UIKit Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used UIKit
Matthias Z.
Last position:
Senior Flutter Developer at Materna
- Developed a Flutter app for eID ID card logins
- Focus: Flutter, iOS, eID, AusweisAppSDK, Mason, Keycloak, Agentic Coding, Arc42, Jenkins
Anton L.
Last position:
Senior Solution Architect
Internal systems with regulatory and security requirements could not be used directly by AI tools for incident triage, troubleshooting, and documentation search. The goal was to securely integrate these systems through MCP while preserving existing acce...
James C.
Last position:
Freelance Android Developer at Normalis
- Working on Telecommunication Apps on Android under NDA for the Military
- Participation in the development of backend services (Spring, Java)
- Android Development, Kotlin, Compose, REST, JSON, State-Machines, Android Studio, IP Communication, Cybersecurity, Agile
Natascha F.
Last position:
Senior iOS Developer - ANÜ at Stadtwerke München GmbH
- Development of an iOS app that combines public transport and sharing services
- Collaboration according to Scrum in a large cross-functional team
- Creation of reusable components with SwiftUI and Combine
- Development of a custom solution for Apple Maps
Ralf K.
Last position:
Senior Java Developer, Consultant at Dataport AÖR
- Maintenance and further development of the Java/Swing-based @rtus FormsEditor
- Design and development of a graphical formula editor based on Google Blockly for representing a project-specific DSL, including parsing and code generation
- Implementation of character-accurate synchronization between the editor and print preview to improve the user experience
- Technologies: Java 17/21, Swing, JavaFX, JBoss/Wildfly, JUnit, Mockito, Blockly, JPedal, ICEPDF, Eclipse
José J.
Last position:
Freelance iOS Developer at Freelancer
PAYBACK GmbH: PAYBACK app - a loyalty bonus program and customer card that allows users to collect points.
Enhanced the application's architecture by restructuring and modularizing it.
Refactored and improved complex features using SwiftUI and The Composable Architecture.
Maintaining, bug fixing, optimizing, troubleshooting, and continuously improving the app.
Facilitating and planning the onboarding of new developers and providing mentorship.
Assistance in the hiring process, including evaluation, interviews, and strategic planning.
Porsche Digital GmbH: Development of the Porsche Road Trip app that allows users to comfortably plan and navigate through spontaneous drives and individual road trips along curated premium routes.
KI Labs: Development of a MVP for a large automotive company.
Snapp Mobile Germany GmbH: Equitel Banking - Consumer digital banking app for Equity bank, one of the largest banks in Sub-Saharan Africa.
comdirect Mobox - Banking app to manage current, savings and credit card accounts for teenagers. Addressed technicalities of implementing playful UI with customizable options and various offline features.
Deutsche Bahn AG - Development of a prototype for the next generation of companion app for train travellers.
optile GmbH: KPI Dashboard - KPI tracking of online payments for merchants that use optile's online payment solutions.
Every Interaction: Watchy - Composer of Apple Watch screenshots, which allows users to export the composed image and share it.
Dennis O.
Last position:
Lead Software Engineer at Heinemann
- Led a team of four developers in a comprehensive rewrite of the Heinemann iOS app, successfully navigating a highly undocumented software environment.
- Implemented a frontend-first approach by adopting the backend-for-frontend (BFF) pattern, enabling frontend developers to lead API specification development for enhanced alignment and efficiency.
Jörg B.
Last position:
Lead Engineer iOS / Android at Sonamedic Gmbh
- Build cross-platform mobile applications using Swift, Flutter, and Python (Flask/FastAPI)
- Develop front-end components with React
- Design and manage SQL, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL database systems
- Ensure product quality through pragmatic, structured development practices
Malte S.
Last position:
Freelance iOS Developer at United Internet AG
- Under the brands Web.de, GMX, 1und1, and Mail.com, offers email and cloud services used daily by millions on iPhones.
- As part of a 10-person team, added new features, refactored legacy code, and increased test coverage.
- Features: Email and cloud access, compose email, email and cloud sync, news, contact, multiple account management, synchronization, notifications, premium features, ads.
- Technologies used: UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine, VIPER, Unit tests, UI tests, Snapshot tests, Fastlane, Cocoapods, MailCore.
Sven B.
Last position:
Xamarin & Windows Forms Developer at Deutsche Post AG
- Development using Xamarin for Android
- Windows Forms development
Jan-Niklas F.
Last position:
Founder at Freundt Consulting GmbH
- Porsche AG (2018 – 12/2019): Design and development of native iOS apps in motorsport/Formula E (e.g. travel app and enterprise warehouse management with SAP integration) and e-mobility (Porsche Taycan; development of a native Microsoft Excel data export).
- StarFinanz / Sparkasse (05/2019 – 07/2021): Worked on the banking app (FinTS, HBCI, PSD2, Apple Pay); implemented Apple Pay; implemented a new TAN method; worked with the FinTS backend (PSD2); opened bank accounts via app (eID, VideoID, Authada); designed a new, modern banking experience.
- eBay Classifieds and Adevinta (07/2021 – 06/2023): Packaging & Pricing (premium features for business customers): e.g. markdown; company page; advertising options; multi-tenant design system based on SwiftUI and UIKit.
- Maschinensucher (07/2023 – 12/2023): Fullstack mobile (Android, iOS) and backend (PHP, Yii, Elastic Search) development; implemented search agent push notifications, InstantSearch, and modernized the design.
- Bankverlag (02/2024 - Present): Consulting and fullstack development of white-label apps (iOS / Android / Java Spring Boot) for private banks.
Michael B.
Last position:
iOS SDK Developer at Scoolio
- Developed an iOS SDK to display content in third-party iOS apps (supporting both SwiftUI and UIKit)
- Provided technical support to developers integrating the SDK into their applications
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Statistics of experts using UIKit
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Logistics, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
63%
Master's degree or higher
25%
Certifications per freelancer
0
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Germany using UIKit
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
UIKit experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (92%)
- Media and Entertainment (58%)
- Banking and Finance (50%)
- Telecommunication (50%)
- Healthcare (42%)
- Automotive (33%)
- Insurance (33%)
- Retail (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What UIKit does
UIKit is Apple’s framework for building graphical interfaces and interaction flows in iOS and iPadOS applications. It provides views, view controllers, navigation, touch handling, text input, animation and accessibility support. Teams use it for native apps that need reliable behavior across Apple devices.
Core building blocks
UIKit work centers on reusable UIView components, view controller lifecycles, Auto Layout constraints and trait collections for adapting interfaces. Specialists also handle table and collection views, navigation controllers, gestures, animations and state restoration. Strong interface work follows Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines without sacrificing product-specific design.
Ecosystem and tooling
UIKit sits within the Apple development stack and commonly works with Swift, Xcode, Swift Package Manager and Interface Builder. Projects may combine it with SwiftUI, Combine, Core Data, URLSession, MapKit, AVFoundation or third-party SDKs. Testing often includes XCTest, UI testing, accessibility inspection and performance analysis with Instruments.
Where companies use it
- Consumer and enterprise iPhone applications
- iPad interfaces with split views, multitasking and keyboard support
- Commerce, media, finance and mobility products
- Reusable component libraries and design-system implementations
- Existing apps that need feature work or SwiftUI migration
UIKit is especially relevant when a company has a mature native codebase, detailed interaction requirements or a large installed user base. German teams often involve specialists remotely across the country, with on-site collaboration when product workshops or release planning require it.
When to bring in expertise
Freelance expertise helps when an internal team needs a focused iOS release, a complicated navigation flow, collection-view performance work or a safe migration path from older patterns. It is also useful for resolving layout issues across device sizes, adding accessibility coverage or stabilizing a codebase before App Store delivery. Clear repository access, design files and release ownership make collaboration efficient.
What strong specialists deliver
The best UIKit professionals understand both the framework and the product constraints around it. They structure view controllers carefully, keep UI state predictable, write maintainable Swift and investigate memory, rendering and scrolling problems with evidence. They also communicate trade-offs clearly, protect accessibility, review APIs and leave behind tests and documentation that the permanent team can use.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with UIKit? These answers cover the essentials.
UIKit is used to build native user interfaces and interaction flows for iPhone and iPad applications. It covers views, navigation, touch input, text fields, collections, animations, accessibility and other core interface behavior.
UIKit uses an established, imperative approach built around views and view controllers, while SwiftUI describes interfaces through a declarative syntax. UIKit remains a strong choice for mature applications, advanced customization and existing codebases, and both frameworks can be used together.
UIKit work usually benefits from strong Swift, Xcode and Auto Layout skills. Experience with URLSession, concurrency, testing, accessibility, Instruments, App Store delivery and APIs helps a specialist handle the wider application lifecycle.
The right level depends on the scope. UIKit specialists for a small screen change may need focused framework knowledge, while a complex app, performance issue or migration benefits from someone who has owned architecture, releases and production troubleshooting.
UIKit projects are often well suited to remote collaboration through repositories, design tools, issue trackers and video workshops. Teams in Germany should agree on working hours, documentation standards and whether German-language communication is required for product or stakeholder work.
On-site sessions can help when a UIKit project involves discovery workshops, close design review, device testing or coordination with hardware and product teams. Most implementation, code review and release preparation can still happen remotely when ownership is clearly defined.
Ask how the specialist would structure view controllers, handle adaptive layouts and test accessibility before discussing implementation details. A strong UIKit professional can explain trade-offs, show relevant shipped work and use profiling evidence to diagnose rendering, memory or scrolling problems.
UIKit specialists can refactor view-controller structures, replace fragile layout code, improve testing and introduce current Swift patterns without forcing a risky rewrite. They can also plan a gradual move toward SwiftUI where that fits the product, while keeping existing UIKit screens stable.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used UIKit in their recent projects is 99 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 796 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used UIKit in their recent projects, 63% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 25% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used UIKit in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used UIKit in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (33%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used UIKit in their recent projects are Information Technology (92%), Media and Entertainment (58%), and Banking and Finance (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used UIKit in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Quality Assurance (67%).
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