Overview
- Apple will accept submissions from February 6 to February 28, 2026, for interactive app playgrounds built in Swift Playgrounds or Xcode.
- New learning resources are available now, including updated Develop in Swift tutorials and "Meet with Apple" code-along sessions.
- Entries will be evaluated for innovation, creativity, social impact, and inclusivity.
- A subset of Distinguished Winners will receive a three-day, travel-funded visit to Apple in Cupertino, typically linked to WWDC, with 2026 dates not yet announced.
- Apple spotlighted prior winners Brayden Gogis (Solisquare, Joybox), Adrit Rao (Signer using Core ML for sign-to-speech), and Sofia Sandoval (Cariño designed with Procreate and Apple Pencil).