Overview
- Update submissions from Replit and Vibecode are on hold until developers adjust features flagged by App Store reviewers.
- Apple objects to generated apps running inside embedded web views and is steering previews to open in an external browser.
- Reviewers signaled Vibecode would likely be cleared if it removes the ability to generate software targeting Apple devices, according to reporting.
- Apple frames the action as broad enforcement of Guideline 2.5.2 to protect the review process, not a category-specific ban.
- Developers cite real impacts such as Replit’s ranking drop since January, even as Apple adds AI coding agents to Xcode.