“Vibe coding” has been talked about a lot for several months, especially since the arrival of Claude Code and Claude 4.6 Opus, which allow you to create a functional application with a single prompt. It is enough to simply describe what you want to the chatbot, without writing a single line of code. Apple is closely interested in the subject, since the firm formed a partnership last May with Anthropic to integrate this type of tool into Xcode, its development software.
The phenomenon has grown considerably in recent months, with millions of people using applications like Replit or Vibecode to create their own small programs from their iPhone. These two platforms also rely on Anthropic’s Claude models to power their artificial intelligence. According to an investigation by the American media The Information published this Wednesday, Apple has However decided to block updates to several of these applications on the App Store.
Old rules applied to a new phenomenon
Cupertino in fact criticizes these applications for allow the creation and execution of code within another app. Apple considers that This violates App Store rule 2.5.2which has long prohibited an application from modifying its own behavior or that of other applications after installation. An Apple spokesperson also clarified that this policy does not specifically target “vibe coding”, but applies uniformly to all developers.
Replit, a platform valued at 9 billion of dollars after a recent fundraising, is one of the affected applications. Since its last authorized update in January, the application has gone from first to third place in the ranking of developer tools on the App Store. A decline that the company directly attributes to the inability to publish new versions.
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Compromises being negotiated
Discussions between Apple and the developers concerned appear to be on track, according to several sources familiar with the matter. Replit should get the green light if the app opens creatives in an external browserinstead of displaying them directly within it. Vibecode should remove the ability to create software for Apple devices.
The move further raises a broader question about the place of these tools in Apple’s ecosystem, as the results escape the App Store’s usual validation process.
Apple therefore sees this as a risk for the security of its platform, but also a threat to its revenues, since these creations circumvent the 30% commission that the firm charges on each paid download.
By: Keleops AG
