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BUILD — Rork Max runs real Macs in the cloud loaded with Xcode and the iOS SDK, writing SwiftUI, compiling, reading the errors and building again. That loop, not the code generation, is what lifts the outputNATIVE — What comes out is pure Swift and SwiftUI, not React Native. Reaching AR, Metal graphics and widgets that React Native cannot touch is the real gap between this and other buildersPLATFORMS — Coverage spans iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Vision Pro, plus iMessage. Worth a look if you want to start from a watch app or an extension rather than a phone screenCOMPANION — The Rork Companion app lets you check a generated build on a real iPhone without a paid Apple Developer account, lowering the bar for trying a first project end to endPRICING — Free to start, paid plans from $25 a month, and Rork Max on the $200 Max plan. Worth working out up front how many projects it takes to earn that backDEADLINE — From August 31, 2026, Google Play requires target API level 36 or higher for new apps and updates alike. Ten days out, and the targetSdkVersion of what you generate is yours to verifyBUILD — Rork Max runs real Macs in the cloud loaded with Xcode and the iOS SDK, writing SwiftUI, compiling, reading the errors and building again. That loop, not the code generation, is what lifts the outputNATIVE — What comes out is pure Swift and SwiftUI, not React Native. Reaching AR, Metal graphics and widgets that React Native cannot touch is the real gap between this and other buildersPLATFORMS — Coverage spans iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Vision Pro, plus iMessage. Worth a look if you want to start from a watch app or an extension rather than a phone screenCOMPANION — The Rork Companion app lets you check a generated build on a real iPhone without a paid Apple Developer account, lowering the bar for trying a first project end to endPRICING — Free to start, paid plans from $25 a month, and Rork Max on the $200 Max plan. Worth working out up front how many projects it takes to earn that backDEADLINE — From August 31, 2026, Google Play requires target API level 36 or higher for new apps and updates alike. Ten days out, and the targetSdkVersion of what you generate is yours to verify
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Business/2026-08-20Intermediate

August 31 Means Something Different Depending on Whether You Plan to Ship an Update

Two separate conditions land on Google Play's August 31 date: API 36 to submit an update, and API 35 to stay discoverable to new users. Here is how I sorted six apps, and who actually gets the extension form.

App Dev/2026-08-18Advanced

The three places I had to fix before a Rork project actually targeted API level 36

My app.json said targetSdkVersion 36. The value my build actually read was 35. Here is the script that reports the effective value, and how I split my apps between raising, leaving alone, and requesting an extension.