approach.

This is the main reason I chose Swift.

It’s because I want to become an iOS developer, not just write iPhone apps. To me, this makes a significant difference. From my perspective, Flutter feels like a temporary solution that will soon be replaced by something more convenient and popular. With Swift, you become part of the Apple system. And you won’t lose it as long as the Apple ecosystem exists.

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