Apple has finally sent the bouncers to the App Store. The company has purged the 'vibe coding' apps that were threatening to let just anyone build software. Replit and Vibecode have been blocked from releasing updates. The message is clear: the elite code, the rest of us just consume.

'Vibe coding'—where people describe what they want in plain English—was an assault on digital exclusivity. It flooded the store with 235,800 new apps in just three months. Most of them were tacky, poorly lit, and utterly middle-class. Apple is restoring the natural order.

The App Store should be a curated boutique, not a flea market. By enforcing strict review guidelines, Apple is ensuring that software development remains an expensive, highly guarded profession. We don't want 'vibe-coded' apps changing their behaviour after review. We want stability, luxury, and the comfort of knowing that the apps on our iPhones were built by professionals, not by people 'vibing' in their bedrooms.

This isn't a crackdown on creativity. It is a preservation of status. The digital enclosure is a necessary protection for the platforms we love. Let the plebs play with their prompts on Android. The iPhone remains a gated community for those who understand the value of a closed ecosystem.