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Communicating Design Rules to AI: Using DESIGN.md for Mobile Apps
Google's open-source DESIGN.md format helps you communicate design specifications to AI tools like Rork. Learn to define colors, typography, and spacing rules in markdown so AI-generated UI stays consistent with your brand.
Vibe Coding with Rork: Build Apps Without Programming Knowledge
Vibe coding means building apps by describing what you feel and want, not by knowing how to code. Rork is perfect for this—learn practical techniques to turn your ideas into working apps without writing a single line of code.
Monetizing SwiftUI Native Apps Built with Rork Max — From App Store Approval to Subscription Revenue
The complete playbook for taking Rork Max's SwiftUI native code from generation to App Store approval to subscription revenue, with actual code fixes and review strategies.
Squeezing Every Pixel of Value Out of Your App Store Keyword Field — A Practical ASO Guide for Rork-Built Apps
The App Store keyword field gives you only 100 characters, but those characters often decide whether your indie app is found at all. Here's how to design that field for Rork-built apps, with a 5-step workflow and the small mistakes most solo developers keep repeating.
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 — 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.