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title: "iOS Development Guides — The Develak Journal"
description: "iOS development guides from Develak, an independent studio that ships its own App Store apps: Swift, SwiftUI, App Store submission, ASO and localization."
url: https://develak.com/blog/page/2/
language: en
updated: 2026-10-24
source: Develak
---

Canonical page: <https://develak.com/blog/page/2/>

# iOS development guides, from apps we ship

The Develak Journal collects the iOS development guides our independent studio writes from shipping 34 apps on the App Store: Swift and SwiftUI, App Store submission, App Store Optimization and localization, explained step by step.

- 12 guides
- English & French

## More guides

Guides 16 min read

### [iOS localization and internationalization (i18n): from Localizable.strings to String Catalogs](https://develak.com/blog/localize-ios-app-xcstrings/)

A practical guide to iOS localization and internationalization: i18n vs l10n, migrating Localizable.strings and .stringsdict to String Catalogs (.xcstrings), the Swift i18n APIs, plurals, permission strings, formatters, right-to-left layouts, pseudolanguages, XLIFF export, localization tools and App Store metadata.

September 24, 2026

Guides 17 min read

### [SwiftUI vs Flutter vs React Native in 2026: which should you choose for an iPhone app?](https://develak.com/blog/swiftui-vs-flutter-vs-react-native/)

An honest 2026 comparison of SwiftUI, Flutter and React Native for iPhone apps: how to benchmark performance with Apple tools, Apple frameworks, UI fidelity, time to market, hiring, maintenance and Android reach, with a decision checklist.

September 17, 2026

Guides 12 min read

### [App Store submission checklist (2026): everything Apple checks before approving your app](https://develak.com/blog/app-store-submission-checklist/)

The complete 2026 checklist for submitting an iPhone app: App Store Connect setup, privacy policy and support URLs, privacy manifest, account deletion, subscriptions, screenshots, age rating, TestFlight and the rejections to avoid.

September 10, 2026

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