Build Instagram Clone App in Swift (iOS + Firebase) – 2021

Welcome to Building Instagram Clone App In Swift from Scratch (UIKit)

In this course, we will learn to build the Instagram app from scratch, programmatically (no storyboard), with UIKit and Firebase. We will build everything from scratch and talk about every single component/step along the way. In addition to lectures, you’ll get all the project code for the finished app! The course covers all major features, including:

Authentication: Allow for Sign In/Sign Up/Sign Out with real users and backend

Posting: Capture Posts, Add Captions, & Upload Content

Home Feed: Build beautiful sorted feed from those you follow

Dynamic Explore Page: Create Explore page with dynamic content

Custom Camera: Create custom camera from scratch to capture posts

Liking: Learn to like posts and persist state

Commenting: Allow users to comment on each others posts

Search: Search for other users to give them a follow

Follow System: Follow & Unfollow others with the stateful Follow Button

Profile: Create reusable Profile component for your own, and others’, profiles

Firebase Backend: Create Storage containers, database, and authentication in the backend

Haptic Feedback: Bring your app to life

MVVM Architecture: Create app like a pro!

Who Is This Course For?

This course is geared to a wide audience of Swift/iOS Developers. A special emphasis was also put on making this beginner friendly. A basis understanding of Swift & iOS is very helpful though. We will learn every piece of the app step by step together!