xtool vs ios-swift
ios-swift is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
xtool is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by 2389-research. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). ios-swift is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  xtool | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace 2389-research/claude-plugins | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | xtool | ios-swiftno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | 3 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp) |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not published | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/2389-research/xtool | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of ios-swift
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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iOS/macOS SwiftUI expertise. Ships the ios-dev agent, ios-patterns, ios-app-templates (reference apps), and 24 vendored third-party skills (apple-design + iphone-apps + asc-* App…
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Build, debug, and profile iOS apps with SwiftUI, Simulator, App Intents, and on-device AI.
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Build iOS apps with workflows for App Intents, SwiftUI UI work, Simulator mirroring in the Codex in-app browser, performance profiling, leak investigation, and simulator debugging.
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Reusable Swift and Apple platform skills for coding agents
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Search a curated catalog of agent skills, MCP servers and rules for Swift, SwiftUI, Xcode and iOS.
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Agent skills for writing SwiftUI navigation with Scaffolding: coordinators, routing, environment values, state restoration, testing.
What each says it does
xtool
Xcode-free iOS development with xtool - build SwiftPM apps on Linux, Windows, and macOS without Xcode
ios-swift
Generate iOS/Swift project with common patterns
How to run each
xtool As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add 2389-research/claude-plugins
/plugin install xtool@2389-researchios-swift
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: xtool · What it can do: ios-swift · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.