What Did Rork Actually Change as an AI Mobile App Builder? A Six-Month Field Review
An honest, indie-developer review of Rork as an AI mobile app builder after six months of real-world use. What changed, where it shines, where it gets stuck, and how to decide whether to start with it.
What Localizing My Wallpaper Apps' App Store Listings Taught Me — Translation Isn't the Hard Part, Being Read Locally Is
Field notes from localizing my wallpaper apps' App Store listings across many locales: where literal translation fell short, where the keyword field and screenshot copy actually moved the needle, and how I now prioritize localization as a solo developer.
The First 72 Hours After Shipping a Rork App — Crashes, Reviews, and Ad Priorities
The 72 hours right after you ship a Rork-generated app to the App Store or Google Play quietly decide most of the next six months of ratings and ranking. Here is the order I watch things in, after many years of solo iOS and Android releases.
Rebuilding a Live Wallpaper App with Rork Max: Measured Hours and Post-Relaunch Metrics
I rebuilt a wallpaper app that was already live using Rork Max, timing every stage. Measured hours per phase, the spec details the generated code got wrong, how existing subscribers were migrated safely, and 30-day post-relaunch metrics.
I Let AI Read My Rork App Reviews — It Found My Next Feature in 3 Minutes
Build an automated user review analysis system using Claude API and App Store Connect API for your Rork app. Working code for sentiment analysis, theme clustering, priority scoring, and the reconciliation step that keeps batches from silently dropping reviews.
What I Discovered Expanding My Rork App to Android — Key Differences Between App Store and Google Play
An indie developer with 10+ years experience and over 50 million cumulative downloads shares what surprised him most when expanding a Rork app to Android — from search algorithms to Short Descriptions and Feature Graphics.
Why Rork Max Cloud Compile Fails — and How to Fix It
A symptom-based guide to fixing Rork Max Cloud Compile failures. Covers code signing errors, Swift version mismatches, dependency resolution failures, and build timeouts with practical solutions.
Rork Max × Xcode Cloud: A Complete CI/CD Guide — From Pull Request Tests to App Store Submission
Learn how to connect Rork Max's native SwiftUI output to Xcode Cloud and build a production-grade CI/CD pipeline — from automated pull request testing to TestFlight distribution and App Store submission.
How to Use App Store Custom Product Pages (CPPs) to Boost Your Rork App Installs
Learn how App Store Custom Product Pages (CPPs) can improve your Rork app's install conversion rate. A practical guide covering setup, Apple Search Ads integration, and performance measurement.
Building a Revenue Foundation in the First 90 Days After Rork Max Launch
What you do in the 90 days after your Rork Max app launches determines whether it becomes a revenue-generating product or an abandoned project. A practical phase-by-phase roadmap for building your first monetization foundation.
Rork Max App Store & Google Play Submission Checklist 2026
The submission pitfalls specific to Rork Max-generated apps — privacy permissions, build numbers, Data Safety sections, and API key exposure. Use this before you hit submit.
From Rork Max SwiftUI to App Store Launch: A Complete Playbook
Rork Max generates SwiftUI code in minutes, but there are eight overlooked stages between that code and a shippable App Store release. Drawing on a decade of indie iOS development, here's a complete playbook for taking generated code to commercial quality.