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SDK58 — The Expo SDK 58 beta is described as three to four weeks. Stable lands after React Native 0.88 ships, and no date has been published0.88RC1 — React Native 0.88 reached rc.1 on September 16. SDK 58 jumps from 0.86 straight to 0.88, so you take the 0.87 cleanup at the same time9/30 — Apps without completed Google Play developer verification and Play Console registration are subject to removal from September 30, nine days away. Solo publishers are includedKEYWINDOW — When automated dependency updates bump only the client packages, CI stays green and the production iOS build is the thing that failsNEW — Expo Go stopped opening your preview. Here is the first thing to checkRNREPO — The React Native repository moved from facebook/react-native to react/react-native. Worth checking any links or scripts that point at the old pathSDK58 — The Expo SDK 58 beta is described as three to four weeks. Stable lands after React Native 0.88 ships, and no date has been published0.88RC1 — React Native 0.88 reached rc.1 on September 16. SDK 58 jumps from 0.86 straight to 0.88, so you take the 0.87 cleanup at the same time9/30 — Apps without completed Google Play developer verification and Play Console registration are subject to removal from September 30, nine days away. Solo publishers are includedKEYWINDOW — When automated dependency updates bump only the client packages, CI stays green and the production iOS build is the thing that failsNEW — Expo Go stopped opening your preview. Here is the first thing to checkRNREPO — The React Native repository moved from facebook/react-native to react/react-native. Worth checking any links or scripts that point at the old path
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Business/2026-04-26Advanced

Building a Rork Max Top-100 App That Pays

Going from 'Rork Max can generate a SwiftUI native app' to 'this app sits in the App Store category Top 100 and earns $1,500–4,000/month' is a real gap. Here's the complete monetization playbook — architecture, AdMob, IAP, subscription, ASO, and retention — with working SwiftUI code.

Business/2026-04-26Beginner

Making a SwiftUI App on Rork Max Profitable: Three Decisions — Plan, Monetization, Timing

When you build a SwiftUI native app on Rork Max, profitability rarely hinges on the price tag — it hinges on which plan, which monetization model, and when you ship. Three decisions from indie experience that make the subscription pay back from month one.

Dev Tools/2026-04-26Advanced

Usage-Based Billing for Rork AI Apps with Stripe Meter — Charge by API Calls and Tokens, Not Flat Rates

Implement usage-based billing in your Rork AI app with Stripe Meter — meter setup, Cloudflare Workers reporting, retry queues, event aggregation, and how to choose between metered billing and prepaid credits.

Business/2026-04-26Intermediate

App Store Rejection Playbook for Rork Apps

Rork-generated apps tend to bump into specific App Store review patterns. Here is a guideline-by-guideline playbook of the rejections I actually hit, a quick-reference table, what changes in September 2026, and a pre-resubmission checklist.

Business/2026-04-26Beginner

Rork's Free Plan and Free Trial — What You Actually Keep When the Credits Run Out

What ends a Rork free trial is messages, not days. Export while it is still free, verify it builds outside Rork with a small script, then decide about paying.

Dev Tools/2026-04-26Intermediate

Build a Store Finder App with Rork Using Google Places API: A Practical Location Integration Guide

Learn how to build a location-based store finder app with Rork and Google Places API. Covers current location access, nearby place search, and map markers — with working code and real troubleshooting tips.

Business/2026-04-26Intermediate

Rork Max Pro vs Plus: Which to Pick, From Three Months of Real Usage Logs

Rork Max Pro and Plus differ in monthly credit quota, build-queue priority, native-API pre-approval, and the MAU cap — not just price. From three months of running four apps in parallel, here is which to pick and exactly when to switch.

Dev Tools/2026-04-26Intermediate

App Crashes After App Store Release But Not on TestFlight — 4 Common Causes

Your Rork app worked perfectly on TestFlight, but crashes after App Store release. Here are the 4 most common causes and how to fix each one.

Dev Tools/2026-04-26Advanced

Mobile Attribution for Rork Apps — A Production Guide to AppsFlyer, Adjust, SKAdNetwork 4.0, and ATT

A complete walkthrough of wiring AppsFlyer or Adjust into a Rork (Expo + React Native) app, designing SKAdNetwork 4.0 conversion values, building a high-opt-in ATT prompt, and integrating deep links — with copy-paste code and the pitfalls I hit in production.

Dev Tools/2026-04-26Intermediate

How Rork Max's SwiftUI Generation Talks to Its AI Layer — 7 Prompt Patterns That Shift Output Quality

Rork Max's SwiftUI generation and its AI capabilities are not two separate features — they share the same underlying model. Here are 7 prompt patterns I rely on to nudge the same model toward production-ready output, with before-and-after SwiftUI examples.

Dev Tools/2026-04-26Intermediate

Adding iOS 26 Liquid Glass to Rork Max Apps — What I Learned After Three Real Apps

I shipped three Rork Max apps that adopt iOS 26 Liquid Glass. Here is what actually works in production: where to apply glassEffect, how to fall back on iOS 25, and the three most common ways the new material breaks your UI.

Dev Tools/2026-04-25Advanced

Outgrowing RevenueCat: A Self-Hosted Guide to App Store Server Notifications V2 for Rork Apps

A complete implementation guide for receiving App Store Server Notifications V2 in Cloudflare Workers without RevenueCat — covering JWS verification, idempotent state updates, user binding, and production testing for Rork apps.