How to Make an App in 8 Days (2025 Full Tutorial)

Confidently learn how to make an app (no coding experience required). Used in classrooms and Apple stores, this video is designed with beginners in mind to teach the fundamental skills for making apps on iOS.

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Timestamps
00:00 Lesson 1 - The Apple Dev Ecosystem
27:16 Lesson 2 - Xcode Tutorial
46:32 Lesson 3 - Building a User Interface
01:16:14 Lesson 4 - Starting the War Card Game
01:32:10 Lesson 5 - Introduction to Swift Coding
01:51:00 Lesson 6 - Swift Functions
02:13:09 Lesson 7 - SwiftUIButtons and Properties
02:32:56 Lesson 8 - Adding the App Logic

This video series will teach a beginner with no programming experience how to make iPhone apps. I'm creating these videos with the assumption that the student has no prior knowledge and is starting from scratch.

About CodeWithChris:
Hi I’m Chris! I’m dedicated to teaching fundamentals about how to make an app. This is important if you’re trying to land an iOS job, be a freelancer, increase or start a business with an app idea. On this channel and my website, you'll find a ton of free resources and tutorials to aid you on your journey to learn iOS development. Many people have learned to code and build apps on their own!

Student Success Stories

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[atbalken]

I watched this from beginning to end with great interest… Outstanding!
You are a gifted communicator. This was definitely the clearest and most inspiring coding tutorial for iOS development I have seen yet.

[yogiugorg]

Hi Chris, I'm only on Lesson 5 but had to pause to let you know that you really know how to present this for anyone! Thanks

[xtabs]

Great course again like always, Chris! I'm a product designer getting into IOS dev and I've never come across a better teacher than you. Thank you! Will be getting your CWS Plus when I finish the next free course!

[albgonzalez]

I love this. I'm working on my first app. This was very helpful. I'm focused on Front-end code (HTML, CSS and Javascript). This really help me understand layout using HStack, VStack and Xstack. Also, Swift code is structured like Javascript. This should be fun.

[IglsidYT]

I just started my iOS development journey, looking forward to seeing you in my feed 😍

[withsoul]

This tutorial is beginner‑friendly, making it a great start for someone who’s just getting started. Thanks for your work, Chris!!!

[km.]

Dear Mr. Chris,

I sincerely appreciate your valuable content on YouTube, which has been immensely helpful to me. I am currently seeking guidance on how to upload an app to the App Store. I would be grateful if you could provide instructions or any relevant resources on this process.

Wishing you all the best.

Kind regards,
Kia

[cliffprudhomme]

👌 I am very impressed by the way Chris teaches. By far the best tutorial I have seen on YouTube. Thank you for this awesome introduction to Xcode.

[robevans]

Chris, you really are BRILLIANT! Thanks for all your hard work. Just for the record, I'm a 65 y/o guy who loves this stuff but doesn't bother with boring...

[mr]

This is amazing Im learning so much from you!

[SophieMartin-bk]

Great walkthrough on building an app with Xcode 16 really clear and practical!
Would be great to see future mentions of teams like Ailoitte bringing such ideas to life at scale. 👏

[Ailoitte]

Great video! 👏
3 key takeaways from this video:
• Step-by-step guide to building an app in just 8 days—perfectly paced for beginners
• Clear use of Xcode 16 features makes the process smooth and modern
• Focus on practical, classroom-ready tutorials brings real learning value

Thanks for making app development approachable and engaging!

[spideyfan]

Thank you, this has been a great experience

[polyglotmona]

Thank you so much. I will start a new playlist with your most helpful videos so that I can watch one of them once a week and actually make progress learning SwiftUI.

[aron]

Hi I want to build a GPS app for both android and iPhone what software approach should I take? Thanks

[MilZica]

Great video. I learned a lot. I'm a beginner in IOs development and your video cleared up a lot of doubts.

One question: I have a Kotlin application (KMP -> Windows) running on Android. Is there any way I can bring/convert the Android screens (XML) to XCode? Or will I have to redo them all?

Thank you very much and good luck.

[nononoathousandtimesno]

great intro. do you use background 'bed' music in all of your courses? If so that would be something that would prevent me from using them. as a Tinnitus sufferer, the last thing i need is additional background noise when trying to follow along.

[jingdong]

Hey Chris, thanks for your video. I am wondering, for the paid courses, how long on average does each course / workshop take? Thanks.

[aeebbert]

Any thoughts on why the resource downloads would be failing my McAfee Virus Scan on attempt to download?

[SmartFixHub-vi]

Are you using the latest version on xcode?