Apple removed "Anything" from the App Store last Thursday, the third vibe coding app pulled in March after Replit and Vibecode were blocked earlier in the month. Vibe coding apps let non-programmers generate working software using AI models — Claude, Codex — directly on their phones. CEO Dhruv Amin says apps built with Anything are already live on the App Store, including tools for managing emergency workers and tracking gig worker spending, according to Gizmodo.
The cited violation is Guideline 2.5.2, which requires apps to be "self-contained" and prohibits downloading, installing, or executing code that introduces new features or functionality. Apple's position: an app that puts another app on a phone is an App Store in disguise.
Amin's team tried a browser-based workaround. That was rejected too, then the whole app was pulled. Apple told Gizmodo it isn't targeting vibe coding specifically, just enforcing existing rules. The timing is awkward: last month, Apple added autonomous AI coding with Claude and Codex to Xcode, its own developer tool. Apple's first-party version of essentially the same capability is fine. Third-party versions built as standalone iPhone apps are not.
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