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Build & Publish Your First iOS App.

Come as you are. We'll help you find the idea, learn Swift & SwiftUI, and ship a real app to the App Store as a team.

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The Swift Hackers present

Launch-A-THON

Programme at a glance

3 workshops. 2 months. 1 App Store app.

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How it works

Five steps take you from a blank canvas
to a shipped app.

Step 01

Workshops

  • Learn exactly the Swift & SwiftUI you need to start building
  • Structured sessions walk you through ideation, design, and code
  • No prior experience? Perfect. We start from the fundamentals
Step 02

Open Sessions

  • Drop in and build between the formal workshops
  • Work through your group's idea with your teammates and mentor
  • Ideate, prototype, and code at a pace that suits your team
Step 03

Mid-Term Check-In

  • Show where your group is at and get honest, useful feedback
  • Guidance from an experienced student educator
  • Course-correct early, while there's still plenty of runway
Step 04

Showcase

  • Present your group's app to a panel of teachers and mentors
  • Practise pitching not just what you built, but why it matters
  • Held at the Apple Developer Center
Step 05

Publishing

  • Put a final polish on your group's app using showcase feedback
  • Ship it to the App Store as a team with your mentor's guidance
  • Walk away with a real group product on your résumé

What's coming up

Three workshops.
One app on the App Store.

All three workshops happen at L328. In between, open collaborative drop-ins let you keep building with mentor support, at your own pace.

01

Cooking Up Ideas

24 Jul 2026
L328 · 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Generate ideas without limits. Think big, hold nothing back
  • Dig into real-world problems your group's app could solve
  • Vote and commit to the idea worth chasing as a team
02

From Idea to Visualisation

31 Jul 2026
L328 · 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Sketch visual layouts in Figma
  • Map out user flows that actually make sense
  • Build a low-fidelity prototype focused on your group's MVP
03

Code the Canvas

5 Aug 2026
L328 · 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Get to grips with Swift variables, data types & declarative syntax
  • Build your first views: Text, Image, VStack, HStack, ZStack
  • Style it all with modifiers

What comes next

Mid-Term ShowcaseAug 2026 · TBCShare your group's progress and get direct feedback from mentors.
Open Collaborative SessionsJul – Aug 2026 · L328Drop-in sessions to build with facilitator guidance whenever you need it.
Final ShowcaseAugust 2026 · Apple Developer CenterPresent your group's published app to a panel of judges.
Apple Developer Center reception area in SingaporeSingapore

Apple Developer CenterSingapore

The final milestone

Final Showcase

Present your group's finished app to mentors and guests inside Apple's own developer space in Singapore.

What You'll Gain

More than a workshop. A full launch.

By the end, you won't just have learned something. Your group will have shipped something: a real product, and skills that earn their place on your résumé.

Publish on the App Store

Ship a real iOS app as a group that solves a genuine problem, with mentorship from experienced seniors every step of the way.

Learn Swift & SwiftUI from Scratch

No experience required. You'll write working code from day one and build real confidence fast.

The Full Development Cycle

Ideation, Figma, SwiftUI, App Store launch. Your group will live the whole journey, start to finish.

A Real Portfolio Project

Walk away with a published group app, hands-on team experience, and a project genuinely worth showing off.

About us

The team behind this

Mentors, ops, and publicity from The Swift Hackers SIG, here to guide your group from a rough idea to a live App Store listing.

Isaac LeeIsaac LeeOverall-In-Charge & Lead Mentor
NathanNathanAIC
Jasper TayJasper TayAdvisor
Tyra TongolTyra TongolMentor
Daven HengDaven HengMentor
Subhash SSubhash SMentor
Felice HengFelice HengMentor
LilinLilinPublicity
JazzJazzOperations
JiwooJiwooPublicity
XavierXavierPublicity

Supported By

Backed by the best in the business.

We've teamed up with Apple and Hack Club so every group gets real mentorship and the tools to actually publish.

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Apple

Venue partner for the Final Showcase at the Apple Developer Center, plus mentorship support.

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Hack Club

Sponsors Apple Developer Accounts through Cider by HackClub, so every group can publish their app.

FAQ

Common questions, answered.

Anything else?

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Free for NYP SIT students

Ready to ship your first iOS app?

Join students going from zero Swift experience to a published App Store app as a group, with mentorship, a sponsored developer account, and a final showcase at the Apple Developer Center waiting at the end.

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