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Swift: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Swift, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $37.99, median 6 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $23 – $42.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 17% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Programming Languages (297), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 88% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 6 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- At $37.99 its median price beats 93% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Swift best sellers
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The Complete iPhone 16 Guide For Seniors: An Easy, Step-by-Step Guide for Zero-Tech Beginners for Everyday Use (Full Color Edition) (The Tech-Savvy Guides for Seniors)
by Wesley Grant
- List rank#1
- Price$21.97
- Rating4.2
- Reviews211
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Mastering Swift 6: Modern programming techniques for high-performance apps in Swift 6.2
by Jon Hoffman
- List rank#2
- Price$22.39
- Rating4.9
- Reviews12
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Swift for macOS Apps : Build Native Mac Applications with SwiftUI and AppKit (Swift For Absolute Beginners Book 3)
by Nora Hallwyck
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Reviews-
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Apple Game With Spritekit And Gameplaykit: A Practical Guide to Swift, SpriteKit, GameplayKit, and 2D iOS Game Development
by Harrison K. Macus
- List rank#4
- Price$7.99
- Reviews-
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Swift 6.4 Programming in 21 Days: A Hands-On Course in Protocol-Oriented Programming and Strict Concurrency (Learn Programming in 21 Days)
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Reviews-
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Write Great Code, Volume 1, 2nd Edition: Understanding the Machine
by Randall Hyde
- List rank#6
- Price$34.38
- Rating4.8
- Reviews70
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Swift Programming: A Detailed Guide to Learning Essential Concepts and Mastering Complex Techniques
by Julian Lornfeld
- List rank#7
- Price$24.94
- Rating4.3
- Reviews5
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iOS 27 Programming with Swift 6: Build AI-Powered Apps with Foundation Models, Apple Intelligence, App Intents, Siri & Xcode 27 (DevTech series)
by Leonard Hartwell
- List rank#8
- Price$27.99
- Reviews-
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Learning Swift: Building Apps for macOS, iOS, and Beyond
by Jon Manning
- List rank#9
- Price$30.75
- Rating4.3
- Reviews39
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An iOS Developer's Guide to SwiftUI: Design and build beautiful apps quickly and easily with minimum code
by Michele Fadda
- List rank#10
- Price$42.49
- Rating4.3
- Reviews10
FAQ
Is Swift a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6 reviews and sells for $37.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Swift?
The median best seller has 6 reviews, and 94% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Swift best sellers cost?
The median price is $37.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $23 and $42.49.
Can new books break into Swift?
17% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.