App Development coverage.

I Built an App That Puts You Anywhere in the World — Without Leaving Your Room

A few months ago, I needed a fresh set of professional photos for my online presence. The kind of...…

Ask HN: Feedback on an AI-driven "Life RPG" for real-world skill building?

Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibility API

Apple rejected WhisperPad under Guideline 2.4.5 for using the accessibility API to paste transcribed text. After an appeal that ended in another rejection, I split it into two vers…

Ask HN: What Is the State of App Development in 2026?

A Weekend in Claude Design Saves 3 Weeks of Claude Code

Stop coding the wrong thing. Spend 48 hours in Claude Design first. Here’s the method, plus the prompt library that makes it repeatable.…

built a stranger chat app from scratch — and what we learned

My friend and I just launched Sparq — an anonymous stranger chat app with interest-based matching....…

Apple spotlights Detroit app makers as local Developer Academy marks fifth graduating class

Apple today marked the fifth graduating class from its Detroit Developer Academy with a new feature highlighting local app makers.…

Help to choose web app development and design platform

Shipping Sabaey: Polishing a Flutter App to Production | GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon

This is a submission for the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge What I...…

I Built India's Missing Local Transport App — Then Abandoned It for 5 Months

This is a submission for the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge What I Built AutoConnect...…

One Graph, Many Native Surfaces: Speculating on AI and Cross-Platform Apps

AI may change cross-platform app development from one UI framework to one product graph with native surface outputs.…

App Development Costs in India (2026): A No-Fluff Technical Breakdown

If you're a developer who's been asked "how much will this cost?" by a non-technical founder - or...…

I Built an Android App With Zero Backend — Here's What Happened

I got tired of apps trying to monetize my attention. Notifications, ads, endless feeds — it...…

Ship Early, Learn Fast: What 10 Days of User Feedback Taught Me About My App

I’ve been a solo developer for a long time. Long enough to know that the hardest decision before a launch isn’t technical — it’s this one: do I ship now, or do I wait until it’s mo…

I built an app with Claude Design and Google Opal, and only one actually finished it

One finished the job…

How Google's Beta Tester Requirement Created a Fiverr Grey Market

I just wanted to ship my app. Turns out that now costs $48 and a few guys in Afghanistan.…

Building PROTO RECON — From Vague Idea to a Browser-Based Tactical HUD

Introduction This post walks through how PROTO RECON — an experimental app that combines...…

A Floating Productivity Panel I Built for Android

Introducing Floatkit — a floating productivity panel for Android. The...…

Google AI Studio Just Changed the Shape of App Development

This is a submission for the Google I/O Writing Challenge The browser is becoming the IDE,...…

Frontend frameworks became insanely powerful for mobile app development

Reviving Cineverse: From Local Storage to Firebase 🚀

This is a submission for the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge What I Built I built...…

What’s the best tech stack for AI app development?

When you begin building an AI application, you rarely pause to consider which stack you should use....…

I built a streaming app with 7,000+ downloads at ₹0/month — here's the exact architecture

I'm Wasey, a solo developer from Varanasi, India. I built DramaHub — a fully live OTT streaming app...…

I built a crowdsourced deals + map app for Vietnam in 6 months — stack, traffic, and what broke

22 days ago I shipped cheap-map.app — a crowdsourced map of cheap restaurants, shops, and gas...…

Show HN: Dhrive – Prompt to a native iOS app, built locally with your own AI CLI

Describe an app. dhrive writes the Swift, builds it on your Mac, and ships it to TestFlight.…

The biggest fault in vibe coding isn't the AI, it's how you command it

AI-powered app planning for Claude Code…

Beyond WebView: The Next Evolution of Hybrid App Architecture

1. The Hybrid App Journey — What Got Us Here For years, mobile development teams have...…

I’m a Normie. Can Normies Really Vibe Code?

"Apparently anyone can vibe code anything these days. So Claude and I tried to make a database for tracking the petty grievances of the masses."…

Swift AI Mobile App Development in 2026: Foundation Models Guide

Master Swift AI mobile app development in 2026 with Apple's Foundation Models. Learn on-device LLMs, @Generable macro, and practical AI integration tips.…

Google AI Studio can now build Android apps without you writing a single line of code

Google AI Studio gets Android app building, Google Workspace integration, custom design tools, and a mobile app at I/O 2026.…

Vibe Coding: Where it works and why doing it on an iPhone is a problem

Vibe coding is great for the App Store economy, but Apple is still wary about its use without safeguards in place. It's a fine balance that's going to be hard to maintain.…

Help with where to start learning app development

I'm handcrafting a coffee app with love and AI

Yes, handcrafting with AI sounds like an oxymoron. But the key to efficiently designing a joyful app is trusting AI to execute your vision but not curate it.…

Weekly Numbers 2026-05-W4: Forge First Batch Sent, 2 iOS Apps In Review

Japanese original on Zenn Monday. May 19th. Writing the weekly numbers. Palette and rojiura —...…

How are small businesses handling website/app development costs in 2026?

Terms and Conditions for a Mobile App: What to Include and Why It Matters

What Are Terms and Conditions? Terms and conditions (also called terms of service or terms...…

Shellify: Turning websites into Android apps, without the telemetry tax

An android app that wraps any website into an isolated WebView with per-app ad blocking, biometric lock, and encrypted backup — local-first, no cloud, no analytics. - smellouk/shel…

A .NET Dinosaur in Web3. Day 7 — First connect

Intro This day is a bit different from the previous ones. Initially, the idea was simple —...…

Lovable’s new mobile app brings vibe coding to your pocket

Lovable has launched mobile apps for iOS and Android, bringing its AI-powered vibe coding platform to a wider audience.…

Vibe coding platform Lovable now available for iPhone

Lovable launched an iOS app that creates web apps based on natural language prompts and even voice-based interactions. Here are the details.…