Hey Swift community, I wanted to let you know about a tool I’ve been working with a fellow developer colleague, because we need it for work: UI Playground.
We were tired of trying small adjustments to user interface components within the labours cycle of changing code, compiling and trying on the phone, and thought that there should be a better way. We found some tools for this but most were not ready for professional use — couldn’t even keep our tunings when relaunching the app or switching components.
So, we built it ourselves!
This app let’s you play with native iOS user interface components on iPhone. The key? You’re working with real native UI — not abstractions. What you test is exactly what users experience.
Even simple tasks such as understanding all system keyboards are easier with this tool, no more need to read HIG documentation — you just open the app and work with it.
If you ever wanted to experiment a specific component without coding it, feel free to try this app. You can download it here: UI Playground App - App Store
A video preview will explain better than words: https://youtu.be/XhBc8wwS9Qs?si=obXJQwBlc1nd-F0p
Let me know your thoughts about it. It really made our life easier with the new Liquid Glass design where lots of components changed behaviour and look and feel.
