Nº 04 — Rork Max
Rork Lab
A methodology of application development with Rork Max.
A knowledge base for Rork and Rork Max, the AI mobile app builder, covering everything from the basics to React Native and Expo, integrating AI models, and publishing and monetizing on the App Store.
Making an app is easier than keeping it in use.
About
I have built, published and run apps on my own since 2013. Store reviews, messages from users, differences between devices and regions: most of the work on an app arrives after it is released.
AI has made apps far easier to build, but what happens after release has not changed. Alongside how to build, Rork Lab covers how to fix problems after launch and the systems that keep an app running.
The range runs from the basics of Rork Max to React Native and Expo, integrating Gemini, Claude and GPT, and publishing and monetizing on the App Store. The top of the site lists changes that affect apps, such as new Expo releases and AI model retirements, with their dates.
Many articles begin with a bug that actually happened in one of my own apps, or with a message from a user. They come with the steps and code I verified, and some include an instruction you can hand straight to the AI. The site can be read in English and Japanese.
What It Covers
- Getting StartedThe basics of Rork Max
- Dev ToolsReact Native, Expo and API integration
- AI ModelsIntegrating Gemini, Claude and GPT
- BusinessPublishing and monetizing on the App Store
- App DevReact Native, Expo and app architecture
Recent Articles
A few examples of what I write.
- Beginner
A diary app's streak stays on yesterday until 9 a.m.
Entries made between midnight and 9 a.m. counted as the previous day, because the date key was created in UTC. The fix, with an instruction you can hand straight to the AI.
Read the article ↗ - Beginner
When EAS Build stops at "Project archive is too big"
Finding the cause by counting the uploaded files from largest down, including the pitfalls of .easignore.
Read the article ↗ - Advanced
New images that stayed a 404 in some regions
A 404, requested once before the upload, was held at the edge for as long as the image itself. It happened to wallpapers in my own app.
Read the article ↗
Systematic Guides
Articles are arranged into three guides you can follow in order from the beginning.
- Beginner
The Complete Guide to Rork Max
Start here if you are new
- Intermediate
Dev Tools Integration Manual
Combining Rork with other tools
- Intermediate
AI Integration × App Store Handbook
From adding AI to publishing your app
Reading
Rork Lab is free for anyone to read, with no advertising. In-depth guides with implementation code are available to members as premium articles.
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