Apple has announced a change to its Swift Student Challenge 2027. This year, students can submit apps developed for any Apple platform, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS and visionOS. This means they are no longer limited to developing apps for <a href="https://myappsplus.com/iphone-18-pro-max-wins-battery-test-involving-32-smartphones/” title=”iPhone 18 Pro Max Wins Battery Test Involving 32 Smartphones”>iPhone and iPad and can also create apps for Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Vision Pro.
The submissions for the 2027 Swift Student Challenge will open on February 8 and close on February 28, 2027. The annual competition invites students from around the world to showcase their app development skills and creativity.
Earlier, students mainly submitted apps for iPhone and iPad. However, the tech giant under the new CEO John Ternus is now expanding the competition to include all its major platforms. This gives young developers more options to experiment with different devices and come up with new app ideas.
Apple Swift Student Challenge 2027: What’s New?
Apart from support for more Apple devices, the company has also increased the file size limit for app submissions. Students can now submit ZIP files of up to 500MB, compared to the 25MB limit in the previous challenge.
Students can submit an Xcode app or an app playground made using Swift Playground. The app must be built using Xcode 27 or Swift Playground 4.7 or later.
Apple will select winners based on innovation, creativity, social impact and inclusivity. A group of Distinguished Winners will also get an opportunity to visit Apple in Cupertino, California. All winners will receive a one-year membership to the Apple Developer Program and a special gift.
Apple To Help Students With AI Coding
The iPhone maker is also organising special online Meet with Apple sessions to help students prepare for the competition. These sessions will cover agentic coding in Xcode, preparing an app for the challenge and how to present an app idea.
The sessions will take place on December 10, January 14 and February 4.
Students can visit Apple’s developer website to check the eligibility rules, tutorials and other details before submitting their apps.
Bharat Upadhyay is an Assistant News Editor at Times Now, where he currently leads the Tech vertical, covering everything from gadgets and apps, cyber… View More
