# Kapeli/Dash-iOS

Dash for iOS was discontinued. Please check out Dash for macOS instead.

Repository: https://github.com/Kapeli/Dash-iOS
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dash-ios
Homepage: https://kapeli.com/dash
Language: Objective-C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: ipad, iphone, app, offline, api, documentation
Last push: 2021-03-28T15:29:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3587, "days_push": 1984, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7095, forks 909 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:55.882925+00:00)

## What it is
Dash for iOS was an iPad and iPhone app providing instant offline access to 150+ API documentation sets, built in Objective-C. The project has been discontinued and users are directed to Dash for macOS instead.

## Use cases
- browse API documentation offline on iPhone or iPad
- search programming language docs without internet
- install custom docsets on iOS
- look up framework references while traveling
- build the Dash iOS app from source with Xcode

## When to choose
- you want to study or fork the source code of a well-known iOS documentation app
- you need an offline API docs viewer on iOS and are willing to maintain it yourself
- you want to learn from a mature Objective-C iOS codebase

## When to avoid
- you want a supported offline documentation browser - the app is discontinued
- you are on macOS - use Dash for macOS instead
- you expect App Store updates, bug fixes, or new docset features
- you need a maintained iOS app for production use

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: documentation, search-engine, gui
- domain: developer-tools, documentation, mobile-development
- platform: -
- tags: api-docs, offline-documentation, docsets, discontinued, objective-c, snippet-manager, ios, mobile, swift

## Member repositories
- Kapeli/Dash-iOS (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.882925+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:40:09.529601+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Kapeli/Dash-iOS (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.882925+00:00, sha 51a60bd14c4e)
  - homepage: https://kapeli.com/dash (fetched 2026-08-29T08:35:51.470297+00:00, sha 41bbb6e75242)
  - site_page: https://kapeli.com/docsets (fetched 2026-08-29T08:35:51.479438+00:00, sha bd059943e0b4)
  - site_page: https://kapeli.com/dash_guide (fetched 2026-08-29T08:35:51.483557+00:00, sha 59a5c303763a)
  - site_page: https://kapeli.com/contact (fetched 2026-08-29T08:35:51.481887+00:00, sha 52c443dc42f4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.