由Leandros发布的回答代码片段似乎有点过时。我已经修复并使其在Swift 5中可编译。

斯威夫特5

func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: NSDictionary?) -> Bool {
    self.window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.main.bounds)
    let controller = UIViewController()
    let view = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 320, height: 568))
    view.backgroundColor = UIColor.red
    controller.view = view

    let label = UILabel(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 200, height: 21))
    label.center = CGPoint(x: 160, y: 284)
    label.textAlignment = NSTextAlignment.center
    label.text = "I'am a test label"
    controller.view.addSubview(label)

    self.window!.rootViewController = controller
    self.window!.makeKeyAndVisible()
    return true
}

Swift代码可以部署在OS X 10.9和iOS 7.0上。在较旧的操作系统版本上，它通常会在启动时崩溃。

我读了所有回答:不，Swift不能在iOS 7以下的系统上运行。但我说是的，我刚刚创建了一个Swift项目，它在Xcode 5 6.0部署目标中运行。

我只是用选择的Swift编程语言在Xcode 6 BETA中创建了一个演示项目。 关闭Xcode 6 beta，我在Xcode 5中以部署目标6.0打开这个演示项目 并选择模拟器6.1。

然后该项目在模拟器6.1中运行良好。我的MacOS X是10.9.3，所以我说是的，它运行在低于iOS 7的系统上。10.9.3 Mac OS X。

这是模拟器的截图:

这里还有一个演示

由Leandros发布的回答代码片段似乎有点过时。我已经修复并使其在Swift 5中可编译。

斯威夫特5

func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: NSDictionary?) -> Bool {
    self.window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.main.bounds)
    let controller = UIViewController()
    let view = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 320, height: 568))
    view.backgroundColor = UIColor.red
    controller.view = view

    let label = UILabel(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 200, height: 21))
    label.center = CGPoint(x: 160, y: 284)
    label.textAlignment = NSTextAlignment.center
    label.text = "I'am a test label"
    controller.view.addSubview(label)

    self.window!.rootViewController = controller
    self.window!.makeKeyAndVisible()
    return true
}

说到Swift框架。 截至目前，在Xcode 6.1.1 (6A2008a)版本中，如果Swift框架针对iOS 7.1，链接器报告警告

ld: warning: embedded dylibs/frameworks only run on iOS 8 or later.

并且应用程序无法提交到AppStore。检查这个问题:Lint阻止动态库和框架在iOS 7中传递

我在iPod Touch(第三代)设备上测试了一个基于swift的基本应用程序。基于swift的应用程序似乎无法在iOS 5上运行。但是在iOS 6.x上运行。

下面是我试图在iOS 5.0.1下启动测试应用程序时，调试日志中显示的内容:

dyld: F_ADDFILESIGS failed for /private/var/mobile/Applications/59E31E79-9525-43B0-9DF6-8FEF3C0080F1/SwiftTestApp.app/Frameworks/libswift_stdlib_core.dylib with errno=1
dyld: F_ADDFILESIGS failed for /private/var/mobile/Applications/59E31E79-9525-43B0-9DF6-8FEF3C0080F1/SwiftTestApp.app/Frameworks/libswiftCoreGraphics.dylib with errno=1
dyld: F_ADDFILESIGS failed for /private/var/mobile/Applications/59E31E79-9525-43B0-9DF6-8FEF3C0080F1/SwiftTestApp.app/Frameworks/libswiftDarwin.dylib with errno=1
dyld: F_ADDFILESIGS failed for /private/var/mobile/Applications/59E31E79-9525-43B0-9DF6-8FEF3C0080F1/SwiftTestApp.app/Frameworks/libswiftDispatch.dylib with errno=1
dyld: F_ADDFILESIGS failed for /private/var/mobile/Applications/59E31E79-9525-43B0-9DF6-8FEF3C0080F1/SwiftTestApp.app/Frameworks/libswiftFoundation.dylib with errno=1
dyld: F_ADDFILESIGS failed for /private/var/mobile/Applications/59E31E79-9525-43B0-9DF6-8FEF3C0080F1/SwiftTestApp.app/Frameworks/libswiftObjectiveC.dylib with errno=1
dyld: F_ADDFILESIGS failed for /private/var/mobile/Applications/59E31E79-9525-43B0-9DF6-8FEF3C0080F1/SwiftTestApp.app/Frameworks/libswiftUIKit.dylib with errno=1
dyld: Symbol not found: _OBJC_CLASS_$_NSObject
  Referenced from: /private/var/mobile/Applications/59E31E79-9525-43B0-9DF6-8FEF3C0080F1/SwiftTestApp.app/Frameworks/libswift_stdlib_core.dylib
  Expected in: /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib
 in /private/var/mobile/Applications/59E31E79-9525-43B0-9DF6-8FEF3C0080F1/SwiftTestApp.app/Frameworks/libswift_stdlib_core.dylib

对于iOS 6.1.6，应用程序运行良好，没有显示这些错误消息。