Vibe coding has become a huge trend in a very short time. As the Financial Times reports, Apple has nevertheless decided to block all Vibe coding apps from the App Store. The reason is a policy that prevents apps from downloading or executing code that changes their functionality. What is intended as a protective measure is causing considerable resentment among developers and app providers.
With the help of AI tools, coding becomes child’s play
The term vibe coding was only coined at the beginning of 2025 by ex-Tesla manager Andrej Karpathy. The principle is simple: AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini generate source code based on prompts. Users just describe what they want to implement and the AI takes care of the rest. Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski is also a big fan of the method. “Instead of bothering my poor developers and product managers with half-baked ideas, I’m now testing this myself,” he explained on the Sourcery podcast.
It is precisely this functionality that is now becoming a problem for Apple. The App Store Guideline 2.5.2 prohibits apps from downloading, installing or executing code that changes their functionality. Apple justifies this regulation by saying that untested software should be kept away from users’ devices. However, this is a direct obstacle for Vibe coding apps, as using a preview function to check the AI-generated code inevitably results in new code being loaded and executed.
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Vibe coding poses significant security risks
Several affected companies have publicly vented their frustration. The startup Anything reported that its app was repeatedly blocked and removed twice after initial approval. “We are in the dark,” founder Dhruv Amin told the Financial Times. “Either they should stop enforcing the rules in this weird way, or they should update the policy to allow this use case.” Replit is also affected and said it was “surprised and disappointed” that Apple was blocking updates. The company has been active in the App Store for years and follows all the rules. Whether Apple stays the course or adjusts the policy remains to be seen.
At the same time, practice also shows that the vibe coding trend can bring real security risks. For example, an investigation by Die Zeit revealed that hundreds of AI-generated websites are incorrectly configured and make sensitive data publicly available. IT security researcher Christopher Helm analyzed a total of 670 websites in German-speaking countries that use the backend tool Supabase and found open security gaps in almost every second database. This poses existential risks, especially for founders who cannot afford professional programmers.
These specialists fight chaos
Experienced programmers need years to develop their skills. They too can make mistakes. However, Vibe coding tools bring with them a structural problem. Because while human developers make individual mistakes, AI agents reproduce the same vulnerabilities over and over again, making them all the easier to find. The fix is complex and has now even given rise to a new professional group: so-called Vibe coding cleanup specialists have specialized in repairing faulty, AI-generated codes. In the end, vibe coding can have expensive consequences.
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