# AI-Generated Apps Are Flooding Apple’s App Store Vibecoding technology is accelerating mobile app development. - **Source:** [NYT > Technology](https://brifing.si/source/decc78ce-c15d-4060-967b-334c94229615) - **Published:** 2026-07-20 - **Topic:** [Data & AI](https://brifing.si/c/data-ai) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/5f78dff9-ec3d-4412-ad10-ced44792725b ## AI Transforming Mobile App Development Artificial intelligence technology has led to a significant increase in the number of apps available on Apple’s App Store. Vibecoding, as this technology is called, enables developers to create apps faster and more easily. ## Marco Pérez's Success Story Software engineer Marco Pérez from Chicago developed his first mobile app using AI tools. The app, InfoDrizzle, achieved modest success with 1,300 downloads and $500 in profit. ## Big Success with Stampa Pérez's second app, Stampa, turns photos into digital postage stamps. Released after about a week of work, Stampa garnered 20,000 downloads and $3,000 in profit, marking a larger success. ## What is Vibecoding? Vibecoding is a phenomenon that emerged with advancements in AI's software coding capabilities. This technology allows even those without programming knowledge to develop custom apps by describing their ideas to an AI tool. ## Mobile App Market Reviving According to Marco Pérez, the mobile app market was very popular 10 years ago but gradually faded. Thanks to AI and vibecoding, this market is reviving, and technical barriers are disappearing. ## Future Impacts Vibecoding technology accelerates mobile app development processes, enabling more people to enter this field. This could bring more diversity and innovation to platforms like Apple’s App Store. ## Sources covering this story - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/technology/apple-app-store-vibecoding.html — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._