Cline + Mobile App

Built a mobile app with Cline?
We'll make it production-ready.

Mobile apps live on someone's phone — the most personal device they own. Users expect instant load times, smooth animations, offline support, and zero crashes. AI tools can scaffold a mobile UI fast, but the gap between a working prototype and an app that survives App Store review, handles spotty network connections, and doesn't drain the battery is where most AI-built mobile apps fail.

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Mobile App challenges in Cline apps

Building a mobile app with Cline is a great start — but these challenges need attention before launch.

App Store and Play Store approval

Apple and Google have strict review guidelines covering permissions, privacy policies, content ratings, and technical requirements. AI-generated apps frequently get rejected for missing privacy disclosures, requesting unnecessary permissions, or failing to handle edge cases that reviewers specifically test for.

Offline functionality and network handling

Mobile users lose connectivity constantly — in elevators, on subways, in rural areas. AI tools build apps that assume a constant internet connection. Without offline caching, request queuing, and graceful degradation, your app shows blank screens or crashes when the network drops.

Device fragmentation and screen sizes

Your app needs to work on hundreds of different devices — from small Android phones to large tablets, with notches, punch-holes, and different aspect ratios. AI-generated layouts often break on devices other than the one used during development.

Performance and battery drain

Mobile users notice when an app drains their battery or feels sluggish. Unoptimized rendering, excessive API polling, background processes that never stop, and memory leaks are common in AI-generated mobile code. These issues cause uninstalls faster than missing features.

Push notifications

Setting up push notifications requires server-side infrastructure, device token management, platform-specific configuration (APNs for iOS, FCM for Android), and proper permission handling. AI tools generate a basic notification call but skip the entire delivery pipeline.

Secure local storage

Mobile apps store auth tokens, user preferences, and cached data on-device. AI tools often use insecure storage methods (plain shared preferences or AsyncStorage) instead of encrypted keystores. Anyone with physical access to the device could extract sensitive data.

What we check in your Cline mobile app

App Store compliance — privacy policy, permissions, content guidelines
Network handling — offline mode, retry logic, connection state management
Device compatibility — layout on different screen sizes and OS versions
Performance — rendering speed, memory usage, battery impact
Secure storage — encrypted keystore for tokens and sensitive data
Push notification pipeline — server config, token management, delivery
Authentication — biometric login, secure session persistence
Deep linking — proper URL scheme handling and universal links
Crash reporting — error tracking and analytics integration
Build configuration — release signing, obfuscation, environment management

Common Cline issues we fix

Beyond mobile app-specific issues, these are Cline patterns we commonly fix.

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Unsupervised file modifications

Cline modifies multiple files autonomously. Without careful review, security-critical changes like auth configuration or API permissions can go unnoticed.

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Dependency installation without audit

Cline installs npm packages autonomously without checking for known vulnerabilities, malicious packages, or unnecessary additions.

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Cascading changes across files

Cline's multi-file edits sometimes introduce bugs in files that weren't the focus of the change, causing regressions in unrelated features.

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Execution of generated scripts

Cline can execute terminal commands as part of its workflow. Generated scripts may have unintended side effects on your development environment.

Start with a self-serve audit

Get a professional review of your Cline mobile app at a fixed price.

External Security Scan

Black-box review of your public-facing app. No code access needed.

$19
  • OWASP Top 10 vulnerability check
  • SSL/TLS configuration analysis
  • Security header assessment
  • Expert review within 24h
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Code Audit

In-depth review of your source code for security, quality, and best practices.

$19
  • Security vulnerability analysis
  • Code quality review
  • Dependency audit
  • Architecture review
  • Expert + AI code analysis
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Best Value

Complete Bundle

Both scans in one package with cross-referenced findings.

$29$38
  • Everything in both products
  • Cross-referenced findings
  • Unified action plan
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100% credited toward any paid service. Start with an audit, then let us fix what we find.

Frequently asked questions

Can I build a mobile app with Cline?

Cline is a great starting point for a mobile app. It handles the initial scaffolding well, but mobile apps have specific requirements — app store and play store approval and offline functionality and network handling — that need professional attention before launch.

What issues does Cline leave in mobile apps?

Common issues include: unsupervised file modifications, dependency installation without audit, cascading changes across files. For a mobile app specifically, these issues are compounded by the need for app store and play store approval.

How do I make my Cline mobile app production-ready?

Start with our code audit ($19) to get a clear picture of what needs fixing. For most Cline-built mobile apps, the critical path is: security review, then fixing core flow reliability, then deployment. We provide a fixed quote after the audit.

How much does it cost to fix a Cline-built mobile app?

Our code audit is $19 and gives you a complete report of issues. Fixes start at $199 with our Fix & Ship plan. For larger mobile app projects, we provide a custom fixed quote after the audit — no hourly billing.

Get your Cline mobile app production-ready

Tell us about your project. We'll respond within 24 hours with a clear plan and fixed quote.

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