Apple Swift Student Challenge 2025

The Apple Swift Student Challenge invites student developers to submit an app playground and compete for recognition. Winners are selected based on innovation, creativity, social impact, or inclusivity, with distinguished winners invited to Apple in Cupertino for three days. Winners receive access to the Apple Developer Program for one year, a certification voucher, a certificate from Apple, and AirPods Max.

Winners: one year of Apple Developer Program membership, a voucher for an App Development with Swift certification exam, a personalized Apple certificate, and AirPods Max; 350 winners overall and 50 Distinguished Winners invited to Cupertino for three days.

Applicants must be enrolled in or have recently graduated from an accredited academic institution (or homeschool equivalent), be registered with Apple as an Apple developer, and meet country-specific age requirements.

Submit an app playground (.swiftpm) as part of the challenge; submission must be self-created, offline, and within size limits. See the official Apple Swift Student Challenge page for details.