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MengTo/DesignerNewsApp

Build a Swift App as a designer observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/MengTo/DesignerNewsApp · homepage · Objective-C observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4252
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 2760
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2422 stars · 362 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

An open-source iOS client for Designer News written in Swift by the creator of Design+Code. It serves as a real-world example app for designers learning to build iOS applications.

Use cases

  • learn how to build an iOS app as a designer
  • study a real Swift app codebase
  • browse Designer News on iOS
  • see how to integrate Alamofire and animation libraries
  • use as a starter template for a news reader app

When to choose

  • you are a designer learning iOS development through Design+Code
  • you want a reference Swift codebase from the early Swift era
  • you need an example of a complete iOS client app

When to avoid

  • you need a maintained, modern Swift/SwiftUI codebase
  • you require iOS versions beyond the legacy Xcode 6.3 / iOS 8 era
  • you need a production-ready Designer News client today

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

http-client animation ui-components mobile-development education developer-tools ios-app swift designer-news sample-app design-plus-code objective-c xcode ios mobile

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
MengTo/DesignerNewsAppmain32

For agents

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