Swift Charts review
A free, native charting framework for SwiftUI apps on iOS and macOS.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Swift Charts is Apple’s charting framework for developers building SwiftUI applications on iOS and macOS. It turns Swift collections and plottable values into declarative chart views, making it a fit for developers who want charts within Apple-platform apps rather than a separate hosted visualization service. Its scope is focused: chart construction and interaction sit inside SwiftUI and Apple’s development SDKs.
The framework offers composable marks for lines, bars, areas, points, rectangles, rules, and sectors. Developers can configure axes, scales, legends, and annotations, then add scrolling and selection interactions for X- and Y-axis values. This gives teams a range of common chart forms and controls within one declarative framework. It is a practical fit when those chart types and interactions meet the app’s needs; projects requiring a broader framework or a non-Apple platform should look elsewhere.
Swift Charts is free and distributed as part of Apple’s development SDKs, rather than through standalone commercial plans. The published feature set is oriented around app development, with documentation as the listed support channel. That makes it suited to solo developers through enterprise teams already working in SwiftUI, but buyers seeking a hosted service, a separate support channel, or a framework beyond iOS and macOS should consider alternatives. Choose it for charting Apple-platform data in SwiftUI; avoid it when cross-platform reach or a hosted deployment is central.
Swift Charts pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Composable marks cover lines, bars, areas, points, rectangles, rules, and sectors
- Configure axes, scales, legends, and annotations in SwiftUI
- Supports scrolling and X- and Y-axis value selection
- Where it doesn't
- Limited to SwiftUI and Apple-platform app development
- Documentation is the listed support channel
- Distributed through Apple development SDKs, not as a hosted service
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