Apple: "Korea Has a Dynamic Developer Community"... Strengthening Support for the Local Ecosystem

Technical Support for AI Development Tools and Platforms

"Korea is one of the countries with the most dynamic and creative developer communities in the world."

Nway C. Apple Headquarters' Head of Developer Relations is speaking at the Apple Korea briefing in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 29th. Apple.

At the developer ecosystem briefing held at Apple Korea Headquarters in Seoul on the 29th, Nway C., Head of Developer Relations, emphasized the diversity of Korea's developer ecosystem, saying, "It ranges from independent developers, to learners at Apple's Developer Academy, to established studios."

Apple is investing in expanding developers’ frameworks across its platforms through new technologies such as application programming interfaces (APIs). At last month's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple introduced a new intelligence framework, further supporting developers’ working environments. Developers can now integrate artificial intelligence (AI) features into their apps and leverage a variety of AI models.

Nway explained, "When incorporating AI processes more flexibly into developers’ workflows, not only can you choose Apple’s latest foundation model, but you can also select third-party models or run your own model on-device."

Apple is also strengthening its agentic coding platform, Xcode. Nway said, "Xcode 27 allows for the integration of models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI into coding work. SwiftUI technology has also been upgraded, providing the speed, expressiveness, and memory safety required for development work."

Apple is operating programs to foster developers in Korea as well. The Pohang Developer Academy, which Apple launched in 2022, has produced more than 1,000 graduates and has released over 400 apps to the App Store. In the past ten years, around 600 Korean students participated in the ‘Swift Student Challenge’, with 120 receiving awards.

Four Korean App Developers Reveal Achievements Using Apple's Technology

SketchSoft's 3D drawing app, Feather. Apple.

Apple also introduced cases of local app developers utilizing its technologies and platforms. The presentation session featured four leading Korean app and gaming developers: SketchSoft, BemoSoft, Devsisters, and MintRocket.

Of particular note was SketchSoft, developer of the 3D drawing app 'Feather,' which drew significant attention. Feather is an app that converts 2D creations into 3D, and won the 2025 Apple Design Award. Currently, it serves users in more than 150 countries through the App Store. Supported by the App Store Small Business Program, SketchSoft continues to invest in R&D for 3D printing, spatial computing, and AI. In the upcoming version, SketchSoft plans to introduce Apple's next-generation display, Liquid Glass, and a Metal-based rendering engine.

BemoSoft also presented its video editing app 'Whalo,' which now incorporates AI functions that recommend music and stickers suited to the editing context by leveraging Apple’s foundation model and vision framework.

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