Cross-platform AI editor that ships the app

Every AI editor writes code.
This one ships it.

IterateCode compiles, signs, and installs a running app on a real device — iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux. From one codebase. The agent stops at BUILD SUCCEEDED, not at a diff.

Get IterateCode → Prompt one in the browser
iteratecode · main · agent
› ship this app to my iPhone

planning target · iOS · iPhone 15 Pro
generating signing config · team ABC123
compiling · Swift 5.9 · 214 files · 3.1s
code-signing · .entitlements · provisioning profile
installing to device
BUILD SUCCEEDED · installed to iPhone 15 Pro · 4.2s
The problem

Every path to a shipped app is broken.

Solo founders shipping cross-platform apps have no coherent tool. Every option leaves the last mile to you.

01

AI IDEs

Cursor · Copilot · Zed · Windsurf
“Edit code. That’s it.”

You’re on your own to compile, sign, distribute. No native builds, no App Store, no Play Store — autocomplete on steroids.

02

Prompt-to-app builders

Lovable · Bolt · Replit · v0
“Trapped in their stack.”

They generate apps inside their runtime. You can’t take it native. Locked in from day one, no path to a real iOS or Android binary.

03

Native tools

Xcode 26 · Android Studio
“One platform, shallow AI.”

Xcode is Mac + Apple only. Android Studio is Google only. Neither has cross-platform reach, and both treat AI as a bolt-on.

How it works

Browser prompt to signed binary, one flow.

Not four disconnected tools. One ecosystem, one account. Your code stays yours the whole way.

01
Prompt
iteratecode.dev
02
Refine
Native IDE / Extension
03
Build
CLI + toolchain
04
Ship
Signed · notarized · uploaded
Every step is a real product, shipping today. And every AI call along the way is cost-routed to the cheapest capable model.
What makes it different

Real toolchains. Real ownership. Real ship.

Four things nobody else in this category does — all shipping today, none behind a paywall.

› THE CORE

Compiles, signs, installs.

Real Xcode. Real Gradle. Real Vite. Real signed binaries. The agent doesn’t stop at a diff — it stops when your app is running on a device.

▸ xcodebuild -scheme MyApp
▸ codesign --sign "Apple Dev"
▸ xcrun altool --upload
→ uploaded · pending review

// ./gradlew assembleRelease
▸ apksigner sign --ks release.jks
▸ installed to Pixel 8
› COST-ROUTED AI

10× lower inference bills.

Every call goes to the cheapest capable model. Refactors hit fast tiers, architecture hits premium.

deepseek-coder gpt-4o-mini gemini-flash claude-sonnet-4.6 claude-opus-4.6
› CODING HOUR

Zero to shipping in an hour.

A first-time programmer tutor built in. Chapter-by-chapter path from idea to running app. Voice-guided. Real celebrations.

› SAFE AI EDITS

Prompt-level undo.

Every AI change is a snapshot. Before touching Info.plist, .pbxproj, or Gradle, we back it up. One command restores.

› ONE ACCOUNT

Eight surfaces, one login.

Browser, Mac, Windows, Linux, VS Code, CLI, mobile companion, and the marketing site. Same JWT, seamless everywhere.

Cursor edits your code. Lovable traps it.
IterateCode ships it.
— The whole positioning, in one sentence.
Coding Hour

First-time programmers get to a shipped app.

The only AI IDE that assumes you might not code yet — and still gets you to a running native app.

00
👋
Welcome
DONE
01
💡
Your idea
DONE
02
🗺
What you’ll build
DONE
03
⚙
Setting up
DONE
04
📱
Your first screen
IN PROGRESS
05
🚀
See it live
NEXT
06
🔨
Keep building
NEXT

Chapter-specific celebrations

Each chapter completion earns its own animated moment, not a generic checkmark. Progress feels real because it is.

Optional voice guidance

Claude reads the mentor response aloud. Zero-cost, offline, always there. Turn it on when your eyes need a break.

“I’m stuck” — always visible

When you don’t know what to type, one button asks Claude to try a different approach. Not the same suggestion again — a new one.

Auto build-error capture

Build fails, error text streams straight to the mentor. No need to describe what a red squiggle means.

The 2026 landscape

The only cross-platform AI IDE that ships the app.

Xcode 26.3 has agentic AI now. Cursor 3.5 runs cloud agents. Bolt ships Expo React Native. Here’s how we compare, honestly.

Product
Cross-platform
Ships binaries
Own the code
Beginner mode
Cost routing
IterateCode
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
LingCode
—
✓
✓
—
✓
Cursor 3.5
✓
—
✓
—
—
Claude Code
✓
—
✓
—
—
Xcode 26.3
—
✓
✓
—
—
Bolt / Rork
—
—
✓
—
—
Lovable / v0
—
—
✓
—
—

Cross-platform + shipping + beginner-mode is the moat. Xcode 26.3 owns Apple-only. Cursor owns pro dev. We own founders shipping cross-platform.

DOWNLOADS & INSTALL

One editor, every platform.

Start in the browser with zero install, or grab the native tools for your OS. Everything shares one account and the same seven-model AI catalog. Free to start — upgrade when you need native builds.

● Live

Browser

Any modern browser · No install

Prompt-to-app in your browser. Project history, one-click Vercel deploy, and a clean handoff to the desktop IDE when you’re ready to ship native.

Open iteratecode.dev →
Early Access

Mac Desktop

macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon & Intel

Native Swift IDE with real Xcode integration. Compiles, signs, and installs your iOS or macOS app straight to a device.

Early Access

Windows & Linux

Windows 10+ · Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch

VS Code–based cross-platform build with the same shipping pipeline. Android APK signing and native Windows/Linux output built in.

Public Beta

CLI

Node 18+ · macOS, Linux, Windows

Scriptable IterateCode from your terminal. Generate, build, deploy, and ship straight from CI — same routed catalog as the IDE.

View on GitHub →
$ npm install -g @iteratecode/cli
Public Beta

VS Code & Cursor

VS Code 1.85+ · Cursor · Windsurf

Bring the shipping pipeline into your existing editor. Command palette: Iterate: Build & Ship.

Add from Marketplace →
$ code --install-extension iteratecode.iteratecode
Coming Soon

Mobile Companion

iOS 16+ · Android 10+

Approve builds, review generated diffs, and ship from your phone. The mobile side of a workflow that lives on your desk.

Public Beta

MCP Integration

Cursor · Claude Code · Xcode 26

Call iteratecode.build_and_ship from your existing editor via MCP. Cross-platform shipping without switching tools.

Setup guide →
→ POST https://api.iteratecode.dev/mcp
Requirements. Mac Desktop: macOS 13+ and an Apple Developer account for signed iOS builds. Windows/Linux: Node 20+ and the platform SDK for your target. CLI: Node 18+. Pricing. Free tier covers 50k tokens and 5 native builds per day. Pro is $15/mo for 40× the headroom. Team is $40/seat/mo.

Ship the app. Not the diff.

Free to try in the browser with generous daily headroom. $15/mo Pro for serious daily use and native builds. Own your code from prompt to App Store.

Get IterateCode → Or try in browser