Coding keyboard has all the common Swift characters, just swipe to pick the alternate symbol on any key.

Tap a color box in your code to display a pop-up color picker.

Drag and drop snippets of commonly-used code directly into your playground.

Drag a brace with your finger to wrap a block of code inside a loop or conditional statement.

Tap and hold to grab any command and move it around to change the order of your code.

QuickType suggestions let you add multiple lines of code in just a few taps, no keyboard required.

Reset any page to start over, or duplicate and rename any document to give a family member their own copy.

Create your own playgrounds from scratch to take your coding skills to entirely new places.

Starting points are a head start to create your own playgrounds that use graphs, graphics, touch, or chat with the computer.

Use your own photos and images within a playground to make it uniquely yours.

Step through your code to highlight each line as it is run.

Interactive coding shows the results of your code instantly, either beside the text or acted out in the live view.

Challenges offer many new opportunities for creativity by playing with game logic, music, sensors, and more.

Glossary and built-in help pages give detailed information about available commands and frameworks.

Choose from three animated characters to carry out the steps of your code.

Animations introduce each new coding concept at a high level before you dive into the puzzles.

See your code run in a beautiful, interactive 3D world that you can rotate with a finger and pinch to zoom.

Apple-created lessons guide you through the core concepts of programming by using code to solve puzzles.

And because it’s built to take full advantage of iPad and the real iPadOS SDK, Swift Playgrounds is a first-of-its-kind learning experience.

The whole time you are learning Swift, a powerful programming language created by Apple and used by professionals to build many of today’s most popular apps. Swift Playgrounds requires no coding knowledge, so it’s perfect for students just starting out, from twelve to one-hundred-and-twelve. You solve interactive puzzles in the guided “Learn to Code” lessons to master the basics of coding, or experiment with a wide range of challenges that let you explore many unique coding experiences. Swift Playgrounds is a revolutionary app that makes it fun to learn and experiment with code.

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