App Store sees 84% surge in new apps as AI coding tools take off

https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/06/app-store-sees-84-surge-in-new-apps-as-ai-coding-tools-take-off/

App Store sees 84% surge in new apps as AI coding tools take off - 9to5Mac

Thanks to the new possibilities afforded by AI coding tools, the App Store is seeing a resurgence in new app submissions.

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I've been watching the /r/cli and /r/tui subreddits for some time. The amount of vibe coded apps posted there just continues to climb. Some people in the comments for these apps can be quite rude when they read the description and find out its vibe coded. Nevermind how vile some can be when it's not in the announcement but the author lets them know down the line in the comments.
/r/chrome_extensions feels like it's getting close to being 100% LLM generated, extension code, submission descriptions which read like you accidentally went to LinkedIn, and generic LLM replies