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Build an AI-Powered Goals App with Foundation Models in SwiftUI, iOS 26, and SwiftData

Build a production-ready goal planner with on-device AI and tested architecture

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Created by Anoop Tomar

Learn how to build a production-ready iOS goal planner that uses Apple Foundation Models for on-device AI. You'll create a polished app that turns user ambitions into structured milestones, using modern SwiftUI, SwiftData, and tested architectural patterns.

Packt | Oct 2026 | 261 min

What You Will Learn

You'll start by organizing your project and defining data models, then move on to building protocol-based services and connecting them with SwiftData. As you progress, you'll integrate Foundation Models for AI planning and create interactive SwiftUI views. Throughout, you'll reinforce your skills by writing unit tests to ensure your app is robust and production-ready.

Key Features

  • Design and implement scalable data models and protocol-driven services for goal planning
  • Integrate Foundation Models to generate personalized, on-device milestone plans
  • Apply MVVM and repository patterns with unit testing for maintainable, reliable code

Target Audience

Perfect for iOS developers and Swift programmers who want to add on-device AI to their apps. If you're comfortable with Swift and have some experience with SwiftUI, you'll be able to follow along. Prior knowledge of SwiftData, MVVM, or unit testing is helpful but not required. This course is ideal if you want to build practical, scalable apps using modern Apple technologies.

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