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Can I Sell an AI Built App? IP, App Stores and Buyers: the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 10 min read

Can I Sell an AI Built App? IP, App Stores and Buyers

Yes, you can sell an AI-built app and the business behind it. What copyright covers, why stores reject some AI apps, what buyers check, and how to prepare a sale.

Lawrence Arya · October 13, 2026
AI App Launch Checklist: 32 Checks Before You Ship: a glowing iPhone home-screen icon on a purple and blue gradient
Guides 10 min read

AI App Launch Checklist: 32 Checks Before You Ship

A launch checklist for apps built with Claude Code, Cursor, Rork or Lovable: devices, data security, design polish, store review and post-launch tracking.

Lawrence Arya · October 1, 2026
How to Turn a Website Into an App Using AI in 2026: the App Store logo as a glossy glass icon on a purple and blue gradient with floating bubbles
Guides 10 min read

How to Turn a Website Into an App Using AI in 2026

Progressive web app, wrapper or native rebuild: three ways AI turns a website into an app, what Apple accepts, and how to make the result feel native.

Lawrence Arya · October 1, 2026
Do I Need a Mac to Publish an iOS App? Not Anymore: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
Guides 11 min read

Do I Need a Mac to Publish an iOS App? Not Anymore

EAS builds, signs, and submits from any OS, Expo Go makes your iPhone the preview, and App Store Connect is a website. Where the Mac requirement actually survives.

Lawrence Arya · August 9, 2026
Build an App for Free and Put It on the App Store: the App Store logo as a glossy glass icon on a purple and blue gradient with floating bubbles
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Build an App for Free and Put It on the App Store

The build is free: VP0 design, agent free tiers, Expo, Supabase, TestFlight. The store costs exactly $99 a year, and the smart plan pays it in week four.

Lawrence Arya · August 6, 2026
Can Lovable Publish to the App Store? The 2026 Guide: a glass photo icon surrounded by chat, music, heart, camera and shopping app icons on a pastel gradient
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Can Lovable Publish to the App Store? The 2026 Guide

No, Lovable publishes to the web, not the App Store. The path to get a Lovable app onto the App Store, the Apple fees, and how to pass Guideline 4.2 review.

Lawrence Arya · July 4, 2026
How to Avoid Apple's 30% Cut with Stripe (Legally, 2026): a glossy App Store icon on a blue, pink and orange gradient with bubbles
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How to Avoid Apple's 30% Cut with Stripe (Legally, 2026)

You cannot trick Apple's fee, but you can legally avoid it: physical goods, US external links, and EU DMA payments let Stripe keep most of your revenue in 2026.

Lawrence Arya · July 1, 2026
Can You Publish an App Made by ChatGPT? App Store Rules: the App Store logo as a glossy glass icon on a purple and blue gradient with floating bubbles
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Can You Publish an App Made by ChatGPT? App Store Rules

Yes, you can publish an app made by ChatGPT: Apple judges the app, not the tool. The rules that reject thin AI apps, and how to pass App Store review.

Lawrence Arya · June 16, 2026
Does Apple Reject AI-Generated Apps? How to Get Approved: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
Guides 10 min read

Does Apple Reject AI-Generated Apps? How to Get Approved

Apple doesn't reject apps for being AI-generated, it rejects low quality. The real reasons AI apps fail review, and an App Store approval checklist.

Lawrence Arya · June 13, 2026
How to Convert a PWA to an iOS App Fast in 2026: a glass app tile showing the VP0 logo on a pink and blue gradient
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How to Convert a PWA to an iOS App Fast in 2026

Wrapping a PWA in a WebView is fast but risks an App Store rejection. Here is how to convert it quickly and still pass review, with native features that count.

Lawrence Arya · June 11, 2026
Apple External Purchase Link Modal UI in SwiftUI: The Build: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
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Apple External Purchase Link Modal UI in SwiftUI: The Build

The link-out door is open but regional: eligibility-gated ExternalPurchaseLink, a trust-handoff modal with visible domain and price, and both paths shipped forever.

Lawrence Arya · June 7, 2026
Force Update App Store Popup in React Native: The Gate: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
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Force Update App Store Popup in React Native: The Gate

Gate on minimum supported, never latest: config-served floors, the 7-day phased-release trap, and the one-sentence blocking screen that earns its takeover.

Lawrence Arya · June 7, 2026
Restore Purchases Button Missing: The App Store Rejection Fix: a glossy App Store icon on a blue, pink and orange gradient with bubbles
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Restore Purchases Button Missing: The App Store Rejection Fix

Guideline 3.1.1 requires a restore mechanism, and AI paywalls omit it. The fix: a visible Restore control, a call to the restore API, and honest state handling.

Lawrence Arya · June 7, 2026
Can AI Make an iOS App? The 2026 Expo Workflow: a glass iPhone app-grid icon on a mint and teal gradient
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Can AI Make an iOS App? The 2026 Expo Workflow

Yes, AI can make a real iOS app for the App Store using React Native and Expo. The 2026 workflow end to end, which builders work, costs, and passing review.

Lawrence Arya · June 5, 2026
iOS Alternative App Store UI Kit: MarketplaceKit Guide: a phone toggle icon surrounded by location, calendar, settings, wallet and chart app icons on a coral gradient
Guides 5 min read

iOS Alternative App Store UI Kit: MarketplaceKit Guide

What an iOS alternative app store UI kit really covers: MarketplaceKit's install flow, the storefront screens you design, and Apple's EU eligibility bar.

Lawrence Arya · June 5, 2026
Can a0.dev Publish to App Store and Google Play?: a glossy App Store icon on a blue, pink and orange gradient with bubbles
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Can a0.dev Publish to App Store and Google Play?

Yes, a0.dev apps can publish to the App Store and Google Play. They are real Expo apps. Here is the exact build, account, and submission checklist.

Lawrence Arya · June 4, 2026
Can Bolt.new Publish to App Store and Google Play?: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
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Can Bolt.new Publish to App Store and Google Play?

Not directly: Bolt.new builds web apps, not native binaries. Here are the three real paths to the stores, PWA, native wrapper, or rebuild, and when to use each.

Lawrence Arya · June 4, 2026
Can Dreamflow Publish to App Store and Google Play?: a glossy App Store icon on a blue, pink and orange gradient with bubbles
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Can Dreamflow Publish to App Store and Google Play?

Yes, Dreamflow apps can publish to the App Store and Google Play. They are real Flutter apps. Here is the build, account, and submission checklist.

Lawrence Arya · June 4, 2026
Can Firebase Studio Publish to App Store and Play?: a glass photo icon surrounded by chat, music, heart, camera and shopping app icons on a pastel gradient
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Can Firebase Studio Publish to App Store and Play?

Partly: Firebase Studio targets web and native Android, so Google Play is direct while the Apple App Store needs a wrapper or native rebuild. Here is each path.

Lawrence Arya · June 4, 2026
Can Mocha Publish to App Store and Google Play?: a glass app tile showing the VP0 logo on a pink and blue gradient
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Can Mocha Publish to App Store and Google Play?

Not directly: Mocha builds web apps, not native binaries. Here are the real paths to the stores, PWA, native wrapper, or rebuild, and when each makes sense.

Lawrence Arya · June 4, 2026
Can RapidNative Publish to App Store and Play?: the App Store logo as a frosted glass icon on a pink and blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 4 min read

Can RapidNative Publish to App Store and Play?

Yes, RapidNative apps can publish to the App Store and Google Play. They are real Expo apps. Here is the exact build, account, and submission checklist.

Lawrence Arya · June 4, 2026
Can ShipNative Publish to App Store and Play?: the App Store logo as a glossy glass icon on a purple and blue gradient with floating bubbles
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Can ShipNative Publish to App Store and Play?

Yes, publishing is the whole point of ShipNative. It is a native Expo boilerplate with auth and payments pre-wired. Here is the build and submission checklist.

Lawrence Arya · June 4, 2026
Export a Claude Artifact to TestFlight: The Real Pipeline: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
Workflows 5 min read

Export a Claude Artifact to TestFlight: The Real Pipeline

There is no export button: the real pipeline from Claude artifact to TestFlight runs through a native rebuild, EAS Build signing, and App Store Connect.

Lawrence Arya · June 4, 2026
Fix App Store Rejection 4.2: Minimum Functionality Guide: a vivid neon 3D App Store icon on an orange, pink and blue gradient
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Fix App Store Rejection 4.2: Minimum Functionality Guide

What App Store guideline 4.2 minimum functionality means, why AI-built apps get flagged, and the concrete native features that actually fix the rejection.

Lawrence Arya · June 4, 2026