https://borel.one/changelog What changed in Borel, the AI builder for native iPhone apps, newest first. en Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-27-how-to-make-each-kind-of-app https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-27-how-to-make-each-kind-of-app Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT On borel.one Make an app pages walk through habit trackers, workout logs, meal planners and more: what the app does, a prompt to start from and the iPhone features it uses. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-27-step-by-step-tutorials-on-the-blog https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-27-step-by-step-tutorials-on-the-blog Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT On borel.one New tutorials show how to make social, marketplace, event and coaching apps, and how to add in-app purchases, AI, sign-in, a database and the camera. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-27-six-more-side-by-side-comparisons https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-27-six-more-side-by-side-comparisons Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT On borel.one Compare pages for Cursor, Claude Code, Adalo, Glide, Draftbit and GoodBarber show where each one stands on native iPhone apps, a Mac and the App Store. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-26-your-app-list-shows-what-is-building https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-26-your-app-list-shows-what-is-building Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Improved Recents mark an app with a Building badge while a change builds, and opening it again picks the change up where you left it. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-26-a-new-app-is-in-your-list-from-the-first-second https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-26-a-new-app-is-in-your-list-from-the-first-second Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Improved A first build's app appears in your list, opens and is kept as soon as Borel names it, even before the build finishes. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-26-installing-on-your-iphone-comes-with-pro https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-26-installing-on-your-iphone-comes-with-pro Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Changed Putting your apps on your own iPhone with Borel Companion is part of Pro, together with publishing to the App Store. The live iPhone in your browser stays free for everyone. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-26-a-glossary-of-iphone-app-words https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-26-a-glossary-of-iphone-app-words Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT On borel.one About forty plain definitions, from SwiftUI and TestFlight to sideloading and vibe coding, each with what it means when you build with Borel. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-26-switching-from-another-builder https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-26-switching-from-another-builder Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT On borel.one Alternatives pages for Lovable, Bolt, Replit, FlutterFlow, Bubble and more explain what changes when you move to native iPhone apps. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-24-a-public-page-for-your-approved-app https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-24-a-public-page-for-your-approved-app Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Once Apple approves your app, it can have its own page on borel.one. Hide it or show it again any time from Tools, under Publishing. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-24-borel-companion-0-1-6 https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-24-borel-companion-0-1-6 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Improved Installs never hang, a failed install says why in one plain sentence, and Borel knows when Companion is closed and tells you to open it. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-24-a-smoother-workspace-on-your-phone https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-24-a-smoother-workspace-on-your-phone Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Improved Tabs cross-fade, full screen slides the bars away, and the live iPhone is about 10% bigger. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-24-a-page-for-every-native-iphone-feature https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-24-a-page-for-every-native-iphone-feature Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT On borel.one Fifteen pages show what a Borel app can do with the camera, Face ID, maps and more, each with ideas and a prompt to start from. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-23-improve-your-prompt-with-one-tap https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-23-improve-your-prompt-with-one-tap Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New The Improve pill in the composer rewrites your idea into a clearer prompt, right in the box, with Undo if you liked yours better. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-23-pick-a-look-before-the-first-build https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-23-pick-a-look-before-the-first-build Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Before Borel builds a new app it offers a few visual directions to choose from, so the first version already looks the way you want. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-23-the-live-iphone-fills-your-phones-screen https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-23-the-live-iphone-fills-your-phones-screen Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Improved On a phone the live iPhone takes the whole preview with a slim frame and a full screen mode. Turn your phone on its side and it gets the whole stage. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-23-replies-that-read-as-they-arrive https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-23-replies-that-read-as-they-arrive Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Improved The crew's replies write out word by word, smoothly and without raw formatting or jumps. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-23-the-borel-blog https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-23-the-borel-blog Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT On borel.one Step-by-step posts on making, testing and publishing iPhone apps, plus news from Borel. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-19-the-live-iphone-is-free-for-everyone https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-19-the-live-iphone-is-free-for-everyone Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Apple's iOS Simulator runs your app on Borel's Mac and streams it to your browser at no cost, on every plan, credits or not. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-18-free-credits-every-day https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-18-free-credits-every-day Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Changed The free plan gives you 5 credits a day, up to 30 a month, so you can keep building a little every day. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-18-one-button-to-put-an-app-on-your-iphone https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-18-one-button-to-put-an-app-on-your-iphone Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Once Borel Companion is set up, Download to your iPhone installs the app in one press, over Wi-Fi after the first time, and Update brings a newer build. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-18-borel-companion-installs-over-wi-fi https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-18-borel-companion-installs-over-wi-fi Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Improved Companion 0.1.3 and later install over Wi-Fi after one cable install and keep your apps up to date. The Mac version is signed and notarized by Apple. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-18-pennys-plan-short-and-clear https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-18-pennys-plan-short-and-clear Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Improved Penny's plan for your app is a short card with a one-line summary and a few highlights, and it folds away as Rivet starts building. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-18-how-it-works-guides-and-personal-apps https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-18-how-it-works-guides-and-personal-apps Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT On borel.one New pages walk from a prompt to your iPhone or the App Store, cover making, installing and publishing step by step, and show apps you make just for yourself. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-17-every-new-app-is-a-native-swift-app https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-17-every-new-app-is-a-native-swift-app Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Borel now writes every app in Swift with SwiftUI, Apple's own language and design tools, and Xcode builds it on Borel's Mac. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-17-watch-your-app-being-written https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-17-watch-your-app-being-written Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New The build timeline shows each file as it is written with its lines counting up, then the Mac's progress and the check that the app opens. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-17-an-app-icon-with-the-first-build https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-17-an-app-icon-with-the-first-build Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Rivet paints an icon for your new app. Keep it, make another, or upload your own. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-17-ask-for-pictures-in-the-chat https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-17-ask-for-pictures-in-the-chat Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Ask for a picture and Borel paints it as a card you can download, copy, use in your app or set as its icon. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-17-your-apps-and-templates-on-the-home-screen https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-17-your-apps-and-templates-on-the-home-screen Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Signed in, the home page lists your apps, the ones you viewed recently and templates under the composer. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-17-borel-companion-for-windows-no-apple-software-needed https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-17-borel-companion-for-windows-no-apple-software-needed Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Companion for Windows installs your apps on your iPhone without installing any Apple software first. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-17-your-place-in-line https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-17-your-place-in-line Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Improved When Borel's Mac is busy, the live iPhone says your place in line instead of leaving you guessing. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-16-add-features-from-the-menu https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-16-add-features-from-the-menu Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New The composer's + adds pictures, cloud data, payments, AI and iPhone features to your message as chips, so Borel knows exactly what you want. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-16-design-first https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-16-design-first Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Penny asks a few quick questions and paints four screens of your app, so you can see the design before anything is built. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-16-stamp-checks-swift-apps-for-apple https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-16-stamp-checks-swift-apps-for-apple Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Improved Stamp builds your app on the Mac and reads its code against Apple's review rules, then tells you what to fix before you submit. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-12-publish-swift-apps-to-the-app-store https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-12-publish-swift-apps-to-the-app-store Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Borel builds, signs and uploads your Swift app to App Store Connect on its own Mac. No Mac of your own needed. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-11-borel-companion-puts-apps-on-your-iphone https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-11-borel-companion-puts-apps-on-your-iphone Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Companion, a free download for Windows and Mac, installs your apps on your own iPhone with your Apple ID: no App Store and no developer account. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-10-borrow-the-style-of-a-site-you-like https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-10-borrow-the-style-of-a-site-you-like Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Link a site and Borel shows what it took from it, its colours, fonts and layout, and what it will not copy. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-09-talk-while-it-builds https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-09-talk-while-it-builds Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New A message you send while a change builds joins that change, and a dropped connection picks the build up again by itself. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-09-three-directions-for-a-short-idea https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-09-three-directions-for-a-short-idea Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Improved When a first message is vague, Borel offers three one-tap directions to pick from instead of guessing. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-08-meet-the-crew https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-08-meet-the-crew Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Penny plans your app, Rivet builds it and Stamp checks it for Apple. Pick who you talk to from the composer. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-07-learn-borels-docs https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-07-learn-borels-docs Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT On borel.one The documentation moved to Learn, rewritten to be easier to read, with steps, diagrams and real screenshots. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-07-code-and-instructions-in-tools https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-07-code-and-instructions-in-tools Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Read your app's files in a read-only Code tab, and give an app standing rules in Instructions that Borel follows on every change. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-07-a-calmer-publish-flow https://borel.one/changelog#2026-10-07-a-calmer-publish-flow Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Improved App Info asks one thing per screen and drafts the category for you. Every step can be skipped, and the last page lists what Apple still needs. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-09-18-recents-that-keep-up https://borel.one/changelog#2026-09-18-recents-that-keep-up Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Improved A just-built app jumps to the top of your recents, and a change made in another tab shows straight away. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-09-18-app-store-keywords-that-fit https://borel.one/changelog#2026-09-18-app-store-keywords-that-fit Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Improved Keywords for your listing fit Apple's limit in whole words and leave out the app's own name, so they are never refused over length. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-09-13-publish-an-update https://borel.one/changelog#2026-09-13-publish-an-update Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT New A released app has a Publish an update button, and a newer build becomes the next version without a trip to App Store Connect. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-09-11-measured-only-with-your-consent https://borel.one/changelog#2026-09-11-measured-only-with-your-consent Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Improved borel.one waits for your yes before any analytics, and its fonts come from Borel instead of a third party. https://borel.one/changelog#2026-08-28-top-up-credits https://borel.one/changelog#2026-08-28-top-up-credits Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Pro members can buy extra credits when they run low, without moving to a bigger plan.