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Replit says it has "worked things out with Apple", which has approved a Replit update after four months, following a reported dispute over vibe coding apps

All's well that ends well in App Store review controversies. Back in March, a major agentic coding company made news …

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Replit says it has "worked things out with Apple", which has approved a Replit update after four months, following a reported dispute over vibe coding apps

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Replit and Apple Kiss and Make Up After 4-Month App Store Standoff

Replit's iOS app finally gets an update approved after a months-long dispute with Apple over vibe coding apps.

Replit is back in Apple's good graces. The agentic coding platform says it has "worked things out" with Apple, which has approved a Replit app update after a four-month freeze.

The saga kicked off back in March when Replit — a major player in the AI-powered coding space — ran into trouble with Apple's App Store review process. The dispute reportedly centered on vibe coding apps, the increasingly popular category of AI tools that let users build software through natural language prompts rather than traditional code.

Apple's gatekeeping of its App Store has long been a pain point for developers, and AI-powered dev tools represent a fresh gray area for review policies. Replit's situation highlighted the tension between Apple's walled garden approach and the fast-moving world of AI development platforms.

Details on what exactly changed remain thin, but the update is now live. Four months is a long time to wait.