Mobile App Development Roadmap

Programming Basics

Variables, loops, conditionals, functions, OOP fundamentals.

Choose a Platform

Android (Kotlin / Java) or iOS (Swift).

Checkpoint — Programming Foundations

Version Control

Git basics, GitHub, branching, collaboration.

Checkpoint — Developer Workflow

Android Development

Android Fundamentals

Activities, lifecycle, intents, services, broadcast receivers.

UI & Layouts

ConstraintLayout, RecyclerView, dialogs, fragments.

Checkpoint — Android UI

Jetpack Compose

Declarative UI, state, navigation, modern Android UI.

Architecture

MVVM, MVI, repository pattern, ViewModel.

Checkpoint — Android Architecture

iOS Development

Swift Fundamentals

Swift syntax, memory management, error handling.

UIKit Basics

Views, view controllers, storyboards, navigation.

Checkpoint — UIKit

SwiftUI

Declarative UI, state management, data binding.

iOS Architecture

MVC, MVVM, VIPER, TCA.

Checkpoint — iOS Architecture

Common Mobile Concepts

Networking

REST APIs, HTTP, Retrofit / URLSession, JSON parsing.

Data Storage

Room, DataStore, Core Data, SQLite, preferences.

Checkpoint — Data Handling

Concurrency

Coroutines, threads, async/await, GCD.

Dependency Injection

Hilt, Dagger, Koin, manual DI.

Checkpoint — Scalable Apps

Testing

Unit tests, UI tests, Espresso, XCTest.

Debugging & Quality

Profiling, linting, crash monitoring.

Checkpoint — Quality Assurance

App Distribution

Google Play Store, App Store, signing & releases.

CI / CD

Fastlane, GitHub Actions, automated builds.

Industry Ready Mobile Developer