iOS Conferences for Mobile Developers in 2024

Mar 9 2023 , Other, iOS 17, Other Other, iOS 17, Other

Discover the top iOS conferences of 2024! From keynote speakers to workshops, learn from industry experts and network with fellow developers to boost your iOS career. By Sandra Grauschopf.

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iOS Conferences for Mobile Developers in 2024

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As a mobile developer, attending conferences is a great way to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in the industry. Conferences provide a unique opportunity to connect with other professionals in your field, learn from experts and gain new insights into emerging technologies.

One of the biggest advantages of attending conferences as a mobile developer is the chance to expand your network. Meeting other developers, industry leaders and potential employers can lead to valuable connections and opportunities down the line. Attending conferences can also be a great way to gain exposure for your own work, whether through presenting a talk or demo, or simply by getting to know others in your field.

Note: Want more tips about how to use conferences and events to land jobs in the mobile development field? Read Hack Your Job Search: The Authoritative Guide to Landing a Mobile Dev Interview for advice from industry insiders.

In addition to networking, conferences offer a wealth of knowledge and expertise. By attending talks, workshops and panel discussions, you’ll gain new insights into industry trends and emerging technologies — and you’ll learn new skills that can help you take your mobile development to the next level. You may also have the opportunity to participate in hands-on training or workshops, which can be a great way to deepen your knowledge and refine your skills in specific areas of interest.

Kodeco’s Big List of iOS Conferences for 2024

If you’re looking for great iOS conferences to attend in 2024, here’s a great place to start:

  • iOS Conf SG: January 18–19, 2024 in Singapore.
  • Swift Heroes: April 18–19, 2024 in Turin, Italy. Focus on discussing the most interesting and important topics in Swift.
  • NYSwifty: April 23–24, 2024 in New York City. The 2024 conference will include presentations and workshops, games, panel discussions, and expert sessions.
  • Deep Dish Swift: May 5–May 7, 2024. Three days in suburban Chicago. Will include a half-day of indie development talks and two days of Swift and iOS talks for developers of all skill levels.
  • iOSKonf: May 14–May 15, 2024 in Skopje, Macedonia.
  • Swift Craft: May 21–May 24, 2024 in Folkestone, United Kingdom. The focus of the conference is on the “craft of writing Swift code”.
  • plSwift: May 29–May 30, 2024 in Warsaw. Will run alongside plDroid for Android developers. From the same organizers as NYSwifty.
  • WWDC: Apple Worldwide Developer Conference will take place from June 10–14, 2024. It’s a hybrid conference with in-person attendance availabe by request only, an online broadcast, and community events.
  • One More Thing Conf: June 10 – 14. The “world’s largest IRL gathering of Apple developers,” taking place in Cupertino, California alongside WWDC.
  • Swift Island: August 27–29, 2024. Two workshop days where developers can play with the betas, APIs and frameworks announced at WWDC in guided, hands-on sessions on an island in the Netherlands.
  • iOSDevUK: September 2–5, 2024 in Aberystwyth, UK. The call for speakers is open until Feb 5, 2024.
  • Server-Side Swift Conference: September 26–27, 2024 in London, UK. The call for speakers is open until May 31, 2024.
  • SwiftConf: August 7–8, 2024 in Cologne, Germany. The call for papers ends on April 30, 2024.
  • Swift Connection Paris: September 23–24, 2024 in Paris, France. Previously known as FrenchKit, this conference focuses on “Swift, iOS, macOS and the ecosystems of Apple technologies”.
  • SwiftLeeds: October 8-9, 2024. A non-profit, volunteer-run conference in the heart of Leeds, England where you can meet fellow Swift enthusiasts and learn from industry leaders. The call for papers opens on March 1, 2024.
  • Pragma: October 28–30, 2024 in Bologna, Italy. Pragma Conference calls itself Italy’s first international conference that covers “iOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS and tvOS Development”. The 28th is a workshop day, followed by a two-day conference.
  • DO iOS: November 12–14, 2024 in Amsterdam. The CFP ends on July 31, 2024.
  • try! Swift Tokyo: While dates haven’t been determined yet, planning for try! Swift Tokyo 2024 is underway.
  • try! Swift NYC: No news about a 2024 conference available yet.
  • NSSpain: No word about a 2024 conference yet.
  • BA: Swiftable: No word about a 2024 conference yet.
  • Macoun: Macoun will be returning on September 27–28, 2025.
  • Apprise Conf: Unfortunately, Apprise Conf will not have a 2024 session. However, they hope to be back in 2025.
  • Swift TO: Swift TO shut down after 2023’s conference.
Note: Wondering how you can connect when the conference is held online? Read Professional Networking at Virtual Conferences: How to Connect Online for tips and advice.

Hoping to be a speaker? Conferences accepting talks will link to where you can submit your ideas to their CFP — Call for Proposals. You can also find open CFPs via PaperCall.io’s event directory. Starting to speak at conferences or even at smaller, local meetups can be a great way to build your personal brand. Learn more about this in Kave Bulambo’s Why Even Successful Software Engineers Need Personal Branding.

Thanks to Susannah Skyer Gupta for putting together the original list of great conferences!

Are you running an iOS conference you’d like to add? Did we overlook your favorite iOS event? Leave a comment in the forum below and we might add it to the list!