April 1, 2026
Anything turned to Nothing
Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store
Anything becomes Nothing: Fans cry gatekeeping while others say “rules are rules”
TLDR: Apple pulled “Anything,” an iPhone app that used AI to help people build other apps, citing a rule against running new code inside apps. Commenters are split between “security rules are rules,” “Apple is protecting its 30% cut,” and “the future is customizable apps or the open web,” with side-eye at Apple’s AI-powered Xcode on Mac.
Apple just zapped “Anything” from the iPhone App Store—and the dev crowd is on fire. The app promised the “fastest way to build apps,” letting regular folks “vibe code” (basically use AI to whip up apps on your phone). Now it shows, well… nothing. Apple hasn’t commented, but insiders say it tripped Guideline 2.5.2—the rule that bans apps from downloading or running new code inside other apps.
Cue the split. One camp shrugs: “It’s always been banned,” says one commenter, calling this a straightforward rules play. Another camp is dreaming bigger: alternator predicts a near future where rigid apps die and everything is customized on the fly. Meanwhile, legitronics asks if “vibe coding” is just a fancy label for the same old forbidden “arbitrary code.” And stirring the pot, mentalgear claims it’s all about Apple protecting that infamous cut, snarking that “apps-in-apps” dodge the 30% toll.
The irony fan club is loud too: Apple’s own Mac tool Xcode just got AI helpers (with Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI tech) that can write and edit code—just not on iPhones. Developers also floated a jailbreak-free escape hatch: the open web. Think shape-shifting web apps you can save to your home screen, not locked to Apple’s rules.
CEO Dhruv Amin insists Anything already helped build real, useful apps—from emergency teams to gig worker budgets—and says Apple rejected a browser-based fix before the takedown. The meme of the day: “Anything” promising everything, now showing nothing. Internet, you are cruel—and hilarious.
Key Points
- •Apple removed the Anything app from the App Store for allegedly violating App Store Guideline 2.5.2.
- •Earlier in the month, Apple blocked vibe coding apps Replit and Vibecode, requesting changes for reinstatement.
- •Vibe coding apps use LLMs like Claude and Codex to help users create and debug apps directly on iPhones.
- •Anything’s CEO Dhruv Amin said they attempted a browser-based debugging update, which was rejected before removal.
- •Apple recently added autonomous coding features to Xcode using Claude and Codex; Apple did not immediately comment on the removal.