kotlin/kmp-with-cocoapods-xcode-two-kotlin-libraries-sample — explained in plain English
Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2024-06-28
Share a Kotlin-based data layer between Android and iOS without rewriting it in Swift.
Reuse validation or business logic written in Kotlin across both mobile platforms.
Wire up two separate Kotlin libraries as native dependencies in a single Xcode project.
Use the sample as a reference template for structuring a cross-platform Kotlin Mobile project.
| kotlin/kmp-with-cocoapods-xcode-two-kotlin-libraries-sample | cocoapods/cocoapods-podfile_info | fastlane/nightly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Language | Ruby | Ruby | Ruby |
| Last pushed | 2024-06-28 | 2015-02-25 | 2018-12-11 |
| Maintenance | Dormant | Dormant | Dormant |
| Setup difficulty | moderate | easy | moderate |
| Complexity | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| Audience | developer | developer | developer |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
Requires Xcode, CocoaPods, and a Kotlin development environment, you need to inspect the project files directly since there is no step-by-step tutorial.
This sample project demonstrates how to connect two Kotlin-based libraries to an existing Xcode project through a dependency manager called CocoaPods. The goal is to help developers share code written in Kotlin across both Android and iOS applications, so a team can write shared logic once instead of duplicating it in Swift or Objective-C for iOS. At a high level, the setup lets a developer write shared code in Kotlin, package it into a library, and then pull that library into an iOS app using Xcode. CocoaPods is a standard tool in the iOS world for managing external libraries. This sample specifically shows how to wire up two separate Kotlin libraries side by side in the same Xcode project. The README does not go into detail on the exact step-by-step configuration, but the repository itself serves as a working example you can open, inspect, and copy from. The primary audience is mobile developers who already use Kotlin for Android and want to reuse some of that code in an iOS app without rewriting it in Swift. A concrete example would be a startup with a Kotlin-based data layer or validation logic that needs to work the same way on both platforms. By following this sample, a developer could see how to structure their project so both libraries appear correctly in Xcode and are consumable as native dependencies. The project is marked as an official sample from JetBrains, the company behind Kotlin. Notably, the README does not provide a tutorial or lengthy explanation of how things work. It is a minimal, hands-on reference point. A developer would use it by opening the project files and looking at the configuration directly rather than reading documentation.
A working sample project from JetBrains showing how to connect two Kotlin libraries to an Xcode project using CocoaPods, so developers can share Kotlin code across Android and iOS without rewriting it in Swift.
Mainly Ruby. The stack also includes Kotlin, Xcode, CocoaPods.
Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2024-06-28).
This is an official sample project from JetBrains, the README does not mention a specific license, so usage terms are unclear.
Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.
Mainly developer.
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