How I got an app from lovable to being approved on the AppStore

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Why it worked

The video addresses a common pain point for developers using no-code/low-code platforms: the transition from web app to native app. By providing a clear, step-by-step guide, it offers a valuable solution to a specific technical challenge.

Summary

The creator explains how to take an app built with Lovable, a platform primarily for web apps, and convert it into a native iOS app for the App Store. This involves using Lovable to generate the app, then using GitHub and Xcode to archive and submit it.

Structure

1Introduction to the problem: Lovable builds web apps, not native iOS apps.
2The solution: Instruct Lovable to build a native iOS app.
3Using GitHub to download the repository.
4Using terminal commands to prepare the app.
5Opening the app in Xcode.
6Archiving and distributing the app to the App Store.

Product placement

Lovable: ACTS - it is a platform for building web apps and websites, and can be used to build native iOS apps. Removing it would change what happens in the video. GitHub: ACTS - it is a platform for hosting code repositories, and is used here to store the code for the app. Removing it would change what happens in the video. Xcode: ACTS - it is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) used for developing software for Apple products, and is used here to archive and distribute the app. Removing it would change what happens in the video.

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Replying to @Ch #coding #Tech #vibecoding

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How I got an app from lovable to being approved on the AppStore

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A lot of people are asking me how I got an app from lovable to the actual App Store. So I'm just gonna make a video on breaking it down for you guys. You probably already know this, but Lovable pretty much only builds web apps and websites. So what you're gonna do to actually build a native iOS app is you're gonna make sure you make it clear to Lovable that you're building an app and not a web app or a website. When I first started building on Lovable, I had no idea what a web app even was. So I was on my app and I was getting like the browser features and going back and forth with it until I realized I just have to tell it to make it a native iOS app. I did eventually switch the cursor and I recommend you guys do the same if you're building apps. But to actually get the app from Lovable to the App Store, you're gonna be downloading the GitHub repository. From there, you're gonna be running some commands in your terminal to make it an actual native iOS app. Lovable will guide you through all of this, so you can just ask Lovable like, hey, I want to make this an actual app. And it will tell you. Then you're gonna be opening Xcode and you can do that directly through the terminal. And once you open an Xcode, you have to archive the app and then from the archive, you can distribute it directly to the App Store or to testing. This is a very general breakdown. There's still a lot of things you have to do, like you have to pay $100 for an Apple developer license. Lovable is so much better than it was about three or four months ago. Right now is literally the best time to build on Lovable, but I still would recommend you guys build with cursor.