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)
• Wants to run/launch the app in the Simulator or screenshot it to verify a change

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

accessibility-audit/

Structured accessibility audit workflow (advisory).

• Automated XCUITest audits (performAccessibilityAudit) + CI patterns
• Accessibility Inspector workflow
• Manual VoiceOver / Voice Control / Dynamic Type passes per common task
• App Store Accessibility Nutrition Label evaluation + declaration

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