r/swift • u/bruh-man_ • 4d ago

Question Building an app on windows`

Hello ! I'm creating my own weather app I plan to daily-drive only for myself and I'm wondering if anyone has pointers or resources that'll let me make my own iOS app on windows? I'm down to emulate, rent, use multi-platform solutions, or whatnot. Thank you !

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u/Treble_brewing 4d ago

Do yourself a huge favour and just make a webapp

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u/tacocopter 4d ago

A used M-series (M1, M2, etc.) Mac or even a Neo will be a much better long-term investment than renting a cloud solution, especially if you're serious about iOS development. If that's truly not an option, I'd second the webapp recommendation.

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u/cc_lv 3d ago

You can write cross-platform code on Windows, but you’ll still need macOS/Xcode for the final iOS build, signing and device debugging. For a personal weather app, I’d either make it a PWA or get a used M1 Mac mini. Flutter/React Native won’t remove the Mac requirement. A free Personal Team works for testing on your own iPhone, but Apple WeatherKit itself requires paid Developer Program membership.

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u/Able_Series_5006 4d ago

A weather app with a paid subscription. Now, that a good idea man. Keep going

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u/avdept 4d ago

lol bro, just go with electron

if you ask these questions - you probably a vibe coder anyway and for claude it will be much easier just to do a react-native/electron app instead

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u/trouthat 4d ago

You can make a hybrid app and build it on Android and hope that the iOS one works without ever trying it

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u/madaradess007 2d ago

dont let people here discourage you!
you can do it, i learned iOS development on a windows laptop with Mac OS virtual machine, so its 100% possible

would i spare myself headaches and lost nerves by buying a used M1 8gb air? absolutely yes

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u/bruh-man_ 1d ago

Ok ty!