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]

As vibecoding becomes more accessible, new App Store releases are surging, doubling in the first half of 2026, while downloads increased by just 2%.

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…