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An accountant built a free plant-sharing app for his community. A year later, Apple’s fees, trademark lawyers, scammers, and AI clones forced him to shut it down. The modern internet doesn’t reward generosity—it taxes it until the hobbyist gives up.
Apple’s tight control over its platform was supposed to guarantee a seamless experience. But as developers face broken tools and infinite loading loops, the real cost of the company’s monopoly is coming to light. Forget the App Store fees—the true fragility lies in a degraded toolchain that traps creators and threatens the entire iOS ecosystem.
AI has collapsed the barrier to building apps — but that was never the real barrier. The App Store is flooding with vibecoded software, and the scarce resource has shifted from code to empathy. When everyone can build, the only apps that survive will be the ones made by people who actually understand human needs.
Apple markets the App Store as a safe, curated ecosystem, but hidden gambling apps are bypassing security in economically strained markets like Brazil and the UK. This isn’t just a technical oversight; it’s a structural failure where developer incentives, reactive enforcement, and economic desperation collide. The ‘safe’ walled garden is a lie, and the most vulnerable users are paying the price.