How I Built 9 Apps with Vibe Coding
A look at my approach to building and shipping apps fast using AI-assisted development and engineering intuition.
I shipped 9 apps in the past few months. They’re all live, people use them. This is how I did it.
What is Vibe Coding?
Vibe coding is what I’ve been calling my approach: use AI tools (Claude, Cursor, Copilot) for the mechanical parts, bring your own judgment for architecture and product decisions, and ship v1 before you’ve thought of every edge case.
The Apps
Here’s what I’ve shipped:
- BuildFR: reads everything your customers said and ranks it into what to build next. Writeup
- DirectWhats: message a WhatsApp number without saving it as a contact. Writeup
- Clock: a fullscreen clock that keeps the screen awake. Writeup
- Shoestring: epic trips, tiny budgets. Writeup
- YT Search: the search field YouTube never gave you for your own playlists. Writeup
- GeoGenius: an AI GeoGuessr trainer that teaches the clues instead of handing you the answer. Writeup
- Google Watchlist: one click to the Google watchlist that is otherwise four clicks deep. Writeup
- Roastmaster: upload a selfie, get roasted. Writeup
- WAGMI: AI workouts, longevity habits, and a coach that notices when you skip. Writeup
What actually matters
The AI matters less than the person using it. I can tell when generated code looks right but does the wrong thing, because I’ve been writing code long enough to have opinions about it. If you don’t already know how to build software, AI tools will make you faster at building the wrong thing.
What’s Next
I’ll keep building. I have a list.