What's New

We're excited to announce NativeAppTemplate 2.0 — the biggest update since our first release.             
                                                                                                             
🎉 The Rails 8.1 API backend is now fully open source (MIT).    
                                                                                                             
→ Explore the repo on GitHub                   
                                                                                                             
What's new in 2.0:                                                                                         
                                                                 
• iOS 26 & Liquid Glass Design — first-class support for Apple's new design language
• Rails 8.1 — Solid Queue, Solid Cache, Solid Cable
• Claude Code ready — CLAUDE.md guidance files in every repo for AI-assisted development
• Hardened security — Brakeman 7.1.2, mass-assignment protection, full audit
• 205 new tests — comprehensive coverage across models, policies, serializers, and controllers             
                                                                                                             
Why open-source the API?                                        
                                                                                                             
In an AI-assisted development era, the moat isn't the code — it's production-tested, continuously maintained code backed by a real app shipping to real users (MyTurnTag Creator on the App Store and Google Play). Open-sourcing the API means you can audit it, self-host it, and contribute back. The paid iOS and Android clients still deliver the multi-tenancy, invitations, and role-based access that teams need.

Thanks for being part of this journey. 🙏

We've added interactive API documentation powered by Swagger UI. You can now explore and test all NativeAppTemplate-API endpoints at the API Docs page.

Upgraded from Rails 7.1 to 8.1, bringing improved performance, Solid Queue/Cable/Cache, and the latest framework features.