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How to Get Your First 100 Users for an iOS App: the App Store logo as a frosted glass icon on a pink and blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 4 min read

How to Get Your First 100 Users for an iOS App

No single hack gets you there. Here is the realistic sequence: recruit testers early, go where your users are, convert with your listing, and talk to everyone.

Lawrence Arya · May 29, 2026
How to Write an App Store Description That Ranks: the App Store logo as a frosted glass icon on a pink and blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 4 min read

How to Write an App Store Description That Ranks

On iOS the name, subtitle, and keyword field do the ranking; the description converts. Here is how to write both so your app gets found and downloaded.

Lawrence Arya · May 29, 2026
How to Build an iOS App With AI: A 2026 Guide: a phone toggle icon surrounded by location, calendar, settings, wallet and chart app icons on a coral gradient
Guides 5 min read

How to Build an iOS App With AI: A 2026 Guide

Start from a real iOS design, drive an AI builder like Claude Code, and ship to the App Store in days. The full workflow, tool by tool.

Lawrence Arya · May 28, 2026
How to Write a Good Prompt for an AI App Builder: a glass iPhone app-grid icon on a mint and teal gradient
Workflows 4 min read

How to Write a Good Prompt for an AI App Builder

The same AI builder can ship a polished screen or a mess. The difference is structure: one reference, one job, clear constraints, a verification step.

Lawrence Arya · May 26, 2026
How to Design an iOS App Before You Build It With AI: a glass iPhone UI wireframe icon on a holographic purple gradient
Guides 4 min read

How to Design an iOS App Before You Build It With AI

AI builders match references, not vague goals. Deciding your core screen, flow, data, and feel first is the cheapest hour in the whole project.

Lawrence Arya · May 25, 2026
What Is Vibe Coding and Does It Actually Work?: a glossy App Store icon on a blue, pink and orange gradient with bubbles
Essays 4 min read

What Is Vibe Coding and Does It Actually Work?

Vibe coding means building software by describing it to an AI. Here is what it really means, where it works, where it breaks, and how to do it responsibly.

Lawrence Arya · May 21, 2026
How to Ship an iOS App to the App Store Fast: the App Store logo as a frosted glass icon on a pink and blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 4 min read

How to Ship an iOS App to the App Store Fast

The code is the fast part now. Here is the App Store path in order, and how to prepare the boring steps in parallel so shipping takes days, not weeks.

Lawrence Arya · May 20, 2026