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APPLE — Apple's event is September 9, with the iOS 27 release candidate landing the same day. General release is September 14, preorders September 12, and retail September 18TESTING — That leaves five working days between the RC and the public release. For React Native and Expo apps, it is the last clean window to run everything against Xcode 27 and the iOS 27 SDKSIRI — iOS 27 rebuilds Siri from the ground up, which puts anything using Siri Intents or voice input at the top of the list to verifyPLAY — Google Play's target API level 36 requirement took effect on August 31. If you did not make it, an extension request through November 1 is still available in Play ConsoleEXPO — expo@57.0.17 moves React Native to 0.86.3 and clears the Hermes V1 memory regression that hit apps importing react-native-worklets or reanimatedRORK — The two Rork products build different things: the original generates React Native via Expo, while Rork Max generates Swift and compiles it on a cloud Mac fleetAPPLE — Apple's event is September 9, with the iOS 27 release candidate landing the same day. General release is September 14, preorders September 12, and retail September 18TESTING — That leaves five working days between the RC and the public release. For React Native and Expo apps, it is the last clean window to run everything against Xcode 27 and the iOS 27 SDKSIRI — iOS 27 rebuilds Siri from the ground up, which puts anything using Siri Intents or voice input at the top of the list to verifyPLAY — Google Play's target API level 36 requirement took effect on August 31. If you did not make it, an extension request through November 1 is still available in Play ConsoleEXPO — expo@57.0.17 moves React Native to 0.86.3 and clears the Hermes V1 memory regression that hit apps importing react-native-worklets or reanimatedRORK — The two Rork products build different things: the original generates React Native via Expo, while Rork Max generates Swift and compiles it on a cloud Mac fleet
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Rork AI/2026-04-27Advanced

Rork × OpenAI Apps SDK: Ship a ChatGPT-Embedded App From Your Rork Codebase

A complete implementation guide for distributing your Rork app's business logic as a ChatGPT-embedded mini app. Covers MCP server design, UI Resources, shared OAuth, Universal Link conversation handoffs, and pricing parity from a real production lens.

Business/2026-04-27Beginner

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.

Business/2026-04-27Intermediate

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.

Rork Dev/2026-04-27Advanced

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.

Rork Dev/2026-04-27Intermediate

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.

Rork AI/2026-04-26Advanced

Use Apple FoundationModels in Rork — A Practical Guide to On-Device LLM Apps That Keep Working Offline

Call Apple's FoundationModels framework from a Rork-generated SwiftUI app to add AI features that keep working offline. Covers text generation, streaming, structured output via @Generable, and tool calling — all with full Swift code and production-ready error handling.

Rork Dev/2026-04-26Intermediate

Why Your Rork Modal Won't Close — 5 Common Pitfalls and How to Fix Them

The close button doesn't fire, tapping the backdrop does nothing, and buttons inside the modal feel dead. In Rork-generated React Native code, eight times out of ten the cause is one of these five patterns.

Rork AI/2026-04-26Intermediate

Choosing an AI App Builder in 2026 — A Decision Framework Comparing Rork, Lovable, Bolt, and FlutterFlow

'Which AI app builder should I pick?' — getting this question more often. Five practical questions to choose between Rork, Lovable, Bolt, and FlutterFlow based on your situation, not on spec sheets.

App Dev/2026-04-26Beginner

Native iOS Apps with Rork Max: SwiftUI to TestFlight

Rork and Rork Max emit different code. Work out which road you're on first, then follow the workflow from generation through to TestFlight, step by step.

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.

Business/2026-04-26Intermediate

App Store Rejection Playbook for Rork Apps

Rork-generated apps tend to bump into specific App Store review patterns. Here is a guideline-by-guideline playbook of the rejections I actually hit, a quick-reference table, what changes in September 2026, and a pre-resubmission checklist.