●FOUNDATION — The model layer underneath every AI app builder moved again. Gemini 3.8 Flash reached general availability on September 2, aimed squarely at long-horizon coding and autonomous agents●RECORD — The quality of generated code shifts quietly alongside updates like these. Keeping your own note of when something changed makes it far easier to trace a difference in behavior later●MAX — Rork Max writes native Swift and compiles it on a cloud Mac fleet. A live simulator streams to your browser, and you can publish to the App Store without ever opening Xcode●DEPTH — Its reach into native capabilities is the real draw: LiDAR, Dynamic Island, Live Activities, HealthKit, widgets, App Clips, and on-device inference through Core ML●PRICING — Max starts at $200 a month and runs up to $1,800 at higher tiers, with a free tier of roughly five prompts a week. For solo developers, working out how far the free tier gets you is a sensible first step●STACK — Standard Rork is built on React Native and Expo, aiming for a genuinely native feel rather than a web wrapper. Max is the choice when you need to reach deeper into the platform●FOUNDATION — The model layer underneath every AI app builder moved again. Gemini 3.8 Flash reached general availability on September 2, aimed squarely at long-horizon coding and autonomous agents●RECORD — The quality of generated code shifts quietly alongside updates like these. Keeping your own note of when something changed makes it far easier to trace a difference in behavior later●MAX — Rork Max writes native Swift and compiles it on a cloud Mac fleet. A live simulator streams to your browser, and you can publish to the App Store without ever opening Xcode●DEPTH — Its reach into native capabilities is the real draw: LiDAR, Dynamic Island, Live Activities, HealthKit, widgets, App Clips, and on-device inference through Core ML●PRICING — Max starts at $200 a month and runs up to $1,800 at higher tiers, with a free tier of roughly five prompts a week. For solo developers, working out how far the free tier gets you is a sensible first step●STACK — Standard Rork is built on React Native and Expo, aiming for a genuinely native feel rather than a web wrapper. Max is the choice when you need to reach deeper into the platform