# InsForge Mobile SDKs: Native Support for Swift and Kotlin

03 Feb 2026 • 3 minutes

Junwen Feng

Engineer

We're excited to announce the official release of the InsForge Swift and Kotlin SDKs. These native SDKs provide iOS/macOS and Android/JVM developers with a clean, type-safe way to integrate InsForge backend services.

## Architecture

### Design Principles

Both SDKs use a **modular architecture** with a facade pattern, providing a unified entry point:

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Key benefits:

- **On-demand loading**: Initialize only the modules you need
- **Separation of concerns**: Each module has independent configuration and lifecycle
- **Extensibility**: New modules won't affect existing code
- **Thread safety**: Swift uses Actor isolation; Kotlin uses coroutines

### Feature Modules

Both SDKs support all core InsForge features:

| Module | Features |
| --- | --- |
| **Auth** | Email/password, OAuth, email verification, password reset |
| **Database** | Type-safe queries (PostgREST style) |
| **Storage** | Object storage with S3-compatible backend, presigned URLs |
| **Functions** | Serverless function invocation |
| **Realtime** | Pub/sub messaging |
| **AI** | Chat completion, image generation |

## Platform Support

### Swift SDK - Apple Platforms

| Platform | Minimum Version |
| --- | --- |
| iOS | 13.0+ |
| macOS | 10.15+ |
| tvOS | 13.0+ |
| watchOS | 6.0+ |
| visionOS | 1.0+ |

### Kotlin SDK - JVM & Android

The Kotlin SDK supports both JVM and Android:

- **Android**: SharedPreferences session persistence, OAuth browser launch
- **JVM Server**: Server apps, CLI tools, desktop apps

**Technology stack**:

| Component | Choice | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HTTP Client | Ktor + OkHttp | OkHttp engine supports both JVM and Android |
| JSON | Kotlinx Serialization | Compile-time code generation |
| Async | Kotlinx Coroutines | Structured concurrency |
| Logging | Napier | Cross-platform, auto-adapts to Logcat on Android |
| Realtime | Socket.IO | Auto-reconnect, message acknowledgment |

## Open Source

Both SDKs are fully open source under the Apache License 2.0:

- **Swift SDK**: [https://github.com/InsForge/insforge-swift](https://github.com/InsForge/insforge-swift)
- **Kotlin SDK**: [https://github.com/InsForge/insforge-kotlin](https://github.com/InsForge/insforge-kotlin)

### Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: `git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`
3. Commit changes: `git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'`
4. Push: `git push origin feature/amazing-feature`
5. Open a Pull Request

We welcome contributions including:

- New features
- Documentation
- Bug fixes
- Performance improvements
- Test coverage

## Getting Started

Please refer to the official documentation for each SDK:

- [Swift SDK](https://docs.insforge.dev/sdks/swift/overview)
- [Kotlin SDK](https://docs.insforge.dev/sdks/kotlin/overview)