Both Stores Said Yes
A new app called pingrb has been successfully launched on both the App Store and Google Play using Ruby Native, without the need for traditional development tools like Xcode or Android Studio. The app provides push notifications for important events related to various projects. This achievement demonstrates that Rails developers can create mobile applications efficiently without extensive native code involvement.
- ▪Pingrb is a paid app built using Ruby Native in just five days.
- ▪The app notifies users about significant events in their projects, such as payment confirmations and deployment failures.
- ▪Both pingrb and another app, Foxance, were developed without using native code, showcasing the capabilities of Ruby Native.
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Both stores said yesA paid app, approved in the App Store and Google Play, built without opening Xcode or Android Studio.Joe MasilottiMay 28, 202641Sharepingrb is in the App Store and Google Play. It’s a paid app, and I built it with Ruby Native in five days without opening Xcode or Android Studio.Anyone can upload a binary. Passing review in both stores, for a paid app, is the bar that says “this is a real app.” This is where most “we’ll get to mobile later” projects collapse, and it’s the bar Ruby Native had to clear if any of the pitch mattered.pingrb isn’t the only one. Ender Ahmet Yurt shipped Foxance to the App Store with Ruby Native earlier this month.
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