Fastlane
Hacker ApprovedMobile build automation tool in Developer tools
Free open-source tool that automates building, code signing and submitting iOS and Android apps, so developers can skip manual Xcode and App Store steps.
Free open-source tool that automates building, code signing and submitting iOS and Android apps, so developers can skip manual Xcode and App Store steps.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Automates iOS signing and App Store deploys
“I ship the app to TestFlight and the AppStore using Fastlane from the command line”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Xcode 26.3 unlocks the power of agentic coding” “Expo + Fastlane = fully automated iOS submission and deployment.”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Building and Shipping Mac and iOS Apps Without Ever Opening Xcode” “you can automate signing/distribution”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Apple is increasing my cortisol levels” Automates mobile build and release tasks
“fastlane exists to solve exactly this problem in the mobile space.”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Building and Shipping Mac and iOS Apps Without Ever Opening Xcode” “today tools like Fastlane help”
Comment from 27 Apr 2026 in “Self-Updating Screenshots”
What people said
10 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I would have loved to have found it sooner in my app shipping journey.”
“Expo + Fastlane = fully automated iOS submission and deployment.”
“fastlane exists to solve exactly this problem in the mobile space.”
“you can automate signing/distribution”
“It doesn’t support App Preview automation, this is something that I had to script myself.”
“today tools like Fastlane help”
“That ended up driving 50M+ views across different projects.”
“it reduces boilerplate and gives enough structure that the inherent risk of depending on a 3rd-party is worth it”
“I ship the app to TestFlight and the AppStore using Fastlane from the command line”
“just using fastlane and building on your own infra”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.