I have always dreamed of learning Swift and creating apps for iOS, but I never found the motivation to do so. I was scared by the complexity and the learning curve of programming with UIKit and Storyboard. I thought they were too complicated and too boring for me.

But then I discovered SwiftUI, the new framework for building user interfaces for Apple platforms. I was captivated by its simplicity and elegance. I watched some videos and read some articles about it and I was blown away by what it could do. I decided to give it a shot and see if I could learn it and make something with it.

I set myself a goal: to build my first SwiftUI app in 4 months. I had no prior experience or knowledge of programming with Swift, so I started from zero. I downloaded Xcode and opened a new SwiftUI project.

I followed the "100 Days of SwiftUI" course, and I learned how to use SwiftUI's declarative syntax to create the user interface components, such as buttons, lists, text fields and navigation bars. I also learned how to use some of the built-in features of SwiftUI, such as animations, transitions, gestures and dark mode. This free course gave me everything that I needed to build a stunning app from scratch. This course was so good that I decided to buy other Swift books from the author. Thank you Paul for creating such a great course!

I decided to build a simple and elegant mood tracking app that syncs across all your iOS devices. I called it MoodUp. I wanted to make it easy and intuitive for users to track and analyze their moods anytime, anywhere.

I used CloudKit, a cloud service that provides database and asset storage for apps, to store and sync the mood data. I learned how to use CloudKit's APIs to create, update, delete and fetch records from the cloud database.

After 4 months of hard work, learning and fun, I finally finished my first SwiftUI app. I was proud of what I had achieved and eager to share it with the world. However, my app is still in pre-order mode and won't be available until July 7th. This is because I wanted to make sure that everything works smoothly and there are no major bugs or issues before releasing it to the public.

I submitted my app to the App Store for review and waited for approval.

A few days later, I received an email from Apple saying that my app was approved and ready for pre-order. I was overjoyed and excited with tears. I launched my app on the App Store and announced it here, hoping to get some attention and feedback from the community.

That's how I went from zero to SwiftUI and built my first app in 4 months. It was a challenging but rewarding journey that taught me a lot about SwiftUI, Swift, CloudKit and app development in general. I hope you enjoyed reading my story and maybe got inspired to start your own SwiftUI project.

If you want to check out my app, you can pre-order it for free from the App Store here:

https://apps.apple.com/app/moodup-breeze-mental-health/id6450100126

Please pre-order the app for free if you like it because as a small indie developer, I need your support.

Thank you for reading!

Wow, what you're saying has moved me a lot.

Today I started with the 100 days but Paul's Swift and a friend told me to better start with SwiftUI, I listened to him and before going back to the new classes, I spent 1 week on my Mac to start it from 0 that of SwiftUi and today, let's go for day 7. I am one of those people who have taken several courses and none has left me completely satisfied and I saw that I was not progressing as I expected and now with Mr's Hudson I know that I have been wasting my time with the other courses.

Now if I really notice that I'm moving forward and I don't know if in 100 days I will be able (impostor syndrome) I hope and I hope so, because I have a good idea of applications to be able to help people.

Thank you for your post, the truth is that it has motivated me a lot and I want to be able to change My life at least professionally speaking and being able to contribute and support this community that although I have little in it for me today, is one of the best I have encountered in a long time.

Thank you for your time and here I am to help you in any way I can.