--- title: "How to advertise to Swift and iOS developers | daily.dev Ads" url: https://business.daily.dev/audience/swift-developers/ description: "How to advertise to Swift and iOS developers: build your brand on daily.dev where they read #swift, #ios and #mobile, with a plan we run for you." lastUpdated: "2026-10-14" llmsTxt: https://business.daily.dev/llms.txt --- ## How to advertise to Swift and iOS developers To advertise to Swift and iOS developers, be where they read every day: daily.dev Ads, iOS Dev Weekly, Swift by Sundell and r/iOSProgramming. daily.dev gives you a verified company page they follow and puts your posts and releases in the feed of developers who read #swift, #ios and #mobile, in one plan we run for you. ## Who are the Swift and iOS developers on daily.dev? Seniority and regions below are for all of daily.dev (daily.dev platform analytics, Q1 2026). | Seniority | Share | | --- | --- | | Junior (0-3 years) | 25% | | Mid-Level (3-7 years) | 45% | | Senior (7+ years) | 30% | | Region | Share | | --- | --- | | North America | 35% | | Europe (EMEA) | 40% | | Asia Pacific (APAC) | 15% | | Latin America | 10% | The tags that reach them (any mix can be targeted; 800+ keywords in all): - #swift (Swift) - #ios (iOS) - #mobile (Mobile Development) - #flutter (Flutter) - #react-native (React Native) - #performance (Performance) ### Where Swift and iOS developers get their news The sources that publish most on these tags, ranked by followers on daily.dev (daily.dev public API): 1. Flutter 2. Ionic Blog 3. Hacker News 4. React Native 5. JavaScript Mastery 6. iOS Developers 7. React Native 8. Code with Andrea ### What Swift and iOS developers also read Tags on the same recent posts, as a share of them (worth adding to your targeting): | Tag | Share of recent posts | | --- | --- | | #swiftui | 11% | | #ai-agents | 8% | | #dart | 8% | | #xcode | 4% | | #kotlin | 4% | | #android | 4% | | #react | 4% | ## How do you reach Swift and iOS developers? Developers are the audience that taught the industry to block ads. The way in is not a louder interruption; it is the reading they chose, in the place they open every day. That is why daily.dev Ads exists: to help brands earn a place in that reading, week after week. 1. **Swift Package Manager support is the entry ticket.** Swift developers expect to add a dependency with one URL. Open your posts with the package line and the import; anything that needs another package manager is a task nobody takes on. 2. **Show SwiftUI, not UIKit.** A SwiftUI example signals an SDK built for current apps. Publish the view modifier or the async call, with the platform versions you support stated plainly. 3. **Let the platform calendar set your publishing calendar.** The developer conference and the autumn release set what iOS developers read about. Publish your compatibility notes in those weeks, when readers are looking for them. 4. **Say plainly where you stand on cross-platform.** Swift developers compare native with Flutter and React Native. A post that states which platforms your product supports, and what is native, reads as honest to both camps. Written by the daily.dev Ads team (13K+ companies whose developers read daily.dev; 800+ targetable stacks and topics; 2,000+ content sources in the feed). The platform's view on reaching developers, with sources: [How do you reach developers at all?](https://business.daily.dev/audience.md). > "Keep publishing, or the AI forgets you exist." Joseph Petty, Head of Developer Experience, Handsontable, interviewed at DevRelCon New York 2026 Hear it from the team: [Which developer ad creatives actually work? Creative review session](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB9Lb3y6Zww). ## What do Swift and iOS developers read, and what should your brand say? Examples of popular posts on these tags that Swift and iOS developers read and talk about on daily.dev, each linked to its page and discussion: - [You don't need a Mac to develop iOS apps anymore — Expo blog](https://daily.dev/posts/you-don-t-need-a-mac-to-develop-ios-apps-anymore-expo-blog-zzqwavqqs) (from Expo Blog: 33 comments, 232 upvotes on daily.dev) - [An offline outbox that never loses what someone typed, in JavaScript and Swift](https://daily.dev/posts/an-offline-outbox-that-never-loses-what-someone-typed-in-javascript-and-swift-3cilawnk9) (from Medium: 1 comments, 1 upvotes on daily.dev) - [How I reduced the size of my DocC documentation with 95%](https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-reduced-the-size-of-my-docc-documentation-with-95--kwstdudkk) (from Daniel Saidi: 1 comments, 0 upvotes on daily.dev) What that means for your message (takeaways): - **SwiftUI first:** Publish the view modifier and the async call in a working example - **The next iOS release:** Post what changes and what your SDK does about it - **App size and launch time:** State the kilobytes and milliseconds your framework adds Does it work? Two advertisers in their own words: [Postmark](https://business.daily.dev/customers/postmark.md) (How daily.dev Ads became Postmark's always-on developer channel.); [context.dev](https://business.daily.dev/customers/contextdev.md) (How a pre-YC founder turned a first In-Feed test into a channel he plans to run again.). Guides on reaching Swift and iOS developers: [How to market to Swift developers](https://business.daily.dev/resources/how-to-market-to-swift-developers.md) | [How to reach mobile developers](https://business.daily.dev/resources/mobile-developers-outreach.md) | [Target developers by programming language: a marketer’s guide](https://business.daily.dev/resources/target-developers-by-programming-language-marketers-guide.md) | [Tech stack targeting: reaching developers by the tools they use](https://business.daily.dev/resources/tech-stack-targeting-reaching-developers-based-on-tools.md) | [Best developer advertising platforms](https://business.daily.dev/resources/best-developer-advertising-platforms.md) | [Developer marketing platforms compared: the channel mix](https://business.daily.dev/resources/developer-marketing-platforms-comparison-channel-mix.md) ## How do you target Swift and iOS developers on daily.dev? - Tags: #swift, #ios, #mobile, #flutter, #react-native, #performance - Seniority: Junior, mid-level, senior and leadership, from on-platform activity - Region: Global, or by region and country - In your plan: Your verified company page; Your posts in their feed; Your logo on the daily.dev homepage; A weekly report and a campaign manager - Creative: our team works with you to shape, finish and test it; [creative specs for every placement](https://business.daily.dev/creative-specs.md) (1024 × 512 px image and a headline up to 80 characters for the feed; 680 × 512 px for the newsletter) Targeting is built on what developers read on daily.dev, not a self-declared profile. Your plan runs it: daily.dev Ads is one monthly plan in three sizes: Starter, Growth and Scale. Every size includes the same work: we run your company page, promote your content to developers, put your brand on the daily.dev homepage and run your campaigns. The size sets your reach. Prices are quoted per company, and you can resize any quarter. [How plans work](https://business.daily.dev/pricing.md). - **Starter** (Be present): We verify and run your page; We promote your new posts; We put your logo on the homepage; We run a campaign every month - **Growth** (Be seen often): Everything in Starter; We promote 3× more of your content; We reach 3× more developers; We keep your logo on the homepage - **Scale** (Be the default): Everything in Growth; We promote your whole library; We feature you on the homepage; We run your biggest campaigns ## What do teams build with Swift and iOS developers on daily.dev? - **Build your brand with them:** Show up every day in the reading Swift and iOS developers chose, with your posts, releases and point of view, so yours is the name they know when they pick a tool. - **Grow a community around your product:** Your verified company page is where Swift and iOS developers follow you, discuss your posts and come back for your next release. - **Strengthen your employer brand:** Share engineering stories, culture and open roles with Swift and iOS developers where they already discover tools and ideas. ## Where else can you reach Swift and iOS developers? | Channel | Format | Target by stack | How you buy | Best for | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **daily.dev Ads** | Your verified company page, your posts in their feed, the newsletter they chose, the homepage | Yes: #swift, #ios and related tags, seniority, region | Managed monthly plan | Building a brand developers follow, every week, with creative and reporting done for you | | iOS newsletters (iOS Dev Weekly, iOS Goodies) | One sponsor slot per issue | By list | Per issue | Launch-week spikes | | WWDC-week events and Swift conferences | Booths and talks | By event | Sponsorship packages | Community presence | | Reddit (r/swift, r/iOSProgramming) | Promoted posts | By subreddit | Self-serve | Discussion and feedback | | iOS podcasts (Swift by Sundell, Under the Radar) | Host-read sponsorships | By show | Per episode | Brand familiarity | | Stack Overflow Ads | Display units beside questions | By tag | Direct sales | Reaching developers mid-task | Channel facts from each channel's own public pages. Prices are not compared. Head-to-head: [Reddit Ads vs daily.dev](https://business.daily.dev/alternatives/reddit-ads.md) | [Stack Overflow Ads vs daily.dev](https://business.daily.dev/alternatives/stack-overflow-ads.md). Hiring Swift and iOS developers instead? [See them on recruiter.daily.dev](https://recruiter.daily.dev/stacks/swift/). Related audiences: [Mobile developers](https://business.daily.dev/audience/mobile-developers.md) | [Kotlin developers](https://business.daily.dev/audience/kotlin-developers.md) | [Flutter developers](https://business.daily.dev/audience/flutter-developers.md) | [All audiences](https://business.daily.dev/audience.md) ### Frequently asked questions **Can I target Swift developers specifically?** Yes. Your posts can reach only developers who read #swift, or #swift with #ios, #mobile or #performance, with seniority and region on top. It is built on what developers read, not a self-declared profile. **How many Swift and iOS developers can I reach on daily.dev?** daily.dev reaches millions of developers, and Swift developers there read about SwiftUI, the Apple platform releases and app performance. We do not publish audience sizes per segment; tell us the regions and seniority you need and your plan proposal comes back with the reach it buys. 75% of active developers across the network are mid-level or senior. **How would a daily.dev plan build our brand with Swift and iOS developers?** Your verified company page comes first, with SwiftUI examples, release notes and compatibility updates. Your plan puts them in the feed of developers who read #swift and #ios. Lead with a sample that builds in Xcode and runs on a device, and keep publishing over a release quarter. **Can we build a following of Swift and iOS developers on daily.dev?** Yes. Every plan includes a verified company page that developers follow. What you publish there (releases, tutorials, engineering posts) reaches your followers, and your plan puts it in the feed of Swift and iOS developers who read #swift, #ios, #mobile. The following stays yours between campaigns. **Can we use daily.dev for employer brand with Swift and iOS developers?** Yes. Engineering stories, culture and open-source work published on your company page reach Swift and iOS developers where they already read, which is what makes an employer brand stick. To hire them directly, recruiter.daily.dev matches roles to developers who opt in. **What does it cost to advertise to Swift and iOS developers on daily.dev?** daily.dev Ads is one managed monthly plan in three sizes, Starter, Growth and Scale. Every size includes your verified company page, your posts and releases in their feed and newsletter, creative made with you and a weekly report; the size sets the reach. Prices are quoted per company, so tell us the audience and regions you need and we come back with a size and a quote. [Explore your options](https://business.daily.dev/schedule/?ref=audience-swift-developers&audience=swift-developers) | [How pricing works](https://business.daily.dev/pricing.md) | [Creative specs](https://business.daily.dev/creative-specs.md)