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TOOLING — Rork's developer repos keep moving: rork-xcode was updated on July 16, rork-device on July 15, and rork-plist on July 13OPUS46 — Claude Opus 4.6 is live in Rork, and Rork Max is built to assemble apps on top of Claude CodeSIM — A cloud iOS simulator runs in the browser, with one click to install on a device and two clicks to publish to the App StoreMAX — Rork Max emits pure Swift rather than React Native, reaching iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Vision Pro, and even iMessageNATIVE — That opens up HealthKit, ARKit and LiDAR, NFC, Dynamic Island, Live Activities, 3D through Metal, and on-device inference with Core MLSEED — Rork raised a $15M seed led by Left Lane Capital, with Peak XV and a16z Speedrun joining the roundTOOLING — Rork's developer repos keep moving: rork-xcode was updated on July 16, rork-device on July 15, and rork-plist on July 13OPUS46 — Claude Opus 4.6 is live in Rork, and Rork Max is built to assemble apps on top of Claude CodeSIM — A cloud iOS simulator runs in the browser, with one click to install on a device and two clicks to publish to the App StoreMAX — Rork Max emits pure Swift rather than React Native, reaching iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Vision Pro, and even iMessageNATIVE — That opens up HealthKit, ARKit and LiDAR, NFC, Dynamic Island, Live Activities, 3D through Metal, and on-device inference with Core MLSEED — Rork raised a $15M seed led by Left Lane Capital, with Peak XV and a16z Speedrun joining the round
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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.