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Free online courseIOS development

Duration of the online course: 5 hours and 12 minutes

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Build real iOS skills with a free online course using Swift 5 and UIKit to create a Netflix-style app, boosting your portfolio and job readiness.

In this free course, learn about

  • Build an iOS Netflix-style app using Swift 5 and UIKit
  • Set up an Xcode project structure for a multi-screen UIKit app
  • Enable tab-based navigation using a UITabBarController setup
  • Use Swift as the programming language for iOS app development
  • Understand why and how to use guard / guard let for early exits
  • Safely create URLs from strings using guard let URL(string:)
  • Register UITableViewCell classes/nibs to enable cell reuse in table views
  • Configure UITableView data source/delegate patterns for listing content

Course Description

Building iOS apps is one of the fastest ways to turn programming skills into real products people can use every day. In this free online course, you will practice iOS development by creating a Netflix-style app interface with Swift 5 and UIKit, learning how professional apps are structured and how different screens connect into a smooth user experience. Instead of staying in theory, you will work through the kind of decisions developers make when they transform a design into a functional application.

As you progress, you will gain confidence with core Swift patterns that keep apps safer and easier to maintain. You will understand how to handle optionals responsibly, why guard statements are commonly used to exit early when requirements are not met, and how guard let helps you safely create values like URLs from strings. These habits are essential for avoiding crashes and writing code that is clear to teammates and future you.

You will also strengthen practical UIKit workflow skills that appear in many iPhone apps, especially those built around scrolling lists and reusable components. By working with table views and cell registration, you will see how iOS apps display dynamic content efficiently, and why reusability matters for performance and clean architecture. Along the way, you will develop a clearer mental model of how screens, components, and navigation fit together in an app built for everyday use.

By the end, you will have hands-on experience that translates directly into portfolio value: a recognizable app-style project, improved Swift fluency, and a better understanding of how to organize an iOS project from setup through interactive navigation. Whether your goal is to start a career in mobile development, expand your programming toolkit, or build your own app ideas, this course gives you a focused path to practice skills employers and clients care about.

Course content

  • Video class: iOS Development Course - Use Swift 5 and UIKit to Build a Netflix Clone 5h12m
  • Exercise: What is the purpose of using 'guard let' in Swift when creating a URL from a string?
  • Exercise: What programming language is used in the course to build the Netflix clone app?
  • Exercise: What programming language is used to build the Netflix clone app in the iOS development course by freeCodeCamp?
  • Exercise: In the process of setting up an iOS project to create a Netflix clone app, which step is necessary for enabling navigation between tabs in the application?
  • Exercise: In iOS development using Swift, what is the purpose of using 'guard' statements?
  • Exercise: What is the purpose of registering a UI table view cell in a Netflix clone app using Swift 5?

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