Interactful vs SixD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interactful
This app offers an interactive learning experience for SwiftUI, providing code snippets and examples for various components and foundational elements. It also grants quick access to official Apple developer and design documentation.
- Interactive SwiftUI examples
- Code snippets for components
- Foundational element explanations
- Access to Apple documentation
- macOS version available
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An interactive guide for SwiftUI to help designers and developers build better apps. – Code snippets and interactive examples for components like Sliders, Toggles, Lists, and Grids – Foundational elements like Colors, Fonts, Haptics, Gestures, Animation, SF Symbols, and Accessibility – Quick access to Apple's official developer and design documentation – Also available on macOS
SixD
Learn and create with SwiftUI through an intuitive interface. Explore components, design graphically, and get native SwiftUI code. Browse SF Symbols with natural language search.
- SwiftUI component exploration
- Native graphical design interface
- Copy SwiftUI code directly
- Interactive UI design foundations
- Natural language SF Symbols search
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SixD (SwiftUI x Design) is the most intuitive and beautiful way to learn and create with SwiftUI. SwiftUI Lab • Explore SwiftUI components • Design in a native graphical interface • Copy the SwiftUI code: what you see is what you get Interactive Guide • Learn UI design foundations through an interactive experience SF Symbols • Browse SF Symbols and search with natural descriptions • No more "square.and.arrow.up," just search "share" Designed and developed by Haolun Yang. Awarded by Apple WWDC23 Swift Student Challenge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SixD at none against Interactful's 3. Interactful's advantage is ratings volume (394 vs 29) and review sentiment (98% vs 90%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Interactful sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SixD asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Interactful against 4.8 for SixD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interactful has 394 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Interactful's written reviews are positive against 90% of SixD's.
Interactful ships an update every 2 months, SixD every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interactful | SixD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (394 ratings) — better | 4.8 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.4% of reviews — better | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 394 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 351 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harley Thomas | Haolun Yang |
Customer experience
Interactful
SixD
Bugs and requests
Interactful
Reported bugs
2 issues- Navigation issues in certain examples
- Inconsistent behavior with some UI elements
Requested features
5 requests- Support for newer iOS versions and components
- Dynamic Type size adjustments
- Code generation for more complex examples
- Audio/sound effects support
- Ability to save/export custom configurations
SixD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Interactful
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
SixD
No in-app purchases
