# Build iOS Apps (ChatGPT Plugin)

> Build, refine, and debug iOS apps with App Intents, SwiftUI, and Xcode workflows

- Type: plugin
- Publisher: OpenAI (official)
- Categories: Development
- Website: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/main/plugins/build-ios-apps
- Docs: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/plugins
- Source: https://github.com/openai/plugins
- Open in ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugins~Plugin_f1b845ac33888191ac156169c58733c2
- GitHub stars: 7248
- Listed: 2026-03-24

## About

Build iOS apps with workflows for App Intents, SwiftUI UI work, Simulator mirroring in the Codex in-app browser, performance profiling, leak investigation, and simulator debugging. Skills cover App Intents, SwiftUI patterns, Liquid Glass, view refactors, performance audits, ETTrace profiling, memgraph leak hunting, simulator debugging and Simulator mirroring in the Codex in-app browser. Listed in OpenAI's curated Codex marketplace (openai-curated); the manifest declares skills and MCP server config.

## Install

1. **Add it in ChatGPT** Open Plugins in the ChatGPT sidebar (web or desktop), search for “Build iOS Apps” and select +. You'll be asked to sign in to any connected service on first use. Then type @ in a chat to call it.

2. **Or install it in Codex**

   Codex CLI:

   ```bash
   codex plugin add build-ios-apps@openai-curated
   ```

## Skills

- **iOS App Intents**: Build and debug iOS App Intents integrations
- **iOS Debugger Agent**: Debug iOS apps on Simulator
- **iOS ETTrace Performance**: Profile symbolicated iOS simulator flows with ETTrace
- **iOS Memgraph Leaks**: Capture and prove iOS simulator memory leaks
- **iOS Simulator Browser**: Mirror iOS Simulator
- **SwiftUI Liquid Glass**: Build SwiftUI Liquid Glass features
- **SwiftUI Performance Audit**: Audit SwiftUI runtime performance
- **SwiftUI UI Patterns**: Apply practical SwiftUI UI patterns
- **SwiftUI View Refactor**: Refactor large SwiftUI view files

## Example prompts

- "Build or debug an iOS app with SwiftUI, App Intents, and Simulator."
- "Profile this SwiftUI list for performance"
- "Find the memory leak in this view controller"
- "Add an App Intent for starting a workout"

## Also available as

- app: [MCP App Basics (Apps SDK example)](https://chatgptplugins.directory/apps/apps-sdk-mcp-app-basics.md)
- MCP server: [OpenAI Docs MCP](https://chatgptplugins.directory/mcp/openai-docs.md)

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