The Wanilla Blog
Playbooks, comparisons, and Apple policy guides for founders shipping AI-built apps to the iOS App Store.

Subscriptions for Lovable Apps on iOS: Step by Step
How to charge for a Lovable-built app on the App Store: StoreKit products, a paywall, syncing access to your backend and pricing that converts.
Oct 4, 2026 · 5 min read

Lovable App Store Submission: What Apple Checks
The checklist for getting a Lovable-built app approved by Apple: native value, privacy labels, sign in with Apple, subscriptions and the listing.
Oct 3, 2026 · 5 min read

Wanilla vs Capacitor vs Median vs MobiLoud vs an Agency: How to Publish an AI-Built App
Five ways to get a Base44, Lovable or Replit app onto the App Store, compared on time, cost, Apple approval risk and who does the work.
Oct 2, 2026 · 6 min read

Base44 vs Building a Native App: Cost, Time and Trade-offs
Ship your Base44 app as it is, or rebuild in Swift? An honest comparison of cost, speed, performance and approval risk.
Sep 29, 2026 · 4 min read

Base44 App Store Listing: Screenshots, Keywords and Copy That Convert
How to build a Base44 App Store listing that converts: screenshots, name and subtitle, keywords and description.
Sep 28, 2026 · 4 min read

How to Add Subscriptions to a Base44 App, Step by Step
Six steps to put Apple subscriptions into a Base44 app: products, paywall, trials, restore and unlocking premium features.
Sep 27, 2026 · 4 min read

Base44 App Rejected by Apple? How to Fix It and Resubmit
The four rejections that catch almost every Base44 app, what Apple's message actually means, and how to fix each one before resubmitting.
Sep 26, 2026 · 4 min read

From AI Prototype To Published Mobile App
AI builders get you a working prototype in days. Turning that into a published mobile app is a separate packaging job — here is the decision logic and the exact steps.
Sep 8, 2026 · 7 min read

Rork App Publishing: What Founders Should Prepare First
Rork gets you to a working build fast. Publishing is a separate job. Here is the pre-submission checklist that keeps a Rork app launch to days instead of weeks.
Sep 7, 2026 · 7 min read

App Analytics For AI-Built Apps: What To Track After Launch
The eleven events, seven metrics and weekly review that turn launch-day noise into decisions you can act on — for apps built with Lovable, Base44 or Replit.
Sep 6, 2026 · 9 min read

Push Notifications For AI-Built Apps: When To Add Them
Push is the scarcest permission your app will ever ask for. Here is the decision logic for when to add mobile app push notifications to a vibe-coded build, how to implement them on a Capacitor app, and how to measure them against revenue.
Sep 5, 2026 · 9 min read

App Store Keyword Research: How to Pick Terms People Actually Search
The App Store gives you 130 characters of keywords, a title and a subtitle. Here is how to decide what goes in them.
Sep 4, 2026 · 7 min read