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SDK58 — The Expo SDK 58 beta is open. It ships the React Native 0.88 release candidate, and the beta period is stated as three to four weeks11/01 — For anyone who requested an extension, Google Play's target API deadline lands on November 1. Forty-four days outEASENV — A long-open report: secrets handed to a local build arrive as the literal variable name rather than its value, and the damage surfaces much laterNEW — The replacement the table recommended had already shut down. A record of reconciling all 74 rows of the deprecation listUISCENE — iOS 27 requires the new scene lifecycle. SDK 57 makes it something you opt into; it only becomes the default in 58CREDIT — What "AI errors don't cost credits" actually covers becomes clear once you record a day of asking for the same fix more than onceSDK58 — The Expo SDK 58 beta is open. It ships the React Native 0.88 release candidate, and the beta period is stated as three to four weeks11/01 — For anyone who requested an extension, Google Play's target API deadline lands on November 1. Forty-four days outEASENV — A long-open report: secrets handed to a local build arrive as the literal variable name rather than its value, and the damage surfaces much laterNEW — The replacement the table recommended had already shut down. A record of reconciling all 74 rows of the deprecation listUISCENE — iOS 27 requires the new scene lifecycle. SDK 57 makes it something you opt into; it only becomes the default in 58CREDIT — What "AI errors don't cost credits" actually covers becomes clear once you record a day of asking for the same fix more than once
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Dev Tools/2026-03-21Intermediate

When Your Figma Comp and Your Rork Screen Don't Match — It's Almost Always These Five Properties

You hand Figma to Rork, the generated screen has every element in place, and it still looks wrong. Comparing the numbers instead of the pixels shows the gap collapses into five properties. Includes an Auto Layout translation table and a token file to ship with your prompt.

Getting Started/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.

Dev Tools/2026-03-20Advanced

Rork Practical Techniques [Part 2] — Monetization, Production Quality, CI/CD & Performance

Notes from running Rork-built apps in production: StoreKit 2 / RevenueCat, EAS CI/CD, Detox, SQLite + CRDT, and Gemini streaming — annotated with the judgment calls I have made since 2013 as an indie developer.

Dev Tools/2026-03-20Intermediate

Rork Practical Techniques [Part 1] — App Design, UI Building & Development Patterns

Curated practical techniques from Rork Lab premium articles. Part 1 covers app design, UI patterns, Supabase integration, and testing basics.

Getting Started/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.

Getting Started/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.

Getting Started/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.

Dev Tools/2026-03-20Beginner

Google Stitch × Rork — Design App UI with Vibe Design and Implement Instantly

Design your app UI with Vibe Design in the free Google Stitch tool, then turn it into a native mobile app with Rork or Rork Max — no design background needed.

Dev Tools/2026-03-20Advanced

Build a Complete Fitness Tracker with Rork Max — HealthKit, Apple Watch, and Widget Integration

A comprehensive tutorial on building a fitness tracker app with Rork Max that integrates HealthKit, Apple Watch, and Home Screen widgets. From architecture design to App Store submission.

Business/2026-03-19Advanced

Designing Subscription Revenue in Rork Max — What to Let StoreKit 2 Handle, and What to Own Yourself

A practical, experience-driven look at building a monthly subscription app on the Swift code Rork Max generates: freemium boundaries, paywall timing, how to read churn, the unit-economics floor, and App Store review — from an indie developer's perspective.

Dev Tools/2026-03-19Advanced

Unity Game Monetization Practical Guide — AdMob Optimization, IAP, and Subscription Design (Advanced)

An advanced implementation memo for Unity mobile game monetization, covering AdMob mediation, StoreKit 2 / Google Play Billing v7 IAPs, and subscription design with production-ready C# code.

Dev Tools/2026-03-19Intermediate

OpenClaw × Rork: Building AI Partner Mobile Apps — Chat UI, Voice Calls, and Memory Implementation Guide

How to develop AI partner mobile apps using OpenClaw with Rork/Rork Max. Covers chat UI, voice calls, persistent memory, and push notifications through App Store submission.