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Replit Ships First iPhone Update in Four Months After Apple Review Dispute

The approval signals Apple may allow AI coding tools on iPhone under set limits.

Overview

  • Replit said it “worked things out with Apple” and released its first iPhone app update in four months after a review standoff over how its software runs on iOS.
  • The update brings Agent 4 to mobile with parallel agents, merge-style team collaboration, and cross-workspace project views, letting users describe an app and have AI build and refine it on a phone.
  • The earlier block centered on Replit letting users preview AI-built apps on iPhone, which touches Apple’s rule 2.5.2 that bars apps from downloading or executing new code that changes functionality.
  • Neither Apple nor Replit has explained what changed to win approval, which leaves developers guessing about the limits for AI-generated code and points to possible guidance at WWDC on June 8.
  • Replit paired the release with a migration offer that imports projects from rival “vibe coding” tools Lovable, Base44, and V0 so users can convert them into mobile apps inside Replit.