Journey | iOS Universal Social Travel App Template (Swift)

Both iOS and Android versions can share the same database on back4app!

29 Apr 2021
• Updated code to support xcode version 12.0+ and iOS 14.0+ verions
• Updated documentation of Journey app and add support to Apple sign in methods
• Updated facebook login code

24 Apr 2020
•    Integrated Apple Sign-in Method.
•    Fixed a bug on the account screen after login
•    Fixed the crash while login and Facebook login.
•    Improved the design of the app by following new design patterns followed by apple.
•    Updated code to support iOS dark mode, iOS 13+  versions and xcode 11+ versions.
•    Fixed the permissions issues of iOS 13+ versions.

17 Sep 2019
• Updated design of login and sign up the screen with rounded corners compared to new design patterns followed by iPhone X, XS Max etc.
• Updated design of home list, search and reviews screens with rounded corners of items, also added background image and views on items with some transparency.
• Added background image in a profile screen and rounded corners of newly added views.
• Updated design of review details screen and write reviews screen with newly added views and rounded corners.
• Updated login with Facebook and add the app to Facebook dev account and Back4App account with updated API Key.

25 May 2018
• Accordingly to the new EU GDPR terms, I've updated the 'tou.html' file and Documentation.
IMPORTANT: This means that if a User asks for his/her Account deletion, you must do it within 24 hours, as the GDPR's "Right to be forgotten" Article states (LINK: 

3 April 2018
• Updated to recommended settings with Xcode 9.3
• Updated the 3 Facebook SDKs (because of Swift 4.1 release):
FBSDKCoreKit.framework
FBSDKLoginKit.framework
FBSDKShareKit.framework

6 October 2017
• Edited the Location Privacy Usage keys into Info.plist.
So right-click on Info.plist in Xcode, Open As -> Source code, and replace the existing 
        <key>NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
        <string>This app wants to access your current location to display cities distance</string>
        <key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
        <string>This app wants to access your current location to display cities distance</string>
        <key>NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
        <string>This app wants to access your current location to display cities distance</string>
        <key>NSLocationUsageDescription</key>
        <string>This app wants to access your current location to display cities distance</string>

In this way, the Location permission alert will show up on devices with iOS versions older than iOS 11

Journey is a Universal App Template where users can post and browse reviews for cities they have visited. Reviews include star ratings, text and 1 optional picture as an attachment, it may be the particular place they have been amazed by, for example, a user visited New York and got impressed by the Statue of Liberty, he can write a review about New York and attach the photo of the statue he took there.

You, as the Admin of the app, will have to insert the cities in your own Parse Dashboard and they will get displayed on the Home screen and Search screens. The Home screen shows the 20 most rated cities, the Search controller allows users to search for a popular city and write/browse reviews about it Users can also report inappropriate content in the review’s detail screen. You, as the Admin of the app, should daily check for reported reviews and take action for them.

Since its backend is by Parse Server, you don’t have to buy any domain/hosting, there are NO PHP files to upload to a web server so you’ll save some money for server side.

You may also use the Adminca.com, a free CMS panel for Parse SDK as a great alternative to insert/edit data in your Parse Dashboard, after you’ll create your app on back4app, create a free account on and create a new Panel, choose Self-hosted Parse Server and paste your Host link, Application ID and Master Key in the relative fields (you can find them in Core Settings of your back4app dashboard)

Journey is a native XCode project, Swift language, Storyboard, Universal, super easy to customize, backend with Parse SDK hosted on back4app

About Parse SDK and back4app

Read this article for more info about back4app and Parse SDK:

Can I host Parse Server on my own server?

Yes, although I don’t provide support for the setup process, you can read the official Guide here:

I get a Code signing error in Xcode 8.x

That’s a bug of Xcode 8 with macOS Sierra, check this sample video to see how to fix it:

How to remove AdMob banner ads

Check this video out to see how to remove the code that shows AdMob banners: Keep in mind that you must repeat the shown steps for every .swift file that contains this line on the top:

import GoogleMobileAds

What about free support for this template?

I can offer free support for bugs encountered in the original code. Instead, if you’ve edited the code and messed something up with it, I may apply some fee to fix it either via TeamViewer or by checking your app project files directly on my computer.

Should I use the latest version of Xcode to edit this template?

Yes, I always update my apps to the latest version of the IDE.

Why do I need to have login from Apple Account in the app?

Yes, because from 30th April 2020, APPLE authorities restricted the apps using 3rd party login from FACEBOOK, GOOGLE etc should also integrate “APPLE SIGN IN” method in the app. For reference: APPLE SIGN IN GUIDELINES

Terms & Policy about Back4App

Users are bound to change the back4App keys and APP keys after purchasing the source code and all the related stuff from CUBYCODE. As CUBYCODE will reserve the rights to take some legal actions, if users continue to use company’s account of Back4App for their testing purposes.

Screenshots

• XCode 11.4+ project – Swift 4.5+ – 64bit
• Universal – Storyboard – iOS 13.5+
• AdMob banners
• Facebook login
• Works with Parse SDK hosted on back{4}app
• NO web server needed
• Post reviews for cities, browse the existing ones and report abusive ones
• PDF User Guide and PSD graphics included
• Easy to customize, well commented code

• Apple Mac PC with the latest OS version installed
• The latest version of XCode and some knowledge about its UI interface
• Photoshop or any other image editor software
• A valid iOS Developer account to submit apps to the App Store
• A valid AdMob account to create a banner UNIT ID
• iTunes Connect account
• A free account on back4app.com