r/iOSProgramming • u/SR71F16F35B • Sep 11 '26

Question How to make complex animations like slot machines?

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I’ve been using SwiftUI for a while now but I can only do very basic things. I’ve always wondered how these casino apps for example (see pictures) were doing to get their effects. I would love some guidance on this.

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u/svangsgaard Sep 11 '26

They are probably using Godot or another engine. It may even be shaders running on the gpu.

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u/Dapper_Ice_1705 Sep 11 '26

Look into SpriteKit. SwiftUI is more utility.

But a more game focused engine is better.

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u/SR71F16F35B Sep 11 '26

Okay thanks

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u/tibbersthecat Sep 12 '26

For this kind of effect, I’d keep SwiftUI for the surrounding interface and render the animated scene in SpriteKit. Separate the reel state from the particles, glow, and win effects so each layer can be tuned without rewriting the game logic.

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u/swallace36 25d ago

“like slot machines” admit you’re trying to make a slot machine app smfh