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Why In-App Purchases Disappear with Family Sharing — Building Bulletproof IAP for Family Apps with Rork
Subscription revenue from Family Sharing purchases can vanish days after the sale settles. This guide shows the four refund triggers, a complete StoreKit 2 + Server Notifications V2 implementation in Rork, and a sandbox testing matrix that catches family edge cases before launch.
Force Updates in Rork Apps: A Practical Guide to Sunsetting Old Versions Safely
How to design and implement a force-update flow for Rork apps. Covers soft vs hard updates, remote-driven version policy, store routing, and post-cutover monitoring.
Rork Max × Apple TipKit Complete Implementation Guide — Designing In-App Guidance That Cuts Onboarding Drop-Off
Wire Apple's TipKit framework into a Rork Max app via Expo Modules to ship contextual in-app guidance that meaningfully reduces onboarding drop-off — with eligibility rules, localization, CloudKit sync, and analytics covered end to end.
Five Things to Check First When Geolocation Stops Working in Your Rork App
Geolocation looks easy until it doesn't work. This guide walks through the five most common reasons your Rork app can't read the user's location — from a missing app.json plugin block to subtle simulator quirks.
Why the Android Back Button Stops Working in Your Rork App — A BackHandler Field Guide
When testers tap the Android back button, your Rork app exits unexpectedly, jumps to the wrong screen, or refuses to dismiss a modal. Here are the five most common BackHandler pitfalls in Expo Router projects, with working code for each.
Rork Funding and Startup History — A Builder's Read on the Strategy and What's Next
What we know publicly about Rork's funding rounds, founding context, and the meaning of a16z's lead investment — synthesized into the practical question every Rork user should ask: is it safe to keep building my business on this platform?
Taking a Rork App From 'Working' to 'Ready to Sell on the Store'
The finishing workflow that takes a Rork-generated app from 'it runs' to 'it actually sells on the store'. Ten checkpoints I learned the hard way running solo apps for over a decade.
Who Is Rork Actually Built For? A Calm Look at Its Core Features and Target Audience
Who Rork is genuinely built for, examined by an indie developer who has shipped over 30 apps with it. We unpack the core features, the real target audience, and how Rork actually positions itself against competing tools.
Rork × OpenAI Apps SDK: Ship a ChatGPT-Embedded App From Your Rork Codebase
A complete implementation guide for distributing your Rork app's business logic as a ChatGPT-embedded mini app. Covers MCP server design, UI Resources, shared OAuth, Universal Link conversation handoffs, and pricing parity from a real production lens.
Building a Multi-App Portfolio Business with Rork — A 90-Day Blueprint from 12 Years of Indie Development
Trying to make app one a hit is the most common indie failure. This blueprint walks through how to build a portfolio of apps with Rork Max — drawing on twelve years of personal indie development including AdMob-funded six-figure months — laid out as a 90-day roadmap.
From Prompt to App Store: A Complete SwiftUI Implementation Guide with Rork Max
Rork Max stepped up its SwiftUI native app generation noticeably. Drawing from an app I shipped through App Store review, here's the full implementation playbook — design decisions, prompts, and the fix patterns that mattered.
Rork: Funding History, Company Background, and What Developers Should Know in 2026
Rork has become a serious player in AI app builders, but its funding history and company background remain surprisingly underreported. Here's what every developer evaluating Rork should know in 2026.