SwiftUI Reminders with EventKit — Custom UI, Priorities & Due Dates (Xcode Tutorial)
📝 Build a reminders system with YOUR OWN custom UI - not a clone of Apple's Reminders app.
In this tutorial, you'll integrate Apple's EventKit framework to create, fetch, complete, and delete reminders - but instead of copying the stock Reminders look, we're building a custom interface you can drop into any app: habit trackers, project managers, to-do lists, shopping lists — whatever you're building.
This is a companion to my Calendar Integration video (linked below) - both use EventKit, but they access completely different sides of the framework. If you watched that one, you already know the permission model. If not, no worries - we cover it from scratch here.
🔑 What You'll Learn:
• Requesting reminder permissions with requestFullAccessToReminders (iOS 17+)
• Building a ReminderManager with async/await fetch using withCheckedContinuation
• Creating reminders with due dates, priorities, and notes
• Fetching incomplete vs completed reminders with separate predicates
• Toggling completion state with isCompleted
• Deleting reminders with swipe actions
• A fully custom SwiftUI UI — card-based layout with priority badges, not the Apple Reminders clone
🖼 Try It Yourself!
Clone or download the full demo project here:
📁 Demo Template: https://github.com/NDCSwift/SwiftUIRe...
Calendar Integration Video (companion): • SwiftUI Calendar Integration — Add, Read &...
📋 Requirements:
• Xcode 16+
• iOS 17+ deployment target
• Basic SwiftUI knowledge
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 — What We're Building
01:30 — Project Setup & Info.plist for Reminders
02:23 — How Reminders Differ from Calendar Events in EventKit
03:30 — Building the ReminderManager
07:44 — Fetching Reminders with Async/Await
13:00 — Reminder CRUD operations
19:31 — Creating Reminders with Due Dates & Priorities
24:50 — Building the Custom Card UI
33:25 — Wiring up in ContentView
38:34 — Custom ReminderListView
43:21 — PermissionView
46:22 — CreateReminderView
55:20 — Testing, Troubleshooting, & Common Gotchas
58:07 — Wrap Up
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