Adding Read-Aloud to a Rork Max App: AVSpeechSynthesizer Voice Selection and Live Word Highlighting
An implementation memo on adding read-aloud to a native Swift app generated by Rork Max — covering AVSpeechSynthesizer voice selection, highlighting the word being spoken, audio session design, and the pitfalls that bite specifically with Japanese text.
Keeping Downloads Alive After Your Rork Max App Is Killed: Background URLSession Design and Relaunch Handling
How to design downloads in a Rork Max native Swift app so transfers continue in the OS daemon even after the app is suspended or terminated. Covers relaunch wiring, resumeData recovery, and measured isDiscretionary behavior with working code.
Adding Events to the User's Calendar from a Rork Max App: EventKit's Three-Tier Permissions and Write-Only Access
Since iOS 17, EventKit offers three access tiers: a permission-free UI, write-only, and full access. Here is how to ship calendar and reminders integration in a Rork Max app without tanking your opt-in rate.
Adding Game Center to a Rork Max Game: Authentication, Leaderboards, Achievements, and Living with Score Tampering
How to add Game Center to a Rork Max iOS game — working Swift code for authentication, leaderboards, and achievements, plus a realistic approach to score tampering.
Building a Place-Search Map in Rork Max with MapKit: MKLocalSearch, Pin Clustering, and Location Permissions
A hands-on guide to building a place-search map screen with Rork Max native Swift: nearby search with MKLocalSearch, when to switch from SwiftUI Map to MKMapView for pin clustering, and location permission design that survives App Review.
Logins Without Stored Passwords: Adding Passkey Authentication to a Rork Max App
How to add passkey authentication to a Swift app generated by Rork Max: Associated Domains setup, WebAuthn server verification with working code, and the device-testing pitfalls that cost me half a day.
Protecting Ad eCPM in Your Rork Max App: Designing ATT Pre-Permission Priming
For iOS apps built with Rork Max, ad revenue swings heavily on your ATT opt-in rate. Here is how to design a pre-permission priming screen, implement it in SwiftUI, measure the opt-in rate, and order AdMob init correctly.
Building SharePlay in Rork Max's Native Swift — Keeping Two Screens in the Same State
Implementation notes on building SharePlay with GroupActivities in Rork Max's native Swift — moving two screens through the same state over FaceTime. Covers declaring the GroupActivity, joining a GroupSession, syncing state with GroupSessionMessenger, handling latency and conflicts, catching up late joiners, and the boundary for bridging from React Native, with the pitfalls I actually hit.
Before You Reach for Tap to Pay on iPhone in a Rork Max App — Eligibility, Choosing a Payment Provider, and a Realistic Design
Implementation notes for judging, from a business angle, whether you can put Tap to Pay — accepting in-person payments on an iPhone alone — into a Rork Max app. Covers the organization-account and entitlement requirements, why you need a payment provider (PSP), the split between ProximityReader and the PSP, and a realistic path for an indie developer, told candidly.
Building a Song-Recognition App with ShazamKit in Rork Max's Native Swift
Implementation notes on building a song-recognition app with SHManagedSession in Rork Max's native Swift. Covers the difference from hand-rolling AVAudioEngine, designing the idle / prerecording / matching states, using prerecording to improve initial accuracy, and the boundary design for bridging from Expo — with the pitfalls I actually hit.
Long-Form On-Device Transcription with SpeechAnalyzer in Rork Max's Native Swift
Implementation notes on rebuilding long-form, offline transcription with iOS 26's SpeechAnalyzer and SpeechTranscriber after hitting the walls of SFSpeechRecognizer. Covers model asset downloads, feeding audio through an AsyncStream, drawing volatile vs. final results, and the boundary design for Rork Max native code and bridging from Expo — with the pitfalls I actually hit.
Making the Block Screen Feel Like Your Own App — ShieldConfiguration and Button Handling in Rork Max
Replace the plain gray shield that screen-time apps show with something that speaks in your app's voice. This walks through swapping the UI with a ShieldConfiguration extension and controlling the buttons with ShieldAction, wired into a Rork Max native setup.