App Store guides
Built it with AI? Here's how to get it on the App Store.
For apps made with Lovable, Bolt, Replit, v0 or Cursor. Each guide starts with the short answer.
Getting on the App Store
- How to get your Lovable app on the App StoreLovable builds web apps. Here's what it takes to turn one into an iPhone app Apple will approve: the account, the wrapper, what review checks, and timing.
- How to get a Bolt, Replit, v0 or Cursor app on the App StoreBuilt with Bolt, Replit, v0 or Cursor? What each tool gives you, whether you need a wrapper, and why a publish button doesn't mean Apple will approve it.
- Apple rejected my app. What now?How to read an App Store rejection, decide whether to fix or reply, and resubmit without wasting a week. Plus the rejections AI-built apps get most.
- App Store submission checklist for Lovable and AI-built appsBefore you submit a Lovable, Bolt or Replit app to Apple: the account, the native features, the sign-in, the listing and the reviewer note, in order.
Common rejections, in plain words
- Apple rejected my app for being "just a website"Apple says your app is "not sufficiently different from a mobile browsing experience"? Why that happens to wrapped web apps, and the changes that fix it.
- Apple says my app needs Sign in with AppleIf your app offers Google or another social login, Apple requires a private login option too. Who it applies to, and how to add Sign in with Apple.
- Apple wants a "delete account" option in my appIf people can create an account in your app, Apple requires a way to delete it inside the app. What counts, where it goes, and what to tell the reviewer.
- Can I keep Stripe payments in my iPhone app?When Stripe is fine in an iPhone app, when Apple expects in-app purchase, and what's changed in the US. Plain answers, dated October 2026.
- Apple says my app crashed or they couldn't sign inWhy App Review can't sign in or sees a crash when your app works for you, and the fix: demo accounts, real-device testing, and a common redirect trap.
- Apple says my app needs reporting and blockingIf people can post, chat or upload in your app, Apple wants a way to report and block, plus someone who acts on reports. What to build before you submit.