{"id":398099,"date":"2026-04-14T15:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/398099\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:08:10","slug":"how-vibe-coding-app-anything-is-rebuilding-after-getting-booted-from-the-app-store-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/398099\/","title":{"rendered":"How vibe coding app Anything is rebuilding after getting booted from the App Store twice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple is taking a tough stance on vibe coding apps as the company is blocking updates<\/a> or removing those apps from the App Store. Affected apps include Replit<\/a>, Vibecode, and Anything<\/a>. While Replit and Vibecode\u2019s updates were paused, Anything\u2019s app was removed twice. The company is now looking for new ways, like offering a desktop version of its service, to let users build apps for mobile devices.<\/p>\n

Anything\u2019s co-founder, Dhruv Amin, said in a conversation with TechCrunch that Apple removed its app on March 26. Since then, the company has been unable to get its app approved, despite a period where there was a brief reinstatement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a long saga. We built a mobile app primarily to let our users who are building iOS apps preview their own app on their own device while developing it. [We] had no problems through December. Post December, we and everyone else in the category started getting our updates blocked,\u201d Amin told TechCrunch.<\/p>\n

Amin noted that Apple told the company that the app was restricted or removed because of its developer agreement clause 2.5.2, which prevents apps from downloading, installing, or executing code.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe app markets itself as a mobile app builder for iPhone and advertises making native iOS apps with features like 1-tap App Store submissions, code export, and full source code editing,\u201d Apple told the company, according to a screenshot of an email shared by Anything on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Guideline 2.5.2 \u2013 Gatekeeping \u2013 Vibes denied<\/p>\n

we haven’t talked about this publicly<\/p>\n

for months we tried to resolve it privately with emails, calls, appeals, and four technical rewrites to comply with whatever Apple wanted<\/p>\n

here’s our truth, unfiltered<\/p>\n

on March 26th, Apple\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/yJfjxonC41<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Anything (@anything) April 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Amin said that when the company managed to get on a call with Apple, the iPhone maker told them that the vibe coding app was removed because of the potential it could be used to download malicious code. In addition, Apple noted that a user could build a harmful app, sideload it on their phone, and then claim that it passed Apple\u2019s App Review process.<\/p>\n

Anything\u2019s app was restored on April 3<\/a>, but it was swiftly removed as Apple told the company that it couldn\u2019t market itself as an app maker.<\/p>\n

TechCrunch reached out to Apple for a comment on these removals, and we will update the story if we hear back.<\/p>\n

Following the battle with Apple, Anything\u2019s maker is looking for other ways to allow people to build mobile apps. Earlier this month, the company launched a feature that let users build apps using the iMessage platform. The company said it will also build a desktop companion app that lets users vibe code mobile apps on their computer. <\/p>\n

In addition, Amin said that the company may instead look at Google\u2019s Android operating system for building its apps, as the platform is more open than iOS.<\/p>\n

Besides vibe coding app makers, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has been vocal about Apple\u2019s tactics. <\/p>\n

In a reply to Replit\u2019s Amjad Masad on X, Sweeny said that Apple needs to \u201cstop blocking development tools apps ASAP.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apple needs to stop blocking development tools apps ASAP. This practice is abhorrent to the founding principles of Apple as expressed by Steve Wozniak, in which every Apple ][ computer booted to a programming language prompt and treated using and making software equally.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Earlier this month, The Information<\/a> reported that thanks to AI-powered coding tools, Apple saw 84% jump in app submissions in a single quarter. This could force Apple to change its human-led review processes. <\/p>\n

Plus, as AI-powered coding takes off, consumers might demand that platforms like Apple allow them to create apps for themselves.<\/p>\n