Communicating Design Rules to AI: Using DESIGN.md for Mobile Apps
Google's open-source DESIGN.md format helps you communicate design specifications to AI tools like Rork. Learn to define colors, typography, and spacing rules in markdown so AI-generated UI stays consistent with your brand.
Vibe Coding with Rork: Build Apps Without Programming Knowledge
Vibe coding means building apps by describing what you feel and want, not by knowing how to code. Rork is perfect for this—learn practical techniques to turn your ideas into working apps without writing a single line of code.
Force Updates in Rork Apps: A Practical Guide to Sunsetting Old Versions Safely
How to design and implement a force-update flow for Rork apps. Covers soft vs hard updates, remote-driven version policy, store routing, and post-cutover monitoring.
Five Things to Check First When Geolocation Stops Working in Your Rork App
Geolocation looks easy until it doesn't work. This guide walks through the five most common reasons your Rork app can't read the user's location — from a missing app.json plugin block to subtle simulator quirks.
Why the Android Back Button Stops Working in Your Rork App — A BackHandler Field Guide
When testers tap the Android back button, your Rork app exits unexpectedly, jumps to the wrong screen, or refuses to dismiss a modal. Here are the five most common BackHandler pitfalls in Expo Router projects, with working code for each.
Rork Funding and Startup History — A Builder's Read on the Strategy and What's Next
What we know publicly about Rork's funding rounds, founding context, and the meaning of a16z's lead investment — synthesized into the practical question every Rork user should ask: is it safe to keep building my business on this platform?
Taking a Rork App From 'Working' to 'Ready to Sell on the Store'
The finishing workflow that takes a Rork-generated app from 'it runs' to 'it actually sells on the store'. Ten checkpoints I learned the hard way running solo apps for over a decade.
Who Is Rork Actually Built For? A Calm Look at Its Core Features and Target Audience
Who Rork is genuinely built for, examined by an indie developer who has shipped over 30 apps with it. We unpack the core features, the real target audience, and how Rork actually positions itself against competing tools.
Rork: Funding History, Company Background, and What Developers Should Know in 2026
Rork has become a serious player in AI app builders, but its funding history and company background remain surprisingly underreported. Here's what every developer evaluating Rork should know in 2026.
Privacy Policy Templates for Rork Apps: A Practical Guide for App Store Submission in 2026
Right before submitting a Rork-built app to the App Store, the part that quietly trips up most indie developers isn't the code — it's the privacy policy. Here's a working English template plus the gotchas I learned the hard way.
Keep Rork-Generated UI From Drifting: A Practical Visual Regression Workflow with Storybook and Chromatic
A field-tested guide to wiring Storybook for React Native and Chromatic into a Rork project so you can spot AI-induced UI regressions before they ship — covering install pitfalls, story design, GitHub Actions, and a review workflow built for AI-generated code.
Don't Ship Rork Apps With an Empty EXPO_PUBLIC_RORK_AUTH_URL — A Practical Setup Walkthrough
What to put in EXPO_PUBLIC_RORK_AUTH_URL when Rork generates an app with login, and how to wire it up across dev, EAS Build, and production safely.