Nika

What was the very first project you vibecoded with AI?

On Product Hunt, I can see many people launching their products using "vibe-coding tools" like @Lovable , @bolt.new , or@Replit

I reckon many people who created something with them are usually developers who didn't have enough time for building a side idea before, but with AI, they could make it happen.

I am not very technical (know some coding/programming basics), but without the help of a tutorial or ChatGPT, I would hardly build a whole project.

Question not only for developers (but also tech newbies):

What was THE FIRST THING YOU VIBECODED?

  • Feel free to share the link or the picture

  • What tool did you use?

  • What was the most difficult part?

  • Did you earn any money with that?

Here is mine:
– It was supposed to be a directory of Bluesky tools

– I used v0.dev by @Vercel

– The most difficult parts were to define something + It also rewrote good parts of the code, so it was kind of a mess for me.

– I haven't earned any money because I haven't published the project. (I abandoned it. :D)

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Bao Ngo

👋 Love this thread — and totally resonate with the idea of “vibe coding.” I’m not super technical either (I only know the basics), but thanks to @Redbean AI: Vibe coding a game in 2 mins , I was able to build my first playable game — no code, just pure vibes + creativity.

It was a little narrative game with pixel art, a branching storyline, and some quiz logic. I used Redbean’s AI Agent to guide the flow and design the mechanics.

The hardest part? Letting go of perfectionism and just making something. But once I started, it was honestly addictive.

Didn’t earn money (yet 😅), but it gave me the confidence to think like a maker for the first time.

Here’s a peek [

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Would love to see what others created too!

Marcus Freeland

I vibecoded a browser video game, but quickly realized how far away from production it was. No saving data, no boards/progress to track, etc... It was basically just some dude that could run and jump around. I was intrigued though that it was possible. AI has come a long way since then, but I think many run into this issue. Where you realize how novel some builders can be and you'll really have to invest in learning how to develop further than the concept build.

Nika

@marcusfreeland Did you also vibecoded Desk Help?

Marcus Freeland

@busmark_w_nika No, that would be nice but I don't think I would ever release a vibecoded project to the public because trying to optimize it or add features later would be insanely time-consuming (you don't really "know" the code it ouptut). DeskHelp is a combination of Javascript, HTML, Bubble, and AI. Its biggest technical advantage is the database structure. It's tuned for fast retrieval of large datasets... this is particularly handy for search filtering, customer interaction history, and AI features. I see that vibecoding can work okay for apps that serve the customer directly but if you are building a multiple-tenant app with user types/roles/privacy settings, it doesn't do well with structuring code or database setup.

Hareesh Bahuleyan

I built Layover Planner to help travellers to transform their long waits at airports into valuable travel experiences, by sharing informative airport layover guides. For vibe-coding the frontend, I used Cursor which was great.

Honestly I started quite optimistic with the hope that it should be completed within a few hours to a couple of days at most, but eventually it took more like 2 weeks to get it to the state where I was happy with the designs.

Also setting up data pipelines and being the human-in-the-loop to verify the correctness of the information was definitely time-consuming. But it was absolutely fun to work on!

Nika

@hareeshbahuleyan Hareesh! :D Today, I travelled and was waiting at the airport. Pity I haven't seen this comment sooner :D

Hareesh Bahuleyan

@busmark_w_nika Haha now you have it bookmarked for your next flight ;)

Nika

@hareeshbahuleyan Sure thing! :)

MIMI PAUL

I vibecoded these website for two of my clients in under 10 hours:

https://omnibuz.com/

https://paydeck.in/

Now Both of them are afraid that their internal product pages have gone old-fashioned.

Everyone wants their product to look next-gen.

Right now I'm designing this document processing tool for one of our friend. We're using Claude sonnet 4 for designing complex in-app screens.

Nika

@mosymimi Have you had any previous experience with coding, or was it your newbie experience?

MIMI PAUL

@busmark_w_nika 12+ years in software industry. Continuous note taking, documentation and logging is my best friend. My old school practices will get me through this AI whirlwind.

Nika

@mosymimi Aaa okay, that's why you were done with the product so fast! :D :) I am a newbie, so my outputs take a long time.

Furqaan

Haha, great question. For me, it started with a problem I noticed in my hometown - Bangalore, India.

After moving overseas to NYC, I realized something interesting: Bangalore has tons of builders, architects, and affordable labor to construct homes, but most people had no idea where to start or how to find the right people. There was no clear direction or centralized system to guide them.

That insight led me to build Realyst - a tool I vibe-coded mostly on Replit. The core idea was an AI-powered system that matched users with the right vendors based on their specific needs, pulling from a curated database with vendor ratings.

For example, if someone searched "looking to build a house in Benson Town" (a neighborhood in Bangalore), the app would surface the best nearby vendors, show a clear flow, and provide a step-by-step roadmap for which services to opt for - all within a beautiful UI.

It was a fun experiment, and one that taught me a lot.

Nika

@chaosandcoffee Cool product for locals. This could work on the international level too. How do you market it to the target audience? Any special practices?

Alin Olteanu

Hey everyone! Am I late to the party?

I just built a self-destructing encrypted message platform, coming from a real need that I had at work. I was struggling with sharing sensitive info like passwords, API keys, or confidential documents through insecure channels.

The project is called crypted.pro and I made it to fulfill this need and I want to share it with you, maybe you need a tool like this in your life. :)

I used @Lovable and @Claude by Anthropic , but also my security knowledge.


This is still early stage and I'm actively developing it.

Thanks everyone for reading this and hope you have a great day!

Nika

@alin_olteanu You are just in time! :D I upvoted for your idea :)

Ruth Heasman

My first app is called Revision.Quest and I built it in a hurry for my son to revise for his GCSEs earlier this year. It’s still unfinished, and maybe I’ll never finish it, but it works reasonably well and, of course, he no longer needs it since the exams finished. It also has an AI subject matter testing mode, just because. My second app was a 3D maths game called https://numbercruncher.site. I’ve built a tonne of apps since then, not all finished yet, but in various stages of development, including two interactive books (https://aibitcoinrevolution.com). My own portfolio website ruthdesignsdigital.com is among them. My most recently finished vibe coded app is https://StartupScout.co, which I launched on Product Hunt a couple of weeks ago now. I vibe code with @Replit and I think it’s practically perfect, as it provides hosting, database, login, deployment, scaling, etc, with the best Agent out there (Claude Sonnet/Opus 4). The platform really guides you into best practices and hand holds the newbie all the way through the process. I can’t say enough good things about it honestly. It’s basically magic.

Nika

@ruthheasman Hey Ruth, have you already had the programming experience from the past, or did you learn programming thanks to AI?

Ruth Heasman

@busmark_w_nika I spent a decade as a web designer previously, so I’m not new to code, but I am new to coding, if you see what I mean? And I can’t say I’ve learnt programming, though I have learnt a lot more about how projects are constructed and a lot of do’s and don’ts. There’s no way I could code any of these projects without AI, honestly. I’d have got stuck and given up. It unlocked a whole new side of me.

Nika

@ruthheasman Aaa gotcha, so it is not completely a new area. That's fine, because you know how to better design (+ define) things. Huge thumbs up! :)

Will Kode

My first vibe-coded project was a small productivity tracker - basically a to-do list that also gave reminders for my side projects.

I used Base44, and honestly, the hardest part was getting the prompts right. At first, I was wasting credits and ending up with messy flows that didn’t do what I wanted.

Once I started crafting better prompts, I was able to build fully functional MVPs in just a few credits. That’s actually why I helped build BaseMVP - a tool that generates expert-level prompts for flows, data models, UI/UX, and error handling. It basically lets anyone, even non-devs, get clean builds fast without the trial-and-error.

I’ve since used it to spin up a few small apps that I could actually test with users, and it’s a game-changer if you want to turn an idea into a working product quickly.

Check it out here: https://basemvp.forgebaseai.com

Nika

@will_kode Will you launch it on PH?

Sanskar Yadav

Vibe-coded two things and finished at the same time

  1. A bulk-video editing tool customizable for short-form content creators that has a set template (mostly meme or reposting pages)

  2. A Chrome extension that sorts all the reels/tiktok videos by views/likes/comments on any profile. (used for content inspiration)

Never launched these two, but will do it soon. Currently building a free alternative for Calendly Pro (somewhat vibecoded in the beginning) and will launch it in Oct 1st week most probably.

Nika

@sanskarix What is your bet? Which one will be more successful?
1. Bulk-video editing tool or

2. Chrome extension? :)

Sanskar Yadav

@busmark_w_nika  Since I'm part of various creator communities, I guess Bulk Video Editor has more demand and solves a real problem. But I'm confused, I just use both of these for my personal use, let's launch and see :D

Nika

@sanskarix Do you have any launch date in mind? :D

Sanskar Yadav

@busmark_w_nika haha, as soon as I'm done with Cal ID's launch.
So if I haven't told you already, the MVP for my meeting scheduling tool is live now and I'm launching it on October 7th.
I have a few ideas in mind, I'll execute it as soon as I'm free from this

Robert Konecny

NFTFolio.app was my first project I have vibecoded;

the second one was DNGun.com DN outreach Tool and now I am on the project with AI Companion, just cooking it now, you can preview it here GF.Chat

Nika

@robert_konecny Interesting. Do you have your first users?

Robert Konecny

@busmark_w_nika Not yet. It's so fresh; I just mentioned it here, so nobody is aware of this project. (except you now) Now I have forwarded my GF.chat domain on it. Did you tried it? I would like to hear your comments. You would be my first user. I could put a male version for you.

Actually not sure, which project are you asking about? NFTFolio has some users, the same as DNGun, Just GF. Chat is the new one, yet it lacks users.

Nika

@robert_konecny I meant GF chat – Because I thought that you created that one long time ago.

Robert Konecny

@busmark_w_nika Actually GF Chat is my last one, https://www.nftfolio.app/ was my first one

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