The latest articles on DEV Community by Aadhya Gupta (@aadhya_gupta_6f959eb86d49). https://dev.to/aadhya_gupta_6f959eb86d49 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4157356%2F8c87adce-e224-4e52-8a76-44e630032b2f.png https://dev.to/aadhya_gupta_6f959eb86d49 en Aadhya Gupta Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:03:01 +0000 https://dev.to/aadhya_gupta_6f959eb86d49/friend-ai-an-ai-companion-i-built-for-my-friend-4ilc https://dev.to/aadhya_gupta_6f959eb86d49/friend-ai-an-ai-companion-i-built-for-my-friend-4ilc <p>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-weekend-2026-10-01[](url)">Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend</a></p> <p>What I Built<br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F565f0hmpu8guyygdak59.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F565f0hmpu8guyygdak59.png" alt=" " width="668" height="1420"></a><br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fagh48hzigwro6yfz5mnj.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fagh48hzigwro6yfz5mnj.png" alt=" " width="670" height="1458"></a><br> You have built an iOS application codebase designed to serve as an AI friend or companion assistant. The repository provides the frontend structure and integration for an iPhone app that lets users interact with virtual AI personalities, chat models, or smart conversational agents directly on iOS devices.</p> <p>Demo<br> <a href="https://github.com/aadhyaguptacol-debug/friend-ai-ios" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/aadhyaguptacol-debug/friend-ai-ios</a></p> <p>Code<br> </p> <div class="ltag-github-readme-tag"> <div class="readme-overview"> <h2> <img src="https://assets.dev.to/assets/github-logo-5a155e1f9a670af7944dd5e12375bc76ed542ea80224905ecaf878b9157cdefc.svg" alt="GitHub logo"> <a href="https://github.com/aadhyaguptacol-debug" rel="noopener noreferrer"> aadhyaguptacol-debug </a> / <a href="https://github.com/aadhyaguptacol-debug/friend-ai-ios" rel="noopener noreferrer"> friend-ai-ios </a> </h2> <h3> </h3> </div> </div> <p>How I Built It<br> Friend AI is an iOS application built with SwiftUI.<br> Technologies used:<br> Swift + SwiftUI — native iOS app and UI<br> Xcode — development and testing<br> Open-source AI — powers the core AI functionality<br> Git + GitHub — version control and open-source collaboration<br> AI coding agent — helped with coding, debugging, and iteration</p> <p>Why Does Open Innovation Matter?<br> Open-source AI allowed me to experiment, learn from the community, and build the AI functionality into my own application rather than relying entirely on a closed ecosystem.</p> <p>My Agent Session<br> I used an AI coding agent as a development partner for generating code, debugging issues, and iterating on the SwiftUI app.</p> <p>Prize Categories<br> RENDER</p> devchallenge weekendchallenge hf26challenge Aadhya Gupta Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:43:46 +0000 https://dev.to/aadhya_gupta_6f959eb86d49/friend-ai-an-ai-companion-i-built-for-my-friend-20ld https://dev.to/aadhya_gupta_6f959eb86d49/friend-ai-an-ai-companion-i-built-for-my-friend-20ld <p>This is a submission for the <a href="https://github.com/aadhyaguptacol-debug/friend-ai-ios" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend</a></p> <p>What I Built<br> You have built an iOS application codebase designed to serve as an AI friend or companion assistant. The repository provides the frontend structure and integration for an iPhone app that lets users interact with virtual AI personalities, chat models, or smart conversational agents directly on iOS devices.</p> <p>Demo<br> <a href="https://github.com/aadhyaguptacol-debug/friend-ai-ios" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/aadhyaguptacol-debug/friend-ai-ios</a></p> <p>Code<br> </p> <div class="ltag-github-readme-tag"> <div class="readme-overview"> <h2> <img src="https://assets.dev.to/assets/github-logo-5a155e1f9a670af7944dd5e12375bc76ed542ea80224905ecaf878b9157cdefc.svg" alt="GitHub logo"> <a href="https://github.com/aadhyaguptacol-debug" rel="noopener noreferrer"> aadhyaguptacol-debug </a> / <a href="https://github.com/aadhyaguptacol-debug/friend-ai-ios" rel="noopener noreferrer"> friend-ai-ios </a> </h2> <h3> </h3> </div> </div> <p>How I Built It<br> Friend AI is an iOS application built with SwiftUI.<br> Technologies used:<br> Swift + SwiftUI — native iOS app and UI<br> Xcode — development and testing<br> Open-source AI — powers the core AI functionality<br> Git + GitHub — version control and open-source collaboration<br> AI coding agent — helped with coding, debugging, and iteration</p> <p>Why Does Open Innovation Matter?<br> Open-source AI allowed me to experiment, learn from the community, and build the AI functionality into my own application rather than relying entirely on a closed ecosystem.</p> <p>My Agent Session<br> I used an AI coding agent as a development partner for generating code, debugging issues, and iterating on the SwiftUI app.</p> <p>Prize Categories<br> RENDER<br> GitHUb</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fu07oryd4dpbenq0965w3.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fu07oryd4dpbenq0965w3.png" alt=" " width="668" height="1420"></a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fhvzt8c9qq9ehfi2i9eai.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fhvzt8c9qq9ehfi2i9eai.png" alt=" " width="670" height="1458"></a></p> ai ios mobile swift