Posted Jul 21, 2026 at 8:42 AM UTCTExternal LinkVibecoded apps flood Apple.According to sensor tower, apps added to the App Store almost doubled to about 560K in the first half of 2026, compared to about 600K added in all of 2025. The surge comes as AI makes it increasingly trivial to develop apps. That’s good if it means useful apps finding an audience, bad if Apple’s reviewers can’t keep up and more junk and malware slips through.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Thomas Ricker
Vibecoded apps flood Apple.
According to sensor tower, apps added to the App Store almost doubled to about 560K in the first half of 2026, compared to about 600K added in all of 2025. The surge comes as AI makes it increasingly trivial to develop apps. That’s good if it means useful apps finding an audience, bad if Apple’s reviewers can’t keep up and more junk and malware slips through. [Link: ‘Vibecoded’ Apps Are Flooding the App Store. Is That Good for Apple? | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/technology/apple-app-store-vibecoding.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zVA.U3F_.prL3P-7wAKsW&smid=url-share | nytimes.com]
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