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Native iOS application published on the App Store, built in Swift with Xcode.
Choosing native over cross-platform is a deliberate trade. It gives up code sharing in exchange for direct access to the platform: system animations that match the rest of the device, gesture handling that behaves exactly as users expect, and performance characteristics with no bridge in between. For an app where the feel is the product, that trade is usually correct.
The build follows the iOS Human Interface Guidelines rather than adapting a layout designed elsewhere. Users do not consciously notice conformance, but they notice its absence immediately: navigation that behaves unusually, transitions with the wrong timing, or controls that sit where they do not belong all register as the app being slightly wrong without the user being able to say why.
Smooth animation and reliable performance were the priorities throughout, along with the distribution work that native delivery entails: provisioning, signing, TestFlight, and App Store review.
Paige Nguyen of Wordle MM described the wider engagement as consistently transparent and proactive, with a process more efficient than expected.
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