My 2026 vibe coding tech stack

August 13, 2026

Hey there,

In 2026 there are so many new mobile app tools, it can be harder to know which one to pick.

Which builder, which editor, which subscription tool? 

You can easily burn a week researching instead of shipping.

And while you're comparing tools, someone with a worse tool already shipped and started printing money.

Let me save you the week. Here's the exact stack I'd use to build an app today, from start to App store.

Rork

This is where you build the MVP. It writes in Swift, tests on your phone through a companion app, and publishes straight to the App Store, which no other vibe-coding tool pulls off. Type in the app you want and it builds it. Keep it simple, because the more complex you go, the harder it fights you.

Cursor & Claude Code

Rork gets you 80 to 90% of the way there. The backend is where every vibe-coding tool still falls down, so that's what you finish yourself. Sync your build to GitHub, open it in Cursor, and finish the backend, onboarding, and paywall with Claude Code, where you finally have real control over the codebase.

RevenueCat

This is your events hub. It connects to App Store Connect and tracks every trial start, conversion, cancellation, and refund, then predicts your LTV per customer up to 24 months out, the number that lets you spend on ads later without guessing.

Superwall

This is your paywall layer. One line of code and you can swap paywalls, change pricing, and run AB tests remotely without shipping a new build. It plugs straight into RevenueCat, so every variant ties back to real revenue.

That's the whole stack. Rork to build, Cursor and Claude Code to finish, RevenueCat for the data, Superwall for the paywall.

George in the accelerator built a wrestling app entirely through Rork and scaled it past $30k a month. 

His one rule: have a plan before you start vibe-coding. Map every screen, map what you want to do, then open the tool.

Pick the four, plan your screens, and you can be submitting a build this month instead of still comparing tools.

Peace,
Steven