Claude Opus 4.8, released through Shipper and announced by @chddaniel on…

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Claude Opus 4.8, released through Shipper and announced by @chddaniel on 2026-06-02, claims it can build complete iOS and Android apps and publish them to Apple and Google stores from a single prompt. The tweet asserts apps are buildable and publishable in ~5 minutes for about $0.17 each, with automatic store-listing autofill and a "SHIP" comment giveaway for free credits.

🚨 INTRODUCING: @claudeai just got a huge upgrade in Shipper today

Claude Opus 4.8 can now build iOS/Android apps
And help you PUBLISH them on the iOS/Apple + Google/Play app stores

We just launched Shipper as a way to empower Claude to:

✅ Build complete mobile apps
✅ Recreate existing apps
✅ Assure iOS & Android compatibility
✅ Autofill listings for both app stores (app icon, images, descriptions, keywords, privacy policy etc)

Claude Opus 4.8 can do all of the above in one prompt for ~$0.17/app... Publishable from the first prompt & built in 5 mins, not months.

You can try it on Shipper by asking Claude to "create a mobile app for my business" or "create an iOS app for my idea".

To celebrate this huge step forward, if you comment "SHIP" I'll give random free get free credits.

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