Push Notifications Not Working on Android 13+ in Rork Apps — Adding POST_NOTIFICATIONS Permission
Push notifications silently failing on Android 13+? The culprit is usually a missing POST_NOTIFICATIONS permission. Here's how to add it to your Rork-generated app.
Switching from Context API to Zustand v5 in Rork Apps: What Changed and Why It Worked
Context API caused cascading re-renders in a growing Rork app. Here's how migrating to Zustand v5 solved it — with practical patterns for auth state and async logic in React Native.
Three Things I Got Stuck on When Implementing Ambient Sound in a Healing App with Rork
Three common pitfalls when implementing ambient looping audio in meditation and healing apps built with Rork: loop clicks, iOS silent mode, and battery drain — with working expo-av code.
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.
I Built a Wallpaper App with Rork — An Honest Review from a Developer with 50M App Downloads
After running wallpaper and healing apps with 50M+ downloads since 2014, I prototype-tested Rork on the same genre. Here's my honest take on where it shines, where it struggles, and what it means for solo developers.
Rork vs Expo CLI: What the Build Experience Actually Feels Like — A 12-Year Indie Dev Perspective
A hands-on comparison of Rork and Expo CLI build workflows from a developer with 12 years of indie app experience and 50M+ cumulative downloads. Honest take on where Rork creates friction for CLI-savvy developers — and where it genuinely wins.
Building Fortune & Manifestation Apps with Rork — Daily Content Delivery and Retention Design from 50M+ Downloads
Fortune apps lose most users in three days. A Rork design for daily delivery, push timing, and widgets that turns the niche into a habit.
Stop Your Rork App's Search Field from Hammering the API: debounce + AbortController + Empty States
A keystroke-by-keystroke search field looks fine on a laptop and starts misbehaving the moment a real phone hits a slow network. Here is the three-piece kit I keep coming back to in Rork apps: debounced input, abortable requests, and a state machine the UI actually understands.
Why Your Rork iOS App's API Calls Fail Silently — Fixing App Transport Security the Right Way
When a Rork-built iOS app's API requests fail with no error and no log, App Transport Security (ATS) is almost always the culprit. Here is the minimum-privilege fix and an Info.plist that actually passes review.
I Asked Rork to Prototype an Art-Focused App: A Reality Check from a 17-Award Artist
From the perspective of a 17-time international art award winner who has shipped apps with over 50 million downloads since 2014, here is an honest review of asking Rork to prototype an art-focused app — what worked, what did not, and where human craft is still required.
Why Your Rork iOS Widget Keeps Showing Stale Data — Rebuilding the App Group + WidgetKit Pipeline That Actually Refreshes
Your Rork-built iOS widget shows yesterday's data. Rebuild the App Group, shared UserDefaults, and timeline reload pipeline so parent and widget share state.
Premium-Only App Icons in Rork: Implementing Alternate App Icons Without Stumbling on Expo's Quirks
Wanted to swap your app's icon when a user upgrades to premium? Expo's standard SDK won't get you there. Here is how I wired up Alternate App Icons in a Rork-built app, including the Info.plist tweaks, asset placement, and the iOS 18 caching gotcha that wasted an afternoon.