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MAX — Rork Max builds native Swift apps rather than React Native, spanning iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Vision Pro, and iMessageAPIS — It reaches native Apple APIs including SwiftUI, ARKit, HealthKit, HomeKit, Core ML, and Metal, so AR/LiDAR scanning and on-device ML are in scopeCLOUD — Rork Max writes Swift, compiles it on cloud-hosted Macs, and streams a live simulator that accepts real touch inputSUBMIT — From there it prepares the build for device install or App Store submissionSEED — Rork raised a $15M seed led by Left Lane Capital in April, joined by Peak XV and a16z SpeedrunPRICE — It's free to start at roughly 5 prompts a week, paid plans begin at $25/month, and Rork Max runs $200/monthMAX — Rork Max builds native Swift apps rather than React Native, spanning iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Vision Pro, and iMessageAPIS — It reaches native Apple APIs including SwiftUI, ARKit, HealthKit, HomeKit, Core ML, and Metal, so AR/LiDAR scanning and on-device ML are in scopeCLOUD — Rork Max writes Swift, compiles it on cloud-hosted Macs, and streams a live simulator that accepts real touch inputSUBMIT — From there it prepares the build for device install or App Store submissionSEED — Rork raised a $15M seed led by Left Lane Capital in April, joined by Peak XV and a16z SpeedrunPRICE — It's free to start at roughly 5 prompts a week, paid plans begin at $25/month, and Rork Max runs $200/month
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Rork Dev/2026-07-16Advanced

Regenerable Zones in Rork Max Code: Keeping the Freedom to Rebuild

Generated code carries an invisible asset: the option to throw it away and rebuild it. Every hand edit quietly expires that option. Here is how I track it with a ledger and CI checks across six live apps.

Rork Dev/2026-07-14Advanced

Designing Seams That Survive AI Regeneration in Rork

Every follow-up prompt to Rork can quietly wipe out logic you wrote by hand. Protecting it with prompts is a patch, not a fix. Here is how to separate generated code from code you own, and draw a boundary that regeneration cannot reach, with working Zustand and service-layer examples.

Rork Dev/2026-06-25Advanced

Keeping Your Rork App's Expo SDK Upgradable Year After Year — Release Trains and Regression Safety Nets

A maintenance design for keeping Rork-generated Expo apps running through yearly Expo SDK upgrades without breakage. Covers release-train cadence, dependency pinning, regression safety nets, and splitting OTA from store delivery, with real examples.

Rork Dev/2026-06-12Advanced

Schema Versioning for Local Data in Rork Apps — Shipping Updates Without Wiping a Single Favorite

How I stopped losing users' locally stored data when shipping updates to Rork apps. A complete TypeScript migration runner with envelope versioning, backup keys, fixture tests, and the rule that keeps EAS Update schema-neutral.