How do you know when an app is vibe coded?

[rampancy]

Is there a general set of characteristics that distinguish an app as being coded with AI? I ask because I find it difficult to consistently point to any set of characteristics to help me identify Mac apps that have been AI-generated.

 

[Bigwaff]

Is there a general set of characteristics that distinguish an app as being coded with AI?

You mean after it has been compiled into a binary and distributed?

 

[rampancy]

You mean after it has been compiled into a binary and distributed?

Yes, that was what I had in mind. Perhaps what I'm asking for only applies to the most egregious cases where people just compile and post whatever source code Claude spits out.

 

[LeeW]

These days? Better chance that it's vibe-coded than not. Recently, it took me 11 days to get a new app approved; it can take 3-4 days to get an App update approved. Even when I speak to Apple support, they admit themselves that the volume being submitted is coming from vibe-coded apps, which is why it's taking so long to get an approval for anything.