Friend AI — An AI Companion I Built for My Friend

Description and use

Friend AI is an iOS app that lets users chat with virtual AI personalities, built with SwiftUI and open‑source AI models.

Problem

Create an iOS app that lets users chat with virtual AI personalities on their device.

Outcome

Friend AI provides a native iOS interface for interacting with open‑source AI chat models, enabling users to have conversational experiences directly on their device.

Workflow

• 1. Set up Xcode project with SwiftUI.
• 2. Integrate open‑source AI backend for core functionality.
• 3. Use AI coding agent to generate, debug, and iterate SwiftUI code.
• 4. Test and refine the chat interface on iOS devices.

Evidence

Friend AI is an iOS application built with SwiftUI.

Open-source AI allowed me to experiment, learn from the community, and build the AI functionality into my own application rather than relying entirely on a closed ecosystem.

I used an AI coding agent as a development partner for generating code, debugging issues, and iterating on the SwiftUI app.