Own the complete source code. Launch your gamified coding app this weekend.
If you're a developer or entrepreneur looking to break into the educational app space, you already know how much work goes into building something from nothing. CodeQuest started as that exact problem. I wanted to create a coding app that actually kept people engaged. Not just another collection of PDF tutorials or YouTube videos stuffed into an app wrapper. Something interactive. Something with the same addictive quality as Duolingo, but built specifically for people learning to code. So I built it. CodeQuest is a complete, native iOS app that teaches programming through gamified lessons. Users can pick up Python, C#, C++, or Node.js and work through skill trees made of bite-sized chunks. Each lesson teaches a concept, then immediately tests it with interactive exercises. Multiple choice, drag-and-drop, type-the-code, even debugging challenges where they have to fix broken code. But here's where it gets interesting. I wanted people to actually stick with it. So I built in the kind of gamification that makes you check your phone every day. XP points. Streaks that grow the more you learn. Hearts that keep you honest. Daily quests that give you a reason to open the app even when you're tired. Achievements. Leaderboards. A daily gem chest that rewards you just for showing up. And because I know how learning actually works, I added two smart systems that do the heavy lifting. A spaced repetition engine that circles back to older concepts right when you're about to forget them. And adaptive difficulty that adjusts questions based on how well you're doing. If you're breezing through, it gets harder. If you're struggling, it pulls back. The app literally adapts to each user. There's also a code playground where users can write and run real code snippets offline. No internet needed. No servers. Just a sandbox to experiment in. Plus mini projects that walk them through building actual small applications using what they've learned. Monetization is built in with StoreKit 2. Free tier gets you started. Pro subscription unlocks unlimited lessons, unlimited hearts, double XP, and all the projects. You just plug in your product IDs and go. Everything is built with SwiftUI and SwiftData, so user data lives on their device. No backend to maintain. No server costs. No privacy headaches. I built CodeQuest because I wanted something I could launch quickly without spending eight months writing boilerplate code. Now it's your turn. Change the colors. Swap the branding. Add your own lessons. Put it on the App Store under your name. The code is clean, commented, and ready to go.
Project details
Next step: <p><span style="background-color: rgb(21, 21, 23); color: rgb(249, 250, 251);">Here's the thing about CodeQuest—it's your foundation, not your limit. Change every color, swap the branding, add new languages, design completely different lessons. Make it yours. The code is clean and commented so you can jump in and tweak anything. Launch your vision, not mine.</span></p>
For sale
Asking price: $400 USD
What's included
Source code
Reason for selling
I am busy with other things and no longer have time to maintain this project.
Project metrics
Average Monthly Visitors: Pre-launch
Average Monthly Revenue: Pre-revenue
Average Monthly Downloads: Pre-launch / New project
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