SQLite.swift

6.9easy start · #14 of 27
in Mobile Databases

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on iOS, Linux, Mac.

SQLite.swift is ranked #14 of 27 in mobile databases on The Geeks Club. It runs on iOS, Linux, macOS. There is a free plan.

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SQLite.swift Free MIT-licensed Swift library · distributed as source code github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Offline mode: Yes
Data synchronization: none
Mobile platforms: iOS
SDK languages: Swift

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The record

Purpose: SQLite.swift is a type-safe, Swift-language layer over SQLite3 that provides compile-time confidence in SQL statement syntax and intent.
Query building: It includes a type-safe, optional-aware SQL expression builder and a flexible, chainable, lazy-executing query layer.
Data access: The library provides automatically typed data access and a lightweight interface for queries and parameter binding.
Database capabilities: Documented capabilities include schema queries and migrations, full-text search, transactions, and WAL mode and journaling configuration.
Encryption integration: SQLite.swift supports SQLCipher through Swift Package Manager, including APIs to set and change a database key.
Install options: The project documents installation through Swift Package Manager, Carthage, CocoaPods, or manual Xcode project integration.
Platforms: The project says it works on Linux with some limitations; its documentation includes macOS and iOS setup and platform declarations.
Thread safety: Each connection has its own serial queue for statement execution and can be accessed across threads; open transactions and savepoints block other threads from executing statements.
Shared containers: The documentation advises against storing databases in a shared group container because some users have reported crashes.
Security: The project documents optional SQLCipher support for encrypted databases; it does not state a compliance certification on the pages reviewed.
Support: The README directs questions to Stack Overflow under the sqlite.swift tag, bug reports and feature requests to GitHub issues, and contributions to pull requests.
License: SQLite.swift is available under the MIT license.
Price from: Free

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Sources

github.com/stephencelis/SQLite.swift· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/stephencelis/SQLite.swift/blob/master/D· checked 4 Oct 2026