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Building a Production-Grade Handwriting Note App with Rork × PencilKit
How to ship a real PencilKit-based note app with Rork — covering Apple Pencil Pro Squeeze and Hover, PKDrawing persistence, CloudKit sync, and Vision-based handwriting OCR with production patterns.
5 Things to Check First When Rork Shows 'Unable to Resolve Module'
Walk through the five most common causes of the 'Unable to resolve module' error in Rork, React Native, and Expo projects, with the exact commands and the order in which to check them.
When 'pod install' Fails on Rork-Exported iOS Projects — A Practical Guide for the Apple Silicon Era
Most pod install failures on Rork-generated iOS projects come from the same handful of root causes — Apple Silicon ffi mismatches, Ruby version conflicts, CocoaPods version drift, Xcode path issues, and Hermes/Folly compile errors. Here is the order I work through them.
Making a Rork App Sell on the App Store — ASO, Pricing, and IAP Strategy
How to take a Rork-built app from invisible to ranked, priced right, and earning real money on the App Store. ASO, price psychology, IAP design, and subscription tactics from twelve years of indie app revenue.
From Rork to $1,000/month with AdMob — A Practical Indie Developer's Monetization Playbook
How to take a Rork-built mobile app and grow it into $1,000+ of monthly AdMob revenue. App selection, ad placement, eCPM optimization, and the multi-app portfolio strategy — drawn from twelve years of indie app revenue experience.
Revenue Flow Design for Rork Max-Released Apps — Offer Codes, Win-Back, and Push Notification Integration
A complete production-ready implementation guide for maximizing recurring revenue on Rork Max apps. Covers offer code distribution, win-back offers, and push notification integration on both StoreKit 2 and Google Play Billing.
Rork vs Rork Max Pricing Comparison 2026 — Which Plan Should an Indie Developer Choose?
A practical comparison of Rork and Rork Max for indie developers asking 'which plan actually pays for itself?' — with concrete usage scenarios and the 2026 feature delta.
Sign in with Apple in Rork: Server-Side Verification, Account Linking, and the Mandatory Deletion Flow
Dropping a Sign in with Apple button into your Rork app and shipping it is the fastest path to a rejection. This guide walks through the full picture: nonce hashing, server-side ID token verification with Apple's JWKs, the mandatory account deletion flow, and the often-forgotten revoke_token call back to Apple.
The Road to ¥1.5M/Month on AdMob — An Honest Account from 16 Years of Indie Mobile Development
The eight concrete steps I actually took to reach over ¥1.5M/month in AdMob revenue as an indie developer — including the rewarded-ad architecture, eCPM optimization, the failure that dropped my app to a 1.8-star rating, and how I rebuilt from there.
Comparing Revenue Streams for Mobile Apps Built with Rork — A 2026 Honest Guide
An honest 2026 comparison of monetization channels for indie mobile apps built with Rork — ads, in-app purchases, subscriptions, paid downloads, sponsorship — written from the experience of running real apps to over ¥1.5M/month on AdMob.
7 Design Principles for Apps That Keep Growing After Launch with Rork Max
When building with Rork Max, 80% of post-launch growth is determined by decisions made during development. Here are 7 design principles to build into your app from the start.
Building a 'Remembering AI' Into Your Rork App — Persistent User Context for Real Personalization
Is your Rork app's AI starting from scratch every session? Learn how to persist user context, preferences, and conversation history locally — then inject it into your LLM calls to build an AI that actually knows your users.