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●GPT-6.1 SOL — Added to Rork's model menu (09-29) with Low, Medium and High effort; included on Pro and Max●SONNET 5.5 — Claude Sonnet 5.5 is selectable: strong at UI design and faster than Sonnet 5 (09-28)●SONNET 4.5 — Retires on the Claude API on 11/30, 27 days left. If your app calls it, check the migration target●SDK 58 — Moves to React Native 0.88. R8 is now on by default in Android release builds, and iOS prebuild generates a SceneDelegate●OBSERVE — EAS Observe now records native crashes too (SDK 57.0.21 or later, 10/07)●NEW — My App Open Ad Only Showed When the App…●GPT-6.1 SOL — Added to Rork's model menu (09-29) with Low, Medium and High effort; included on Pro and Max●SONNET 5.5 — Claude Sonnet 5.5 is selectable: strong at UI design and faster than Sonnet 5 (09-28)●SONNET 4.5 — Retires on the Claude API on 11/30, 27 days left. If your app calls it, check the migration target●SDK 58 — Moves to React Native 0.88. R8 is now on by default in Android release builds, and iOS prebuild generates a SceneDelegate●OBSERVE — EAS Observe now records native crashes too (SDK 57.0.21 or later, 10/07)●NEW — My App Open Ad Only Showed When the App…
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Getting Started

Getting-started guides, prompt-writing basics, beginner tutorials, and comparisons with other no-code tools for anyone new to building apps with Rork.

2026-04-02Beginner

Customizing Splash Screens in Rork Apps — A Guide to expo-splash-screen

Learn how to customize the splash screen (launch screen) in your Rork Expo app. This guide covers app.json configuration, using expo-splash-screen to hold the screen until async tasks finish, and adding fade-out animations.

2026-04-01Beginner

Build a Mood Tracker App with Rork: Track Your Daily Emotions and Spot Patterns

A step-by-step tutorial for building a mood tracking app with Rork. Log your daily mood with emoji-based ratings, add diary notes, and visualize emotional patterns over time — no coding required.

2026-03-31Beginner

Build a Sleep Tracker App with Rork — A Complete Tutorial from Bedtime Logging to Sleep Score Analysis

Build a sleep tracker app with Rork. Log bedtimes, calculate sleep scores, and visualize weekly trends — a complete beginner tutorial with step-by-step prompts.

2026-03-28Intermediate

UX Design Patterns for Rork Apps — Screen Layouts, Micro-Interactions, and Practical Techniques to Dramatically Improve User Experience

A practical guide to dramatically improving the UX of apps built with Rork. Learn screen layout patterns, navigation design, micro-interactions, onboarding flows, and accessibility best practices to transform your AI-generated app into a professional-grade product.

2026-03-27Beginner

Build a Water Intake Tracker App with Rork — Recording, Reminders, and Chart Analytics Tutorial

Learn how to build a water intake tracker app using Rork. This step-by-step tutorial covers local data storage, push notification reminders, and chart-based analytics — perfect for beginners.

2026-03-26Beginner

Rork vs Newly AI vs Fabricate — The Ultimate AI App Builder Comparison for 2026

Compare Rork, Newly AI, and Fabricate across features, pricing, and platform support. The definitive guide to choosing the right AI no-code app builder in 2026.

2026-03-26Beginner

Vibe Coding Tool Comparison 2026 — Rork vs Bolt vs Lovable: Which One Should You Pick?

Deep dive comparison of Rork, Bolt, and Lovable—the three leading vibe coding platforms. Compare pricing, supported platforms, AI capabilities, and deployment options. Find the perfect tool for your project.

2026-03-26Beginner

Rork vs Bolt vs v0 in 2026 — Pick by What You're Shipping

In-depth comparison of three leading AI app builders in 2026: Rork (mobile-focused), Bolt (full-stack web), and v0 (UI components). Learn their strengths, pricing, deployment options, and how to choose the right tool for your project.

2026-03-24Beginner

Build a Meditation Timer App with Rork — Your First Mindfulness App from Scratch

Learn how to build a meditation timer app using Rork. This beginner-friendly guide walks you through creating a countdown timer, ambient sound playback, session history, and polished mindfulness UI.

2026-03-24Beginner

Build a Calendar & Schedule App with Rork — A Complete Beginner's Tutorial

Learn how to build a fully functional calendar and schedule management app from scratch using Rork. This step-by-step tutorial covers calendar UI, event CRUD, local storage, and reminder notifications.

2026-03-23Beginner

How to Build a Note-Taking App with Rork — A Complete Beginner's Tutorial

Learn how to build a fully functional note-taking app with Rork from scratch. This step-by-step tutorial covers data persistence with AsyncStorage, real-time search, and category filtering.

2026-03-23Beginner

How to Build a Recipe App with Rork — Complete Tutorial with Favorites, Search & Shopping Lists

Learn how to build a recipe management app with Rork AI. This beginner-friendly tutorial covers favorites, category search, and automatic shopping list generation — from prompt design to full implementation.

2026-03-23Beginner

Take App Development Further — Your Next Steps with Rork

The final article in our super-beginner series. Explore App Store publishing, monetization, Rork Max, and where your app development journey goes next.

2026-03-23Beginner

How to Build a Pomodoro Timer App with Rork — A Complete Beginner's Tutorial

Learn how to build a fully functional Pomodoro timer app with Rork, step by step. Covers timer logic, session management, circular progress bars, and haptic notifications — all in under 30 minutes.

2026-03-23Beginner

Zero IT Knowledge to App Developer — Rork Has You Covered

Worried about tech? Don't be. This guide addresses every common fear and question about app development for complete beginners using Rork.

2026-03-23Beginner

Build Your First Mobile App Without Learning to Code — A Beginner's Guide to Rork

No programming experience required. Describe the app you want in plain language and Rork builds it. Here's how it works, how to pick your first project, how to phrase good instructions, and the early hurdles to expect.

2026-03-21Beginner

Rork App Won't Build? Eight Symptoms to Sort Out First

A troubleshooting FAQ that sorts Rork build failures by layer: dependency conflicts, unresolved Expo modules, simulator and emulator trouble, stalled generation, stale hot reload, and when Fix Now is safe to press.

2026-03-20Beginner

15 App Ideas You Can Build with Rork — Projects for Complete Beginners

15 practical app ideas you can build with Rork — habit trackers, recipe managers, budget apps, pet diaries, and reading logs, each with a difficulty rating beginners can trust.

2026-03-20Beginner

Complete Roadmap for Starting Personal Mobile App Development — 2026 Edition

A practical roadmap for building and shipping your first mobile app as an indie developer in 2026, comparing Rork, Flutter, React Native, and SwiftUI.

2026-03-20Beginner

Rork Max Achieved $1.5M ARR in 3 Days — What Happened and How It Changes Everything

How Rork Max reached $1.5M ARR just three days after launch, why native SwiftUI generation drove the surge, and what the milestone means for indie developers.

2026-03-20Beginner

Build Your First App with Rork in 30 Minutes — No Coding Experience Needed

No programming experience? With Rork you can build a working mobile app in 30 minutes. A gentle step-by-step walkthrough from sign-up to design, preview, and sharing.

2026-03-19Beginner

Rork vs Lovable vs Bolt — 3-Way AI Builder Comparison 2026

A 2026 comparison of the AI app builders Rork, Lovable, and Bolt. How mobile-focused Rork differs from web-focused Lovable and Bolt — pricing, native capabilities, and how to choose without overpaying, from an indie developer's perspective.

2026-03-18Beginner

Getting Started with Vibe Coding in Rork — Build Apps Using Natural Language

Learn what vibe coding is and how to use Rork to build iOS and Android apps using nothing but natural language prompts. A complete beginner's guide.

2026-03-17Intermediate

Build a Habit Tracker App with Rork Max — Push Notifications & Home Screen Widgets

A complete Rork Max tutorial for building a habit tracker app with push notification reminders and home screen widgets — no coding required. Perfect for beginners.

2026-03-15Advanced

React Native + Expo AI Agent-Driven Development Mastery: Implementation Patterns, Case Studies, and Production Deployment

Ultimate guide to AI agent-driven development (Claude, etc.) in React Native and Expo. Covers implementation patterns, code generation, prompt engineering, production deployment, and troubleshooting. 8,000+ words of practical tutorial.

2026-03-13Beginner

Rork vs Lovable: Which AI App Builder Should You Choose in 2026?

Rork and Lovable are both AI app builders, but serve different platforms. Compare features, pricing, and use cases to pick the right tool for your project.

2026-03-10Beginner

Building Your First Todo App with Rork: Six Small Prompts Instead of One Big One

A beginner's walkthrough for building a first Todo app in Rork. Instead of typing commands, you grow the app with small plain-language prompts: screen, add, complete, delete, save, polish. Includes where I got stuck and why I test on a real phone after every step.

2026-03-10Beginner

What Rork Can Actually Build — Scope, Limits, and Choosing Between React Native and Rork Max

Rork turns natural-language prompts into iOS and Android apps. Here is what you actually get (a downloadable Expo project), how to choose between the React Native version and Rork Max, how far the free tier goes, and where no-code stops.

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