Sutra Case Study

Context

Sorry to say but there's not much of a story with this one.

I built it purely to get familiar with Swift, iOS development, and Xcode before attempting building an actual app for the Apple Swift Student Challenge. At the same time, I was processing the move from the US to India, so I figured why not make something that kinda-sorta helped with that?

Approach

A SwiftUI frontend: three narrative threads that guided users through cultural identity, language, and memory. Each view was self-contained using:
• Ripple animations for Marathi words
• An interactive matching game for translations
• A memory web builder

AVFoundation handled text-to-speech for pronunciation, CoreHaptics added tactile feedback, and custom animations brought warmth to the experience. The entire project was a learning exercise, which means no backend complexity, no external APIs, just a native iOS app designed to feel personal and intentional while teaching me the fundamentals of Swift development.