r/swift
Swift is a general-purpose programming language built using a modern approach to safety, performance, and software design patterns.
How to think about r/swift
This community focuses on the Swift programming language, which is designed for safety, performance, and modern software design. Members share insights, tutorials, and resources related to Swift development, including Xcode usage, coding patterns, and app design. The community is characterized by its collaborative spirit, with users often helping each other troubleshoot issues and improve their coding skills.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Participants primarily consist of software developers, ranging from beginners to experienced programmers, with a strong interest in iOS and macOS development. The demographic skews towards tech-savvy individuals, including students, professionals, and hobbyists who are eager to learn and share knowledge about Swift. The vibe is generally supportive and focused on problem-solving.
Posting culture
Content that thrives includes coding questions, tutorials, project showcases, and discussions about best practices in Swift development. Posts that are clear, well-structured, and provide value to the community tend to receive positive engagement, while overly promotional or vague content is often downvoted. Members frequently engage in discussions, so timely responses and active participation are encouraged.
Brand engagement notes
Brands looking to engage with this community should prioritize providing value through educational content, such as tutorials, coding tips, or tools that enhance the Swift development experience. Direct promotion is typically met with skepticism, so brands should avoid overt advertising. Instead, they can participate in discussions, share relevant resources, and support community initiatives to build trust and credibility among members.
Top keywords
What r/swift talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/[deleted]
- u/fatbobman3000
- u/VincentPradeilles
- u/djryanash
- u/karinprater
- u/alfianlo
- u/dwaxe
- u/Swiftapple
- u/DVMan5000
- u/shubham_iosdev
- u/BadBunnyBabyy
- u/tezov-app
- u/majid8
- u/im_pratik_28
- u/OrdinaryAdmin
- u/richardtop3
- u/yalag
- u/NothingButBadIdeas
- u/Expensive-Fail6670
- u/Parker_rex
- u/lotsofcarsoutside
- u/kitlangton
- u/PreetyGeek
- u/pitt500
- u/Leopug
- u/MohammadBashirSidani
- u/_GrandSir_
- u/sarunw
- u/livelinkapp
- u/jshchnz
- u/ddfk2282
- u/Qwienke13
- u/Aggressive_Value_357
- u/Particular_Tea2307
- u/headphonejack_90
- u/Moo202
- u/Almat03
- u/LeoniFrancesco
- u/derjanni
- u/Fly0strich
- u/soumyaranjanmahunt
- u/Top_Night4697
- u/JohnnieXvi
- u/Few_Understanding552
- u/dinny1111
- u/aheze
- u/kushlized
- u/youngermann
- u/Jsmith4523
- u/killMontag
- u/bear007
- u/byaruhaf
- u/alexl1994
- u/embirico
- u/ajm1212
- u/Interesting_Sucker
- u/haribou
- u/Past_Flounder4493
- u/LeeKahSeng
- u/Vyalkuran
- u/HonestNest
- u/drBonkers
- u/milkinawineglass
- u/amichail
- u/AvailableParking
- u/powerchip15
- u/xhyer
- u/twentyoneog
- u/the_sammich_man
- u/Lucas46
- u/Crossover_CTS
- u/SSJKiDo
- u/Rough_Research4892
- u/bbrow632
- u/mogoh
- u/Yabuki_Joe_3
- u/barcode972
- u/GuitarIpod
- u/SwiftUl
- u/bsegelke
- u/martinlasek
- u/Oaax1
- u/hexwit
- u/ishtiz
- u/J0kers-LucaOZ
- u/Admirable_Run4358
- u/Aenderyl
- u/madmachineio
- u/CsInquirer
- u/matteoman
- u/RiMellow
- u/bonfirepotato
- u/ABrokeUniStudent
- u/MyGuySlappy
- u/wavsandmpegs
- u/Tasty135
- u/MiserableTarget2383
- u/GoalFar4011
- u/Snek227
- u/Infamous_Tomatillo53
By votes
- u/shubham_iosdev
- u/im_pratik_28
- u/aheze
- u/[deleted]
- u/NothingButBadIdeas
- u/fatbobman3000
- u/dwaxe
- u/alfianlo
- u/Expensive-Fail6670
- u/VincentPradeilles
- u/MohammadBashirSidani
- u/kushlized
- u/CrushgrooveSC
- u/karinprater
- u/Yabuki_Joe_3
- u/_GrandSir_
- u/landsv
- u/EugieEugEug
- u/Parker_rex
- u/Loud_Pomegranate_401
- u/Alex_Swift_Dev
- u/GuitarIpod
- u/ccashman
- u/Swiftapple
- u/bsegelke
- u/dreNeguH
- u/djryanash
- u/killMontag
- u/barcode972
- u/myroon5
- u/bancaletto
- u/BadBunnyBabyy
- u/SwiftUl
- u/DVMan5000
- u/youngermann
- u/sarunw
- u/mgsulaiman
- u/byaruhaf
- u/vinkwok
- u/martinlasek
- u/dementedeauditorias
- u/livelinkapp
- u/Jsmith4523
- u/bear007
- u/headphonejack_90
- u/babyfacekicker
- u/hexwit
- u/richardtop3
- u/majid8
- u/fhasse95
- u/Oaax1
- u/lotsofcarsoutside
- u/embirico
- u/digidude23
- u/a2hgo
- u/eddielement
- u/alexl1994
- u/kitlangton
- u/erlesha
- u/taharvey
- u/ishtiz
- u/Davideilmito
- u/J0kers-LucaOZ
- u/iTollMouS
- u/Administrative_Fox91
- u/phamfoo
- u/madmachineio
- u/Typ0genius
- u/Tasty135
- u/PreetyGeek
- u/LeoniFrancesco
- u/jshchnz
- u/matteoman
- u/No-Union-1016
- u/Moo202
- u/QuackersAndSoup24
- u/Admirable_Run4358
- u/alecisherwood
- u/OrdinaryAdmin
- u/pitt500
- u/Financial_Job_1564
- u/Aenderyl
- u/Last-Distance6448
- u/Qwienke13
- u/yalag
- u/trenskow
- u/Fly0strich
- u/Buck4013
- u/CsInquirer
- u/Enid91
- u/Snek227
- u/ajm1212
- u/low_key_riot
- u/DKabashi
- u/joanniso
- u/filthyMrClean
- u/sond813
- u/Almat03
- u/RiMellow
- u/MyGuySlappy
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/aheze
- u/Te_co
- u/st0rmblue
- u/GuitarIpod
- u/D_Empire412
- u/barcode972
- u/macaraoo
- u/chriswaco
- u/Ast3r10n
- u/rursache
- u/timelessblur
- u/rjhancock
- u/djryanash
- u/beepboopnoise
- u/SirBill01
- u/undergrounddirt
- u/Expensive-Fail6670
- u/mmarollo
- u/NES_Geek
- u/velvethead
- u/SilkeSiani
- u/im_pratik_28
- u/doctor_disco221
- u/Open_Bug_4196
- u/BogiSwift
- u/TekkerzRobot
- u/ItsRyeGuyy
- u/Gharyl
- u/meowerguy
- u/TrixonBanes
- u/Misaki-13
- u/Hawaiiggp
- u/bctopics
- u/shubham_iosdev
- u/kncismyname
- u/glhaynes
- u/liquidsmk
- u/Thia_p
- u/tied_laces
- u/noa_karn
- u/rhysmorgan
- u/IrvTheSwirv
- u/yalag
- u/purpleWheelChair
- u/kironet996
- u/kushlized
- u/SR71F16F35B
- u/RandomRedditor44
- u/youngermann
- u/tiltowaitt
- u/GansitoCongelado
- u/TheGreatDanton11
- u/FantasyFrikadel
- u/danpietsch
- u/Fuzzy-Maximum-8160
- u/Business-Mistake-217
- u/rismay
- u/earlyworm
- u/Jomy10
- u/Black-September764
- u/ultra_mind
- u/jembytrevize1234
- u/No-Stay-4311
- u/TenderfootGungi
- u/NeedsMoreCoffeee
- u/HeirOfAsgard
- u/-PeteG-
- u/the_geekeree
- u/LamestarGames
- u/Epickid976
- u/kex_ari
- u/Far-Requirement4030
- u/Saha3nd
- u/s020147
- u/ProPlayerPlayz
- u/tezov-app
- u/jayb98
- u/Duckarmada
- u/gabevf
- u/amaroq137
- u/AlexanderMomchilov
- u/swift_questions
- u/morenos-blend
- u/QueenElisabethIII
- u/mhubby
- u/KaliNode
- u/Ron-Erez
- u/Badd_Decisions
- u/South-Parking-181
- u/kuvxira
- u/Oxigenic
- u/LukeXIII
- u/StronglyHeldOpinions
- u/Top_Medicine_732
- u/Zealousideal-Ad4860
- u/cekisakurek
- u/fidalgofeliz
- u/Left-Language9389
- u/itscoderslife
By votes
- u/[deleted]
- u/BickeringCube
- u/BaronSharktooth
- u/timelessblur
- u/aheze
- u/Gharyl
- u/barcode972
- u/chriswaco
- u/GansitoCongelado
- u/sroebert
- u/velvethead
- u/SpiritualSpaceGolem
- u/kayk1
- u/Ast3r10n
- u/nrith
- u/Te_co
- u/tied_laces
- u/Nerdlinger
- u/TrixonBanes
- u/im_pratik_28
- u/Expensive-Fail6670
- u/Caughill
- u/JustUseTheWordMmmkay
- u/jshchnz
- u/rhysmorgan
- u/mrpaw69
- u/MacBookator
- u/mr_redsun
- u/ItsRyeGuyy
- u/zerorendan
- u/No-Stay-4311
- u/kevleyski
- u/alexaholic
- u/ivanicin
- u/FPST08
- u/opsb
- u/TenderfootGungi
- u/rursache
- u/Cyupa
- u/vinkwok
- u/IrvTheSwirv
- u/CrushgrooveSC
- u/looopTools
- u/s0wx
- u/D_Empire412
- u/powerman228
- u/djryanash
- u/shubham_iosdev
- u/pxogxess
- u/Particular_Resort686
- u/TheOldestFogey
- u/rjhancock
- u/FantasyFrikadel
- u/doctor_disco221
- u/karinprater
- u/arduous_raven
- u/iOSCaleb
- u/AnotherSoftEng
- u/Mistake78
- u/kushlized
- u/erlesha
- u/Piipperi800
- u/GuitarIpod
- u/philophilo
- u/TheGreatDanton11
- u/mynewromantica
- u/macaraoo
- u/undergrounddirt
- u/Nex_01
- u/beclops
- u/7HawksAnd
- u/best-commenter
- u/st0rmblue
- u/beepboopnoise
- u/ProStaff_97
- u/Ninjapro4113
- u/RandomRedditor44
- u/youngermann
- u/Inevitable-Hat-1576
- u/cswelin
- u/danpietsch
- u/chaotic_goody
- u/Th3GreatDane
- u/Open_Bug_4196
- u/Duckarmada
- u/BroccoliDistribution
- u/Oaax1
- u/lost12487
- u/thecodingart
- u/fhasse95
- u/willem640
- u/_fabricyo
- u/padraig_oh
- u/Barbanks
- u/Librarian_Imaginary
- u/SwiftUl
- u/dementedeauditorias
- u/helloITdepartment
- u/amopeyant
- u/Draelmar
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FAQ
r/swift — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/swift have?
r/swift has approximately 136,727 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/swift created?
r/swift was created on November 23, 2013 (13 years ago).
What is r/swift about?
This community focuses on the Swift programming language, which is designed for safety, performance, and modern software design. Members share insights, tutorials, and resources related to Swift development, including Xcode usage, coding patterns, and app design. The community is characterized by its collaborative spirit, with users often helping each other troubleshoot issu…
What subreddits are similar to r/swift?
Communities similar to r/swift include r/iosprogramming, r/swiftui.
Who are the most active posters on r/swift?
The most frequent posters on r/swift include u/[deleted], u/fatbobman3000, u/VincentPradeilles.
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