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– 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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Subscription Day
Hey everyone. I built @DeskMinder² using Vibecoding. I’m a designer, not a developer. Over the past six months, I’ve created six projects this way - two of them have already been launched and are generating a solid income. What started as an experiment and a side project is quickly turning into something more and I can already see that in another six months, I’ll have a full-fledged product company with a dozen active projects.
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@dmitriychuta I have seen you ranked in the first place – congratulations! :)
Did you have any massive marketing campaigns? :)
Regarding vibe-coding – how did you check the code? (e.g. whether there will be no bugs, etc.... do you know at least some basics in coding?) :)
Subscription Day
@busmark_w_nikaNah, I didn’t even look at the code did everything purely on vibes. The product has over 4,000 users and the number keeps growing every day. Marketing is minimal just Product Hunt, Reddit, posts on Threads and X. The product is growing organically on its own.
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@dmitriychuta Probably found PMF! :D
Atlas
Mine was a meme generator! I post a lot on LinkedIn and I love using memes. So, when I compose one, I ask Claude to recommend about 10 memes. I read through, if I don't know what a meme looks like, i have to look it up. I finally decide on a meme suggestion, look it up on https://imgflip.com/ - type in the funny line, then download it... it's just a little bit tedious and I wanted the app to give me several image recommendations with the funny line already on there so all I had to do was download.
So, this project was built because of an internal hackathon. I was teamed up with @kyle_anne - we used @Replit and @Claude by Anthropic to help us write better prompts.
The purpose of our hackathon was to hook up our own product, @Atlas, in there to monetize our vibe coded project - to see how easy/hard it was. WOW... it took us over half the time to try and get pricing and billing in there. Monetizing it was HARD. Needless to say, we didn't make money off of it.
It's why we pivoted and launched an easier model a few weeks ago for the June 11th launch. It should be much easier now to integrate. @busmark_w_nika wanna try it with your app?
p.s. I didn't intend to plug our product in here. I just re-read your post and saw your prompt about making money. 😇
cc: @michaelthoy @smith_at_atlas @heyalper @clayminer
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@kyle_anne @michaelthoy @smith_at_atlas @heyalper @clayminer @laura_cruickshanks MEME generator – it is enough to mention this one word and I am all yours :D But when it comes to trying it: Do I need to have any app? Because app I am collaborating with is not intended to integrate to something (it is a digital detox app).
Atlas
@busmark_w_nika you can try any app that you want to make money with!! do you want to sync up with the team to see what your needs might be? i'd love to work with you!
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@laura_cruickshanks But does the app have to be developed by myself? Because at the moment, I do not have any app :D
Atlas
@busmark_w_nika oh, i see what you're saying. yes, you have to build something. it can be a simple prototype using @Lovable @Windsurf @Replit and then you plug and play!
Atlas
@busmark_w_nika @laura_cruickshanks Hah, I think the Meme Generator was my first vibe coded project as well. I'd used AI for coding tasks before, but not to build something new from the ground up.
Atlas
@kyle_anne @busmark_w_nika @michaelthoy @heyalper @clayminer @laura_cruickshanks the first project that I vibe coded was a twitter clone! I wanted to make some hybrid of wiki + twitter where there would be a word of a day, and people would have to make funny videos to define/explain the word! :'-D
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@kyle_anne @michaelthoy @heyalper @clayminer @laura_cruickshanks @smith_at_atlas Did you finish it? :D
@busmark_w_nika
I think the biggest myth about vibe-coding is that non-technical people can build and launch full products just by prompting.
In my opinion, these tools work best as extensions for "good enough" engineers who understand the basics, know how to debug, work with databases and can reason about systems. For them (us), tools like Lovable, Cursor and Windsurf e.g. vibe-coding massively speeds things up to build, collect feedback and iterate.
Anything beyond that is mostly hype wrapped in great marketing. Just my 2 cents.
In future things may look different but for now, this is it.
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@martyd I share the opinion that when a serious project is supposed to be vibecoded, only under the supervision of a professional because there can be many leaks when newbie is in charge of vibecoding.
Macaly
Trickle
I’ve been exploring a bunch of ideas using Trickle (our AI website builder), and it’s been such a fun creative outlet — here are a few things I’ve built recently:
🗂️ A simple task management site
📄 A resume template site
📸 A wedding photography studio landing page
🎨 A personal portfolio site
🧃 A retro-style landing page for a beverage shop
None of them are perfect, but building them without code felt so rewarding. Trickle helped me get from “idea” to “done” — and now I’m working on improving it for others too 😊
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@ninaaaa0913 Wow, you are so effective. OKay, now, I can hide with my almost done one project :D
Trickle
@busmark_w_nika Haha you’re hilarious 😂 Love your energy!
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@ninaaaa0913 Thank you! :D
Atlas
Dadlines.lol
Built with @Lovable - Vibe Priced with @Atlas
Next up - building an allowance app for my kids where they can divvy out their earnings between the Bank of Hoy, investments and charity.
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@michaelthoy I love how you teach your kids financial management at an early age. I would wish to have you as a parent! :D
Atlas
@michaelthoy @busmark_w_nika credit to @smith_at_atlas for dadlines too!
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@5harath Is it like a "directory" for meetings?
@5harath I just signed up for the priority access! Would love to follow the journey here. - Tyler!
Haimeta
My first vibe coding project was an item management app because I had too many things and often forgot what I already owned. Using Windsurf and Cursor, I built a basic iOS app in about two weeks. The interface was super simple, but I never figured out how to publish it on the App Store. So, the project files are still lying on my computer, haha.
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@gin_6078 I think that when you are publishing something in the App Store, you need to pay a fee.
Haimeta
@busmark_w_nika Yes, independent developers on the App Store need to pay an annual fee of around $100.
pickleball scoring app!
still yet to launch! i just have the code
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@purvamjoshi At first, I had to look up the term "pickleball" :D Do you have any potential users?
@busmark_w_nika it is the fastest growing sport! and community is so big in US/India! clubs and courts are always full so yaa! i can approach clubs as potential pilot users
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@purvamjoshi Yeah, some betting forums related to sport as well :D
I created this yesterday, for just over 4 hours. 🚀 Type Invaders – The Fun Way for Kids to Learn Typing
A space-themed typing game where players must type falling words to destroy them before they reach the bottom of the screen.
🎯 It’s not just a game — it’s typing practice in disguise.
https://www.typeinvaders.space
Let me know what you think?
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@ajbatac Just testing it and love it! More games like this + also in different languages for learning :D
@busmark_w_nika thanks for trying :) I've updated it again today.
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@ajbatac Thank you for creating such a fun game! :)
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@chris_chapin So basically, do you learn to code, right? :) I am also on the same page.