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How to publish a Lovable or Bolt app to the App Store and Google Play

Tools like Lovable and Bolt give you a web app and a URL. The App Store and Google Play need native app files, signed and reviewed. Here's how to bridge the gap.

By the Vibe96 team · Updated

The short answer

To publish an AI-built web app to the App Store and Google Play, host it on a stable production domain, wrap it in a native shell (for example with Capacitor), add the native features the stores expect, build and sign the iOS and Android files, create the store listings and privacy details, and submit them for review under your own developer accounts.

What you need first

  • A stable production URL on your own domain — not a preview link.
  • An Apple Developer account (annual fee) and a Google Play Console account (one-time fee).
  • A privacy policy page, app icon, screenshots and a short description.
  • A clear reason the app is useful on a phone — reviewers reject apps that are just a website in a frame.

How it works

  1. Put the web app live on your domain and make it mobile-friendly.
  2. Wrap it in a native shell and add native value: push notifications, sign-in, offline screens, device features where they help.
  3. Build and sign the iOS app (IPA) and the Android App Bundle (AAB).
  4. Complete the store listings, age ratings and privacy forms.
  5. Submit for review, answer any reviewer questions, and release.

Why apps get rejected

Reviews are about the app, not the tool that built it. Common reasons are minimum functionality (a plain website with no native value), a missing or unclear privacy policy, broken login for the reviewer, and in-app payment rules for digital goods.

Let Vibe96 publish it

Vibe96 publishes AI-built apps to the App Store and Google Play under your own accounts, alongside hosting for the web version. We prepare the builds, listings and privacy forms, handle submission and reviewer questions, and you stay the owner of the app and its listing.

Frequently asked questions

Can Lovable publish directly to the App Store?

No. Lovable publishes web apps. To reach the App Store or Google Play you wrap the web app in a native shell and submit it through Apple and Google.

Do I need a Mac to publish an iOS app?

Building iOS apps traditionally needs macOS, but cloud build services and publishing services can do it for you.

Will Apple reject an app because it was built with AI?

No. Apple reviews what the app does. Apps are rejected for thin functionality, privacy issues or broken flows — not for the tool used to build them.

Whose account is the app published under?

Yours. With Vibe96 the app and its store listings are published under your developer accounts.