Kodeco's Beginning iOS & Swift On-Demand Bootcamp offers a $100 subscriber upgrade. One-time payment. Full bootcamp, mentor review, and more, marked down from $999.

Not a subscriber? Join for $49.99/month to unlock the $100 tier. About $150 total for a bootcamp that usually costs $999. Here's the full picture.

Who is Kodeco?

Kodeco, formerly raywenderlich.com, is a staple for iOS developers. Ray Wenderlich began posting Swift and Objective-C tutorials in 2010, grew a library of books and videos, and built a training company. The site became Kodeco in 2022.

Today's library covers iOS, Android, Flutter, game dev, and a growing AI track. iOS remains the core, and it's the part worth paying for.

Two bootcamps, one curriculum

Kodeco sells the same iOS curriculum in two formats:

  1. Live Bootcamp. Nine weeks, cohort-based, twice-a-week live sessions. Fixed start dates.
  2. On-Demand Bootcamp. Self-paced. Same curriculum, no live sessions. Start whenever.

This post covers the On-Demand version, built for those who can't commit to a cohort schedule but want structure, a mentor, and a capstone review. Finish in five weeks or five months. Your choice.

What's in it

The program is Beginning iOS & Swift. Fifteen modules covering:

  • Swift fundamentals
  • Xcode and version control
  • Object-oriented and protocol-oriented programming
  • SwiftUI views, layouts, and navigation
  • State management and data persistence
  • Networking
  • Concurrency
  • Performance optimization

The curriculum is SwiftUI-first. No Storyboards. No UIKit. Why start a 2026 iOS career on UIKit?

What the $100 upgrade buys

All four things Kodeco normally charges $999 for:

  • Detailed homework with model answers
  • Office hours with instructors
  • Mentor-reviewed capstone project
  • Certificate of completion

Your subscription includes the full Kodeco library, books, and videos for every platform they teach.

The real cost, line by line

  • Kodeco subscription: from $49.99/month
  • Bootcamp upgrade (subscriber price): $100 one-time
  • Your first month, all-in: about $150

Finish the bootcamp in a month, cancel your subscription, and pay just $150 for a $999 program. Stretch to three months and hit $250. Still a bargain.

If you'd buy the subscription anyway, the upgrade is all bonus.

The catch, such as it is

It's a sale. The $999 list price is standard. The $100 subscriber price is a limited-time offer, with no posted end date. If you're on the fence, act now.

A current subscription is required to access the $100 price. This offer is not available to non-subscribers. Non-subscribers attempting to enroll will see pricing options of $500 on sale or $999 at full price. First, subscribe, then proceed with the bootcamp upgrade.

It's self-paced. No cohort urging you, no weekly deadlines. If you need classroom pressure, pay extra for the Live Bootcamp or risk not finishing.

Refund policy, in plain English

Full refund within 14 days if you haven't consumed most of the material. Cancel your subscription anytime. Reasonable, fair, and clear policy.

Who it's for

  • Current Kodeco subscribers. This is the primary audience for this pricing.
  • Career switchers who want structure without cohort pressure
  • Working developers adding iOS to their stack
  • Self-learners who stalled on free YouTube tutorials and need homework that grades itself

Who it's not for

  • Developers already comfortable with Swift and SwiftUI: skip the bootcamp, keep the subscription, read Apple's docs.
  • People who need classroom accountability. Take the Live Bootcamp.
  • Those seeking an Apple-endorsed credential should note that Kodeco's certificate is recognized within the iOS development community, but it is not affiliated with Apple.

Verdict

At $999, the On-Demand Bootcamp is a fair choice for career switchers. At $500, it's good. At $100 for subscribers, waiting is the only mistake.