Blog
Notes and guides from the people building AirBuild: getting started on a retro iPhone, the engineering behind the app, the App Store, and the AI tools we use.
Getting started
What Is an App Clip? A Plain Guide for Small Shop Owners
Tap or scan, open in seconds, order, pay and go. App Clips explained with small-shop examples.
Your First App with AirBuild, Starting from the Home Screen
A screenshot-led guide to creating a project, describing your app, and iterating through conversation on a classic iPhone.
Engineering
The First App Store, Reimagined with AI Coding.
Build AirBuild3G with Xcode 27, then write, compile, and run a new app with AI on the iPhone 3G itself.
App Store
TestFlight: From Your First Invitation to a Successful Installation
A beginner’s guide to builds, internal and external testers, invitations, sandbox payments and troubleshooting.
A Beginner’s Guide to App Store Connect
From creating an app and testing with TestFlight to submitting for review and understanding downloads, retention, revenue, and financial reports.
How to Enroll in the Apple Developer Program
Choose between an individual and organization account, prepare the required details, and complete enrollment in the Apple Developer app.
AI tools
App Store Screenshots Skill: Create Store Screenshots with AI
From raw screenshots to store-ready assets: an editable workflow you can localize, version, and share with your team.
SwiftUI Agent Skills Guide: Comparing Two iOS AI Libraries
A complete guide to swiftui-skills and swift-ios-skills: their different approaches, all 84 Skill categories, installation methods, and a practical combination strategy for Codex.
Bring your app
Lovable to iOS App: Native SwiftUI, Not a Wrapper
What Lovable builds, why a wrapped web app gets rejected, and how to bring a Lovable project to a native SwiftUI app with App Review handled.
Bolt.new to iOS App: Native SwiftUI on the App Store
Web project or Expo project, where Bolt stops, and how to bring a Bolt app to a native SwiftUI app with App Review handled.
v0 to iOS App: Turn v0 Screens into a Native SwiftUI App
What v0 produces, why it is the design and not the iOS app, and how its screens become SwiftUI with App Review handled.
Shopify Store to iOS App: A Native App on Your Store
What Shopify gives a native app, why a wrapped storefront runs into Guideline 4.2, and how to bring your store to a SwiftUI app.