Hackathon
Opens 8 Feb
Apple Swift Student Challenge 2027
Apple's yearly app competition for students, open to apps for any Apple platform for the first time. Submissions run from 8 to 28 February 2027.
Distinguished Winners, picked from all winners, are invited to Apple in Cupertino.
Requirements:
- Xcode app or Swift Playground app playground in a ZIP file of up to 500 MB
- App for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, tvOS or watchOS, built with Xcode 27 or Swift Playground 4.7 or later
- Experience that takes no more than three minutes
- Works offline, with all resources inside the ZIP file
- All content in English; credited open source code and public domain media allowed
Timeline:
- Meet with Apple online session on agentic coding in Xcode on 10 December 2026
- Preparation session on 14 January 2027
- Session on telling the app's story on 4 February 2027
Source · developer.apple.com/swift-student-challenge/eligibility
Published 10 November 2026 · Checked against the organizer's page 14 November 2026
DevGrants Daily, run by Albert Andrejev. How entries are made and checked.
Quick answers
Can a team enter?
No. The submission must be the work of one person. Group work is not considered.
How often can one student win?
A student can win up to three times, but can be named a Distinguished Winner only once.