Key insights
- Apple removed the vibe coding app 'Anything' from its App Store, a week after blocking updates to similar apps. This follows Apple's integration of AI coding capabilities into Xcode, potentially signaling increased competition and stricter App Store policies for AI-assisted app development. This could negatively impact smaller AI-driven app development companies.
Investing.com -- Apple removed the vibe coding app Anything from its App Store on Thursday, according to Dhruv Amin, co-founder and CEO of the startup behind the app.
The removal came one week after Apple blocked updates to vibe coding apps while allowing earlier versions to remain available in the store, according to The Information.
Vibe coding tools use AI to enable people without coding experience to create apps. Since Anything launched last year, users have published thousands of apps through its tool, Amin said. These include a management system for emergency response professionals and an expense tracker for gig workers.
Apple’s own Xcode developer tool recently integrated AI coding capabilities with Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s Codex models.
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