Building a Shared UI Component Library with Swift Package Manager in Rork Max
A practical guide to building a shared SwiftUI component library with Swift Package Manager for indie developers running multiple apps — eliminate duplicate code across wallpaper, healing, and similar app families.
Building Fortune & Manifestation Apps with Rork — Daily Delivery Design That Survives Day Three
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.
A Phased Release Strategy for Rork Apps — How I Combine iOS Phased Release, Android Staged Rollout, and OTA Hotfixes for a Production That Doesn't Break
How to protect a Rork app's production with three layers of safety: iOS Phased Release, Android Staged Rollout, and EAS Update OTA hotfixes — with concrete decision thresholds and monitoring code you can copy today.
to Production Edge AI in Rork Apps— Ollama Streaming, Conversation History, and Cost Architecture
A complete production guide to integrating Ollama-powered local LLMs into Rork apps. Covers token streaming, SQLite conversation history, cloud fallback routing, and sustainable monetization for indie developers.
What Indie Developers Can Learn From Rork's Funding History: A Strategy Playbook
Re-reading Rork's funding history through the lens of 'what did investors value' surfaces concrete strategy lessons indie developers can apply to product judgment, growth, and positioning. A practical playbook drawn from a decade of indie iOS development.
From Rork Max SwiftUI to App Store Launch: A Complete Playbook
Rork Max generates SwiftUI code in minutes, but there are eight overlooked stages between that code and a shippable App Store release. Drawing on a decade of indie iOS development, here's a complete playbook for taking generated code to commercial quality.
Making a Rork App Sell on the App Store — ASO, Pricing, and IAP Strategy
How to take a Rork-built app from invisible to ranked, priced right, and earning real money on the App Store. ASO, price psychology, IAP design, and subscription tactics drawn from running indie apps solo.
From Rork to $1,000/month with AdMob — A Practical Indie Developer's Monetization Playbook
How to take a Rork-built mobile app and grow it into $1,000+ of monthly AdMob revenue. App selection, ad placement, eCPM optimization, and the multi-app portfolio strategy — drawn from twelve years of indie app revenue experience.
Rork vs Rork Max Pricing Comparison 2026 — Which Plan Should an Indie Developer Choose?
A practical comparison of Rork and Rork Max for indie developers asking 'which plan actually pays for itself?' — with concrete usage scenarios and the 2026 feature delta.
The Road to ¥1.5M/Month on AdMob — An Honest Account from 16 Years of Indie Mobile Development
The eight concrete steps I actually took to reach over ¥1.5M/month in AdMob revenue as an indie developer — including the rewarded-ad architecture, eCPM optimization, the failure that dropped my app to a 1.8-star rating, and how I rebuilt from there.
Comparing Revenue Streams for Mobile Apps Built with Rork — A 2026 Honest Guide
An honest 2026 comparison of monetization channels for indie mobile apps built with Rork — ads, in-app purchases, subscriptions, paid downloads, sponsorship — written from the experience of running real apps to over ¥1.5M/month on AdMob.