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PLAY — Google Play's target API level 36 requirement took effect yesterday, August 31. From today, new apps and updates must target Android 16VISIBILITY — Apps still on API 35 stay listed but disappear for users on newer Android versions. No error is raised; new installs simply fade, which makes the change easy to missEXTENSION — If you missed the deadline, an extension through November 1, 2026 can be requested in Play Console — best filed alongside a concrete migration planAPPLE — On the Apple side, the event lands September 9 and iOS 27 is reported to ship September 14. Testing generated apps on iOS 27 hardware before release week is time well spentEXPO — Expo released expo-paste-input on August 28, a native module that brings image, GIF, and sticker paste to React Native TextInputEAS — EAS Observe reached general availability on August 20, putting crash and performance monitoring on the same EAS platform as builds and updatesPLAY — Google Play's target API level 36 requirement took effect yesterday, August 31. From today, new apps and updates must target Android 16VISIBILITY — Apps still on API 35 stay listed but disappear for users on newer Android versions. No error is raised; new installs simply fade, which makes the change easy to missEXTENSION — If you missed the deadline, an extension through November 1, 2026 can be requested in Play Console — best filed alongside a concrete migration planAPPLE — On the Apple side, the event lands September 9 and iOS 27 is reported to ship September 14. Testing generated apps on iOS 27 hardware before release week is time well spentEXPO — Expo released expo-paste-input on August 28, a native module that brings image, GIF, and sticker paste to React Native TextInputEAS — EAS Observe reached general availability on August 20, putting crash and performance monitoring on the same EAS platform as builds and updates
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Rork AI/2026-05-03Intermediate

Building a 'Remembering AI' Into Your Rork App — Persistent User Context for Real Personalization

Is your Rork app's AI starting from scratch every session? Learn how to persist user context, preferences, and conversation history locally — then inject it into your LLM calls to build an AI that actually knows your users.

Rork Dev/2026-04-29Advanced

Rork × MetricKit — Building a Solo Diagnostics Pipeline for Crashes, Hangs, and Battery Drain

A practical guide to building a continuous production-quality observability pipeline for Rork-built apps using only Apple's first-party MetricKit framework — no third-party SDKs needed.

Rork AI/2026-04-29Intermediate

Building a Talking AI Companion App with Rork and ElevenLabs

Text-only companion apps tend to lose half their users within the first three days. Adding a real voice through ElevenLabs changes the experience entirely. Here's a hands-on guide to wiring it up in a Rork app, with caching tactics and paywall design that actually work.

Rork AI/2026-04-29Intermediate

Shipping Android Apps with Rork Max: A Cross-Platform Reality Check

Rork Max generates SwiftUI, which means it ships iOS only. If you want Android coverage too, here is how I have been combining Rork (vanilla) and Rork Max in real indie projects, plus the trade-offs nobody warns you about.

Business/2026-04-26Advanced

Building a Rork Max Top-100 App That Pays

Going from 'Rork Max can generate a SwiftUI native app' to 'this app sits in the App Store category Top 100 and earns $1,500–4,000/month' is a real gap. Here's the complete monetization playbook — architecture, AdMob, IAP, subscription, ASO, and retention — with working SwiftUI code.

Business/2026-04-26Beginner

Making a SwiftUI App on Rork Max Profitable: Three Decisions — Plan, Monetization, Timing

When you build a SwiftUI native app on Rork Max, profitability rarely hinges on the price tag — it hinges on which plan, which monetization model, and when you ship. Three decisions from indie experience that make the subscription pay back from month one.

Rork Dev/2026-04-26Advanced

Usage-Based Billing for Rork AI Apps with Stripe Meter — Charge by API Calls and Tokens, Not Flat Rates

Implement usage-based billing in your Rork AI app with Stripe Meter — meter setup, Cloudflare Workers reporting, retry queues, event aggregation, and how to choose between metered billing and prepaid credits.

Business/2026-04-25Intermediate

Which Monetization Model Actually Works for a Rork App? — Ads, One-Time, and Subscriptions Compared from 12 Years of Indie Dev

When you ship a Rork-built app and need to monetize it, the choice between ads, one-time purchase, and subscriptions is rarely obvious. After 12 years of running indie apps across all three models simultaneously, here is how I think about which one actually works for the kind of apps Rork is good at producing.

Business/2026-04-25Intermediate

Selling Your Rork App — How to Turn an EXIT into Real Revenue on Flippa and Acquire.com

Learn how to sell apps built with Rork on Flippa and Acquire.com for a meaningful lump-sum payout. Covers valuation, timing, what buyers actually look for, and how to prepare your data package.

Rork Dev/2026-04-22Intermediate

The Three Implementation Details That Decide First-Touch Feel in Rork Apps — Animation, Haptics, and Transition Speed

Two apps can offer the same features yet feel completely different. The reason usually comes down to animation, haptics, and transition speed. Here is exactly how to implement each of the three in a Rork-built app, with code you can drop in today.

Business/2026-04-21Advanced

The Rork Max App Portfolio Strategy for Stable 3,000 USD Monthly Revenue

A complete portfolio blueprint for indie developers using Rork Max to build 5-10 apps that together deliver roughly 3,000 USD per month in stable revenue. Covers app selection, revenue mix, release sequencing, operational automation, and risk diversification.

Rork Dev/2026-04-21Advanced

Protecting Your Rork App From Fraudulent Purchases and Request Spoofing — A Complete Server-Side Validation Design With App Attest and Play Integrity

A complete walkthrough of how to protect your Rork app's revenue and API endpoints from request spoofing and IAP fraud using Apple's App Attest and Google's Play Integrity APIs, with runnable Cloudflare Workers code and StoreKit 2 JWS verification.