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MAX — Rork Max generates native Swift apps across iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Vision Pro, and iMessageNATIVE — It reaches AR/LiDAR scanning, Metal 3D games, widgets, Live Activities, and on-device Core MLFUNDING — Rork raised $2.8M from a16z, with 743K monthly visits and 85% growthPRICING — It's free to start, with paid plans beginning at $25 per monthFLOW — Describe your idea in plain English to get working code, a shareable test link, and iOS/Android buildsCOMPARE — The original Rork builds cross-platform apps on Expo/React Native; choose the right tool per goalMAX — Rork Max generates native Swift apps across iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Vision Pro, and iMessageNATIVE — It reaches AR/LiDAR scanning, Metal 3D games, widgets, Live Activities, and on-device Core MLFUNDING — Rork raised $2.8M from a16z, with 743K monthly visits and 85% growthPRICING — It's free to start, with paid plans beginning at $25 per monthFLOW — Describe your idea in plain English to get working code, a shareable test link, and iOS/Android buildsCOMPARE — The original Rork builds cross-platform apps on Expo/React Native; choose the right tool per goal
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App Dev/2026-06-27Advanced

Your Arabic Users See an Unmirrored Layout — RTL in a Rork (Expo) App and the Reload Trap

You added Arabic to a Rork-generated Expo app, but the screen never flips and the back button stays on the wrong side. The cause is that I18nManager.forceRTL requires a relaunch. This walks through detecting direction with expo-localization, applying it reliably with Updates.reloadAsync, swapping to marginStart, and mirroring only the arrows — all with working code.