A developer built NutritionCheckerBot, an AI-powered calorie tracker that operates entirely within Telegram, bypassing the App Store. The bot logs meals in 7 seconds via photo or text, compared to 45-…
Apple's global App Store ecosystem facilitated more than $1.4 trillion in developer billings and sales during 2025, with developers paying no commission on over 90% of those transactions, according to…
Apple highlighted a new study showing the App Store ecosystem facilitated a record $1.4 trillion in total billings and sales in 2025, with the company receiving no commission on more than 90% of trans…
A non-technical founder's guide to shipping a React Native side project to the App Store outlines a 6-to-10-week process for solo founders, from concept through submission. The guide details the five …
Bryce Rattner Keithley, a talent and recruiting professional with no coding experience, built and shipped a fitness app called Daily Hundred to the App Store using AI tools like Replit, Claude, and Ge…
A developer released Jynx, a matchmaking app that connects gamers with compatible teammates based on skill level, play style, and schedule. The app, built entirely using Claude Code and available on i…
A developer with no coding background built and shipped four real mobile apps — including a habit tracker and an AI-powered calorie tracker — in six weeks using Claude Code as an AI development partne…
Sesame released an iOS preview of its lifelike conversation partners, now available in the App Store across 39 countries. The preview introduces four digital agents—Maya, Miles, Simone, and Charlie—ea…
A solo iOS developer shipped 10 apps in four months after deploying just one at the start of February 2026, using a dual-model AI workflow with Claude Code as the primary agent and MiniMax M2.7 as a b…
A developer lost a decade of macOS configuration after a MacBook Pro failure, motivating them to rebuild their entire system setup using Nix-based declarative configuration files. The project aims to …
Charlie Monroe Software released Permute 4, a complete redesign of its macOS media converter, requiring macOS 26 and Apple Silicon. The update offers a free upgrade for 2026 Permute 3 purchasers, a 40…
Apple blocked $11.2 billion in potentially fraudulent App Store transactions over the past six years, including $2.2 billion in 2025 alone, while also rejecting over 2 million app submissions and remo…
The article describes "Off By One," a puzzle game developed by Niixo Labs that challenges players to identify a single, subtly incorrect element within a grid of nearly identical geometric shapes. Unl…
While AI has dramatically simplified the process of building and deploying software, it has not solved the fundamental challenge of distribution and sales. It states that most of the millions of new a…
While tools like Expo have dramatically simplified and accelerated React Native app development, the new bottleneck for developers is getting their apps discovered in crowded app stores. It emphasizes…
Based on the article, the author, who previously led billing at a global streaming company, argues that billing complexity compounds invisibly over time as new features are added, forcing engineering …
The article describes ipatool, an open-source command-line tool developed by Majd, which allows users to download older versions of iOS apps on macOS, Windows, and Linux. To use it, users must log in …