UIKit Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used UIKit
Anton L.
Last position:
Senior Digital Identity Software Engineer/Architect at Anton Lorani Software&AI Engineering
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 in Scrum within a large cross-functional team
- Creation of reusable components with SwiftUI and Combine
- Development of custom solutions for Apple Maps
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
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.
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
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 to map a project-specific DSL, including parsing and code generation
- Implementation of pixel-perfect synchronization between editor and print preview to improve user experience
- Technologies: Java 17/21, Swing, JavaFX, JBoss/Wildfly, JUnit, Mockito, Blockly, JPedal, ICEPDF, Eclipse
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
Sven B.
Last position:
Xamarin & Windows Forms Developer at Deutsche Post AG
- Development using Xamarin for Android
- Windows Forms development
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.
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
2.4 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 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge 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 19 Sep 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 native framework for building and managing graphical interfaces on iPhone and iPad. It provides views, view controllers, navigation, touch handling, text input, windows, animations and accessibility features. Teams use it for responsive applications that follow Apple’s interaction patterns while still allowing a distinct product identity.
Core building blocks
UIKit specialists work with UIView, UIViewController, navigation controllers, collection views and table views. They arrange interfaces with Auto Layout, configure reusable cells, manage view lifecycles and coordinate state between screens. Strong work also covers trait collections, dynamic type, dark mode, keyboard behavior and device size changes.
- Design reusable UIKit components
- Build navigation and screen flows
- Implement adaptive layouts
- Add gestures, animations and transitions
Ecosystem and tooling
UIKit is closely tied to Swift, Xcode, Interface Builder and Apple’s SDKs. Projects may combine it with Swift Concurrency, Combine, Core Data, URLSession, MapKit, Core Animation or SwiftUI. Specialists also use XCTest, Xcode Instruments and accessibility inspection tools to test behavior, investigate performance and refine the interface.
Where it fits
Companies bring in UIKit expertise for new native apps, substantial feature work and the modernization of established iOS products. Typical deliverables include onboarding, account areas, commerce flows, media screens, dashboards and offline experiences. In Germany, UIKit applications appear across sectors such as manufacturing, mobility, healthcare, finance and consumer services.
When outside expertise helps
Freelance support is useful when a product team needs native interface capacity, a release requires focused delivery or an older codebase needs careful restructuring. It can also help when a SwiftUI project must integrate with existing UIKit screens or when a design system needs to become a reliable component library.
- Replace fragile view-controller flows
- Improve scrolling and rendering behavior
- Prepare interfaces for accessibility review
- Stabilize a release with targeted tests
What strong specialists bring
Good UIKit professionals read the existing architecture before changing screens. They separate presentation, state and navigation concerns, write maintainable Swift, and understand memory management, concurrency and lifecycle edge cases. They communicate clearly about trade-offs, document reusable patterns and collaborate effectively with remote or on-site teams, including teams working in Germany.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with UIKit? These answers cover the essentials.
UIKit is Apple’s native framework for creating interfaces and interaction flows in iPhone and iPad applications. It covers views, navigation, touch input, text handling, animations, accessibility and the lifecycle of interface screens.
UIKit uses an established, object-oriented approach built around views and view controllers, while SwiftUI describes interfaces through a declarative syntax. UIKit is often preferred for mature applications, detailed lifecycle control and existing Apple-platform codebases, whereas SwiftUI can speed up new interface work. Many products use both through interoperability.
A strong UIKit specialist usually works comfortably with Swift, Xcode, Auto Layout and Apple SDKs. Useful adjacent skills include Swift Concurrency, Combine, networking, persistence, XCTest, accessibility, performance analysis and integration with SwiftUI.
The right level depends on the scope and condition of the application, not on a fixed number of years. A small interface change may need focused screen and layout expertise, while a large migration or unstable codebase calls for someone who can assess architecture, lifecycle behavior, testing and release risks.
Yes. UIKit work is well suited to remote collaboration through source control, design handoffs, issue tracking, code review and shared test builds. On-site sessions can still help with product discovery or workshops, while German or English communication should match the team’s working language.
Ask for examples of native iPhone or iPad interfaces and discuss the decisions behind navigation, layout, state handling and accessibility. For UIKit work, a useful conversation should also cover how the specialist approaches an existing codebase, testing, performance issues and collaboration with product and design teams.
Look for predictable navigation, adaptive layouts, smooth scrolling, clear separation of concerns and behavior that remains reliable across device settings. High-quality UIKit work also supports Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, dark mode, localization, automated tests and understandable maintenance practices.
Yes. UIKit remains important for established native applications, advanced interface control and projects that depend on Apple frameworks or existing components. It also works alongside SwiftUI, so a team can introduce newer declarative screens without rewriting every UIKit-based feature.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used UIKit in their recent projects is 94 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 749 € 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 2.4 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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