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iOS and macOS app scaffolds

Add a native companion app without rebuilding the SaaS.

Toolbound Stack includes prompts and handoff docs for creating a small SwiftUI iOS or macOS companion app that calls the buyer-owned SaaS backend.

iOS app scaffold · macOS app scaffold · SwiftUI companion app · SaaS native app prompt

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The web app stays the source of truth for billing, auth, customer data, email, and workflow records.

The iOS scaffold covers sign-in state, API client, models, one list/detail view, settings, privacy, and support links.

The macOS scaffold covers a menu bar or compact desktop surface, recent activity, quick actions, and settings.

The included prompt tells Claude, Codex, Cursor, or Windsurf what to create and what to leave in the backend.

Buyer pain

Native apps add another pile of decisions.

A founder buying a boilerplate is usually trying to reduce choices, not add more. The scaffold docs give the agent a narrow path: keep the SaaS backend stable, create a small native shell, and verify the app can reach the API.

  • Choose iOS, macOS, or both before creating files.
  • Keep payments and licence state in the web backend.
  • Use SwiftUI for the first native surface.
  • Build with Xcode before calling the scaffold ready.

Included docs

The scaffold is a prompt and file map, not a fake finished app.

Toolbound gives the buyer a native app starting brief that names files, boundaries, API assumptions, and verification steps. The final product-specific native workflow is still built by the buyer or their coding agent.

  • docs/buyer-handoff/native-app-scaffolds.md
  • docs/prompts/scaffold-ios-macos-app.md
  • Suggested SwiftUI files for iOS and macOS.
  • Verification steps for simulator or local builds.

FAQ

Common questions

Does Toolbound include a finished iOS or macOS app?

No. It includes scaffold docs and prompts for creating a small SwiftUI companion app. The buyer's agent still builds the product-specific native screens.

Why keep billing out of the native app?

The web SaaS should remain the source of truth for checkout, webhooks, licence state, email, and persistence. The native app should call the backend instead of becoming a second backend.

Can Codex or Claude build from the scaffold?

Yes. The prompt names the platform, suggested files, API boundaries, and verification steps so a coding agent has a clear first task.