Best way to check if an iPhone app is running for the first time

Question

I want to check if my iPhone app is running for the first time. I can create a file in the documents folder and check that file to see if this is the first time the app is r

Answer 1

Swift:

var isFirstLaunch: Bool {
    get {
        if (NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey("firstLaunchDate") == nil) {
            NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().setObject(NSDate(), forKey: "firstLaunchDate")
            NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().synchronize()
            return true
        }
        return false
    }
}

Another tip:

When using NSUserDefaults, these settings will be wiped if the app is ever deleted. If for some reason you require these settings to still hang around, you can store them in the Keychain.