Learn iOS development and mobile app design. How to be?

Question

iOS

Hello! I'm eager to learn iOS development, but I don't have the necessary devices to learn. I decided to study mobile application design. Just dived in, so far it seems to be interesting.
Please tell me how it is combined, is it possible to deal with both this and that in the future?
The plan is to learn mobile design, start making money on it and learn iOS development along the way.
I'm not likely to have a Mac anytime soon, so I just don't feel like messing around. I think I'll buy it at best in 4-5 months.
In general, I even thought about starting to learn the web, but this does not attract me at all, although I have not tried it. High competition is repulsive and you just don’t want to climb where everyone is climbing now. There is no desire to learn Android either, and they say that you can become a good coder by choosing only one platform.

Answer 1

Hello from Tashkent. Mobile app design or mobile app development? Various incarnations.
Well, what can I say, my friend. If you are sure that at least in half a year you will have a poppy, then you can safely start. In order to immerse yourself with complete confidence in the development, it does not matter which one at this stage, it would be nice for you to start by learning the language.
Just understand that it makes no sense for a beginner to be afraid of choosing something wrong or wasting time. You are now studying languages, constructions, approaches. In the end, you form your mind.
If the answer to the first question is yes and there will still be a MacBook, then feel free to download the Swift book from Apple. Install Swift on Linux and start an adventure into the world of a new language for you.

Answer 2

What's stopping you from trying it in a macOS virtual machine now?

Answer 3

Completely different profiles. Sooner or later you will have to make a choice between code and design. Although, a drawing encoder or a coding dither is always a plus.
But you could really start with Android. Cheaper devices, no Mac needed. And then switching to Swift will not be difficult.