The Swift Student Challenge 2025 will officially open for submissions in February, giving students around the world a new opportunity to showcase their creativity and develop practical coding skills. As is now tradition, this program invites participants to develop applications using Apple’s Swift programming language — the one used by your favorite apps like iSoft — and join a global community. Submissions will be accepted for three weeks, and students, teachers and supporters can visit developer.apple.com to learn how to prepare and be notified when applications are open.
350 winners expected
Apple will recognize a total of 350 winners of the Swift Student Challenge, selected for their excellence in innovation, creativity, social impact or inclusiveness, Apple being always very committed to highlighting the diversity of its customers and its developers.
Among them, 50 distinguished winners will receive additional recognition and an invitation to Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino during the summer of 2025. Susan Prescottvice president of developer relations at Apple, said:
At Apple, we are committed to supporting and training the next generation of programmers. Each year, we are incredibly impressed by the ingenuity of the apps students create, and we can’t wait to see what the next edition of the competition has in store.
To help students prepare, Apple is updating its resources Swift Coding Clubinspiring them to develop app development skills while creating a sense of community. The Swift Coding Club Starter Kit features activities designed to encourage students passionate about coding to explore more of Swift and SwiftUI, while motivating them to share that passion with their peers.
Additionally, Apple has introduced new tutorials “Develop in Swift“providing students with a solid foundation for application development using Swift, SwiftUI And Xcode — the manufacturer’s integrated development environment. These resources provide students with an essential first step in creating innovative applications for Apple platforms, paving the way for a career in the technology industry. That said, times are rather gloomy for the mobile (and web) development sector, with job offers being reduced to nothing in the face of an ever-increasing pool of candidates. This is true in France, but also in many countries since the post-COVID wave of layoffs, including the USA.
Who has ever participated in a Swift Challenge?
