# Toybox: SwiftUI & Metal Lab

> A playground of visual effects

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6743644224](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6743644224)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6743644224`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Takehito Koshimizu
- **Category:** Graphics & Design
- **Version:** 1.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-09
- **First published:** 2026-04-28
- **Size:** 10 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/toybox-swiftui-metal-lab/id6743644224)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://koshimizu-takehito.github.io/app\_support/PrivacyPolicy/English.html](https://koshimizu-takehito.github.io/app_support/PrivacyPolicy/English.html)

## Description

Browse 80+ SwiftUI and Metal visual effects. Supports App Clip — tap a shared link to try any effect instantly, without installing the full app.

Toybox is a hand-crafted showcase of SwiftUI animations and Metal shader experiments — a small sandbox where each screen is an interactive visual idea you can open, run, and play with.

Open the app and you're greeted with a list of screens. Tap one and a self-contained piece comes to life: cellular automata, generative patterns, particle waves, mosaics, badge animations, the Apple logo reimagined, and many more. Every screen is a single, focused experiment built with modern SwiftUI and, where it makes sense, custom Metal shaders.

What's inside
• Dozens of bite-sized visual experiments
• SwiftUI animations built on the latest APIs
• GPU-driven effects written in Metal Shading Language
• Adaptive layout that feels at home on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
• Tag-based filtering to find effects by category

Who it's for
Designers looking for a moodboard of motion and graphics ideas. Developers studying how a particular SwiftUI or Metal technique is put together. Anyone who simply enjoys playing with visual toys.

Built with
• SwiftUI and the @Observable model
• Metal shaders compiled by a Swift Package Manager build plugin
• A modular, package-driven architecture

Try it before you install — App Clip
Not ready to commit to a download? Open Toybox as an App Clip straight from a Safari Smart App Banner or a shared link. No App Store visit, no waiting — a curated selection of Metal shader effects runs immediately. If you like what you see, the full gallery is one tap away.

Toybox is open-source and growing — new screens are added regularly. If you're curious about what modern Apple platforms can do visually, open it up and start tapping.

## Rankings

- #1,333,949 — Overall

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