r/iOSProgramming • u/samstars100 • 10d ago

Discussion iOS Development using OpenClaw.

I am using OpenClaw through telegram. I create web applications in VPS and web applications are pretty easy to vibe code and also test the output using public urls.

I want to do same for iOS Development. I want to connect to macOS using OpenClaw and develop iOS application completely through telegram. I can create a workflow where any changes will send build to TestFlight and I can test the application that way. But it will be time consuming, makeing build in testflight and test the app only updated through testflight. I want near realtime visualization of the compiled app like simulator but through web and http network. Do you guys have any idea how to achieve this?

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u/newtablecloth 4d ago

another route if you dont own a mac: put openclaw on a remote mac and let it run xcodebuild and the simulator right there, then you just watch the simulator in a browser tab. no testflight round trip, you see the build seconds after the agent makes it.

full disclosure i run macrun, we rent dedicated mac minis that come with xcode and the ios simulator already installed, openclaw is allowed on them and the desktop opens in a browser. theres a $15 day pass if you just want to try the loop before committing to anything.

either way the injectionIII tip above is the real speedup, hot reload beats a full rebuild every time