The information states that Apple has removed the app called “Anything” from the App Store. For those unfamiliar, Anything is/was an app based on the use of “vibe coding”, or the act of using natural language AI to generate apps, often by people with no formal coding experience.
According to The Information, Apple has been either removing Vibe coding apps since March or preventing them from releasing updates, with other apps like Vibecode and Replit also becoming its victims.
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If you’re wondering why Apple might take a tough stance against coding apps, it’s not just based on vibes. The company told MacRumors that while there is no exact rule against vibe coding, these apps violate App Store Guideline 2.5.2, which states:
Apps must be self-contained in their bundles, and must not read or write data outside the specified container area, nor can they download, install, or execute code that introduces or changes features or functionality of the app, including other apps. Educational apps designed to allow students to teach, develop, or test executable code may, in limited circumstances, download the code, provided that such code is not used for other purposes. Such apps must make the source code provided by the app fully viewable and editable by the user.
So, while there is not Absolutely A rule against vibe coding apps, that guideline, as currently written, would make it quite difficult for any of them to exist on the App Store.
App developers have also reported delays in App Store approval this year, with some blaming Vibe coding apps for creating the bottleneck. On Apple’s side, fewer Vibe-coded apps means fewer submissions for review.
But this also means that if you want to build an iOS app you have to actually learn to code, so not everyone is a winner here.
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