Hire an iOS Developer.
iPhone and iPad apps built and released.
Also called: Swift Developer, iPhone App Developer
From £5.50 an hour£5.50-25/hr
- SaaS & tech
- Startups
- Healthcare
- Works your hours
- Nigeria hub, on London time or an hour ahead
- Month to month
- Builds interfaces in SwiftUI, using UIKit where neededApp development
- Integrates HealthKit, Core Bluetooth, Core Location and AVFoundationDevice and health integrations
- Manages certificates, provisioning profiles and signingRelease management
- Writes unit and UI tests with XCTest, Swift Testing and XCUITestQualityDoing
- Swift
- UIKit
- Xcode
- CocoaPods
- App Store Connect
- Fastlane
Pick the level. See the price.
£5.50an hour
Level 1 of 4, also called junior.Builds SwiftUI screens from designs, consumes APIs and fixes scoped bugs.
- New SwiftUI screens with view models and unit tests
- Bug fixes verified on device
- TestFlight builds prepared from the release checklist
£9.50an hour
Level 2 of 4, also called mid-level.Owns features end-to-end and runs releases: signing, TestFlight, submission and responding.
- Complete feature module
- Push notification implementation
- HealthKit read and write for defined data types
£14.50an hour
Level 3 of 4, also called senior.Owns app architecture and quality and handles App Review escalations.
- Architecture decision records and modularisation into Swift packages
- Core Bluetooth device integration with pairing and reconnection handling
- Performance audit with fixes shipped
£25an hour
Level 4 of 4, also called lead or specialist.Leads the iOS or mobile team and sets standards and release governance.
- Mobile architecture and roadmap
- Release process and QA governance
- Privacy and security review
Per hour, all-in: recruiting, testing and management. Prices exclude VAT.
What you hand to your iOS Developer
Tasks
App development
- Builds interfaces in SwiftUI, using UIKit where needed
- Structures apps with MVVM or The Composable Architecture and modularise
- Implements networking with URLSession, async/await and Codable
- Persists data with SwiftData or Core Data and store secrets
- Adds push notifications, background tasks, WidgetKit widgets
Device and health integrations
- Integrates HealthKit, Core Bluetooth, Core Location and AVFoundation
- Builds companion features for Apple Watch where required
- Maintains privacy manifests and required-reason API declarations
Release management
- Manages certificates, provisioning profiles and signing
- Distributes TestFlight builds
- Prepares App Store Connect metadata, privacy nutrition labels
- Runs phased releases and CI with Xcode Cloud or Fastlane
Quality
- Writes unit and UI tests with XCTest, Swift Testing and XCUITest
- Profiles memory, hangs and launches time with Instruments
- Monitors crashes in Xcode Organizer, Crashlytics or Sentry
- Supports VoiceOver and Dynamic Type
Week one
- Added to the Apple Developer team and App Store Connect
- App running on Simulator and on physical test devices
- Access to Crashlytics or Sentry, analytics, API documentation and Figma designs
- First ticket shipped to TestFlight
Tools
Work tools
Swift
UIKit
Xcode
- Instruments
CocoaPods
- Combine
- Core Data
- HealthKit
- Core Bluetooth
- WidgetKit
- StoreKit 2
App Store Connect
- TestFlight
Fastlane
Firebase Crashlytics
Sentry
- XCTest / Swift Testing
Proxyman / Charles Proxy
Tested live in the tools on your job description.
Works inside your Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, under your admin settings.
- Microsoft 365Copilot
- Google WorkspaceGemini
AI
AI pair-programming speeds up routine code, tests and docs. Your iOS Developer reviews every change and owns what ships.
Coding with an AI pair
GitHub Copilot, Cursor or Claude Code for boilerplate, refactors and first drafts. Every change is read and tested before merge.
Tests and edge cases
AI proposes test cases. Your iOS Developer runs them, fills the gaps and keeps the useful ones.
Docs and handover notes
READMEs, code comments and handover notes drafted with AI and checked against the code.
Debugging
AI helps read errors and logs. Your iOS Developer confirms the cause before changing anything.
Site copy and content
Page copy drafted from your brief, then checked for accuracy, SEO and accessibility.
Our rule: business-grade AI only, never free or personal accounts.
Prefer no AI on a task? Tell your iOS Developer and they won't use it.See AI & automation roles
Tested before you meet them
- Written communication testAll levels30 min
- Swift and iOS knowledge testAll levels45 min
- SwiftUI app take-homeIntern to Expert5 hrs
- Instruments and debugging sessionAll levels60 min
- Release and App Review scenarioAll levels30 min
- Mobile architecture discussionExpert and Specialist45 min
Sample shown
84%
- Skills tested: A skills test for the role, marked by a senior
- English and comms: written English tested, spoken English checked on a call
- ID, work history and references: photo ID, past roles and two referees
From booked call to day one
Step 1: Book a demo
Tell us the role, your hours and your tools.
Step 2: Meet your shortlist
Their level and hourly price, tested before you meet.
Step 3: Pick your person
Month to month. We handle the contract, the equipment and the onboarding, and make sure it all runs.
Step 4: They start work
In your tools, within 12 to 48 hours of a successful interview.
Questions answered
An Intern iOS Developer is £5.50 an hour, Intermediate £9.50, Expert £14.50 and Specialist £25, full time (38 hours a week). That is all-in: recruiting, testing and management, month to month. Prices exclude VAT.
App development, device and health integrations, release management and quality, run to your priorities. You choose what they own first.
Six practical tests, marked by a senior, including written communication test, swift and iOS knowledge test and swiftUI app take-home. You see the score before you meet.
Tell us and we replace them free, with a new shortlist of tested people to meet. Seats are month to month with 30 days' notice.
Meet the people who fit your work.
A 15‑minute call on Teams. You leave knowing the level you need and its hourly price.