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iOS is an operating system for mobile devices created by Apple Inc. It runs on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

iOS is a proprietary mobile operating system developed and maintained by Apple Inc. It runs on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Questions regarding those specific devices should be directed toward the and tags respectively, and non-programming questions should be directed toward the Ask Different Stack Exchange, the site for Apple enthusiasts.

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iOS Game Development - Where to start?

I'm a web developer with a keen interest in game development for the iOS platform. I develop mostly with Ruby for the day job but I have dabbled quite a bit with Java in the past, random world generators, platform games, space invaders etc, never…
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What is an active Indie iOS development community?

I've just gotten into iOS development, and would love to develop some games, but need inspiration/support, all that stuff a great community gives you. Does anyone know of a community to get involved with?
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How can I convert a paid iOS game to a free game with in game purchases?

I have developed a game for iOS that has had a decent amount of downloads, but I think I would get significantly more revenue if I were to convert the game to free to play, with in app purchases (especially since some competitors products are now…
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Does CADisplayLink automatically control the app's timestep?

I'm writing an iOS game that uses OpenGL ES 2.0. I have my 'OpenGLView' which contains a - (void)setupDisplayLink { CADisplayLink* displayLink = [CADisplayLink displayLinkWithTarget:self selector:@selector(render:)]; [displayLink…
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How to store an iOS game save file in multiple devices? (Without remote servers)

I've been developing an iOS game for iPhone. My game saves the progress as a couple of .plist documents in the device. I have come to realize that when I install a game in my iPhone, this same game is installed in my iPad. And then it struck me: how…
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TVOS SiriRemote micro pad value change handler is not called

I have a UIViewController which inherits from GCEventViewController and I register a value change handler for the GCController microPad Profile. But when I use the SiriRemote in the Simulator none of my handling methods is called. When I stop with…
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Sprite Animation Toolkits for iPhone

Does anyone know of any good (and preferably free) Sprite Animation Toolkits/Libraries for iOS development? This library should be able to handle the collision detection and the movement of the sprites. Back in the 90's there was a Pascal library…
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Can I report someone for cloning my game?

I recently found out that someone cloned my game from 2018 (2d, pixel art, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiTJn5PULnA) that was on iOS, made it in 3d for android (here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goquest.angrywife).…
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How to move in between grid in crossword game

I am trying to create crossword game in my current app. As my current project is in iOS native so I wanted to implement this game only in UIKit so that it can be easily integrated. Requirement i need these types of movement in the crossword(as shown…
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What is the more appropriate way to implement a health bar in iOS?

I'm building a game a pokemon like rpg game in iOS using Swift. I'm currently in the process of making graphics and is in the dilemma of either just using a health bar blank and dynamically changing the length of a health bar or should I instead use…
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Connect players with same phone language settings

I am working on a turn-based multiplayer game using game center. The game also use Spanish localisation. It is enabled by reading the device language settings. Now my requirement is: When i start a turn based match, my opponent should have the same…
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iOS Game Development on PC?

Possible Duplicate: Can we develop a game for iPhone on Windows platform? Are there any available game engines that I could use to develop on Windows instead of on Mac? I'm aware there is XCode for Mac, but I'm looking at a game engine for iOS on…
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Which game engine does "Ridiculous Fishing"(iOS) use?

Does it use game engine or just c++ libs? Its UI is concise and smooth.
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