Comparison

NSScreencast vs Learn SwiftUI

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

NSScreencast

Access hundreds of high-quality video tutorials for iOS, Mac, and Swift development. Stay updated with regularly released screencasts covering a wide range of topics, from learning Swift to building applications. Stream or download episodes in HD quality.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of iOS and Swift development videos
  • Regularly updated screencasts
  • Download or stream episodes
  • iPad Picture-in-Picture and Multitasking support
  • AirPlay to AppleTV
  • Track unwatched and favorite videos
Features
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Your source for hundreds of quality iOS and Swift development videos. Want to get better at iOS development? Join the thousands of iOS developers who use NSScreencast to stay on top of iOS development! NSScreencast provides regularly updated screencasts on iOS, Mac, and Swift Development. These episodes can be downloaded or streamed using any iOS device. * Supports iPad Picture-in-Picture * Supports iPad Multitasking For existing NSScreencast subscribers, you have access to all current & past videos. Don't have a subscription? Now you can sign up right inside the app! Topics include: - Learning Swift - Software Design - Building iOS applications from scratch - Xcode - UIKit - SwiftUI - Server-side Swift - macOS - Networking with URLSession - Architecture around Operations - Core Graphics and Drawing - Animations - Much more! These videos are carefully produced in HD quality, up to 1080p. The app automatically chooses the best quality & resolution for your internet connection and device to ensure smooth streaming. More Features: * AirPlay to your AppleTV if you want to watch on the TV (or use our tvOS app!) * Track unwatched videos to make it easy to find something to watch you haven't seen yet! * Favorite videos you want to refer to later. Over 550 episodes are available today, and new ones are released regularly. Terms of Use: https://nsscreencast.com/terms NSScreencast is an independent publication and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc.

About

Learn SwiftUI

Learn to code with interactive mini-lessons and tutorials directly on your device. Practice writing Swift code with real-time feedback and guidance to accelerate your learning. Offers a comprehensive SwiftUI guide with search functionality for quick reference.

Highlights
  • Interactive mini-lessons
  • Real-time code checker
  • Step-by-step guidance
  • SwiftUI code examples
  • Searchable code snippets
  • Multiple SwiftUI courses
Features
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Easily learn how to code with SwiftUI directly on your iPhone or iPad! Includes over 50+ fun and fully interactive mini lessons and tutorials. WHY USE CODE SWIFT? Want to be a better writer? Write more! Want to be a better coder? Code more! Want to be great in SwiftUI? Write more code with SwsiftUI! Code Swift offers you 6 SwiftUI courses with bite-sized lessons where you have to write your own Swift code using the SwiftUI framework! You will be amazed how fast you can learn to SwiftUI! Code Swift starts with the basics of SwiftUI and assumes you have no prior experience. Code Swift is also a great resource for intermediate to advanced users because it makes it super quick and easy to instantly search for and review tutorials and code snippets for a huge variety of SwiftUI topics. Code Swift offers a totally unique experience by challenging you to write your own code from start to finish. There really is no faster and more enjoyable way to learn than writing your own code. Our real-time code checker instantly offers valuable tips and suggestions the moment you make a mistake. It is like having your own personal swift instructor sitting next to you to help you along and accelerate your learning and make sure that you won’t get frustrated, stuck, and give up. Afraid of getting stuck? Don't be! As soon as you make a mistake, you see a red exclamation mark. Just press on it to get step by step guidance and help so you are never stuck and never alone! Once you get more comfortable, you can also turn the real-time code checker off (this is great while working through the course a second time to make sure you truly know how to code). Need more help? Code Swift also acts as a SwiftUI Guide in your pocket. Have a question or need a quick refersher on a specific topic? Just use our powerful search feature to instantly find great examples and code snippets with detailed explanations. SwiftUI Courses: 1. SwiftUI Basics 2. Text View 3. Image View 4. View Stacks 5. Handling User Input 6. List View 7. Navigation View 8. Alert Views (in development) 9. Navigation (in development) 10. Transforming Views (in development) 11. Animation (in development) The first course is completely free. All other courses can be unlocked with a single in-app-purchase or a bulk purchase to unlock all content for a greatly reduced price. Once purchased, you will instantly qualify for all future additions and updates including future courses. We are just getting started and plan on adding hundreds of lessons over the coming weeks and months. If you enjoy this app and are looking forward to new lessons, please take the time to rate this app. If you have any questions or feedback, please email us at support at happymooseapps.com

Screenshots

NSScreencast4 screens
Learn SwiftUI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NSScreencast at 87% against Learn SwiftUI's 42%. NSScreencast also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0). Learn SwiftUI's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NSScreencast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month and Learn SwiftUI sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NSScreencast holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 117 and 214 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of NSScreencast's written reviews are positive against 42% of Learn SwiftUI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NSScreencast ships an update every 2 months, Learn SwiftUI every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NSScreencast versus Learn SwiftUI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNSScreencastLearn SwiftUI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (117 ratings) — better4.0 (214 ratings)
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better42.4% of reviews
Number of ratings117214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFickle Bits, LLCHappy Moose Apps

Customer experience

NSScreencast

All ratings117 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%

Learn SwiftUI

All ratings214 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive42.4%
Neutral10.6%
Negative47.1%

Bugs and requests

NSScreencast

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Learn SwiftUI

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Black screen on app launch
  • Crashes when selecting lessons or courses
  • Crashes every 30 seconds after purchase
  • Run button masked by UI elements
  • Incorrect code validation accepting wrong answers
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  • Missing or incorrect image assets
  • Flickering on main screen
  • Keyboard hiding input fields
  • Incompatibility with iPhone 13 mini and smaller screens
  • Loss of access to purchased content

Requested features

10 requests
  • Visual output display of executed code
  • More advanced topics (State, Binding, Environment, ObservableObject)
  • Code snippet export to Swift Playground or documents
  • Better explanations and documentation of concepts
  • Submit button before code evaluation
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  • Live console for code execution
  • Multi-view navigation and animation tutorials
  • Keyboard management to prevent UI obstruction
  • Cross-device progress synchronization
  • More comprehensive content and lessons

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NSScreencast

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$17.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$164.991 Year
7 purchases

Learn SwiftUI

One-time7
  • Course 3$0.99
  • Course 4$0.99
  • Course 5$0.99
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  • Course 6$0.99
  • Course 7$0.99
  • Course 8$0.99
  • Unlock All Courses$1.99

Questions

Is NSScreencast free?
NSScreencast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn SwiftUI free?
Learn SwiftUI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NSScreencast or Learn SwiftUI?
NSScreencast is rated higher. NSScreencast averages 4.9 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while Learn SwiftUI averages 4.0 from 214 ratings.
Do NSScreencast or Learn SwiftUI have ads?
Neither NSScreencast nor Learn SwiftUI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NSScreencast or Learn SwiftUI?
NSScreencast ships an update every 2 months, and Learn SwiftUI every 5 days. Most recently, NSScreencast was updated on June 10, 2026 and Learn SwiftUI on September 18, 2026.

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