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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I used Antigravity for my project and built a complete product. It even has a backend CMS for content, SEO, and lead magnets. With a referral program, OAuth, and payment integration, it works perfectly fine. I am no coder, but I'm waiting to launch the product on PH soon!
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@sanath_bhat When is the launch? Does it already have any profit?
@busmark_w_nika We are currently 10 days post-deployment and in the pre-revenue optimization phase. Our immediate roadmap focuses on technical SEO and securing AI citations to ensure high visibility. Once we are fully indexed across major search engines and discovery layers, we will trigger our formal launch sequence.
My friends and I were going on a trip and needed something to organize our shopping list, chores, meals, duties, who's driving, location and other info. At the end of it all, it settles up the $ so everyone is even. Integrated chat, can invite other members to collaborate, kanpan board etc.
I called it "CabinPlanner". You can find it here - it's survived the test of time
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@yakuraapp Cool! Will you launch it on PH too?
Did a few. But I think the first one was @Norwegian 4x4 HIIT Protocol Training App which became really big now.
Then followed by:
- @TakeSip - Your Hydration Companion (a liquid glass, before it became a thing)
- @Healing Sounds: Meditation & Calm (I love it)
- @cv4job - Score and Optimize Your CV (I hate the last one).
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@nikitay I can see that Norwegian is not already listed in the Play Store, and it is only forthe App Store. Did you leave the Android version completely?
@busmark_w_nika Oh. my bad. I need to update the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.norwegian4x4.app Thanks!
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@nikitay thnx, all clear now! :)
Many prototype concepts were played around with, but the first official launch into the wild that was built with @Lovable is Furthur: https://furthur.ai/
A social network for sharing and discovering prompts across different AI models (e.g., a PromptNet)
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@guy_derry How did you market it?
@busmark_w_nika organic posts on Product Hunt and Reddit, and a little bit of paid IG/FB
Enigma X - Personal Encryption Machine
I vibecoded @Enigma X 100% with Claude. Before that I was just marketer.
And actually Enigma is veeery tech project that solves huge problem: https://youtu.be/p48AlUFkIbs?si=1YoABAqLFDV4SAq5
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@jack_khrapkov This made me laugh :D
Great discussion!
The first thing I vibe-coded was https://bestaithings.com using Cursor - I nearly gave up 20 or more times but persevered and launched it. I took it as a massive learning curve and confidence builder. I think the hardest part was it just being so totally new to me and the biggest learning was "pick a tech stack and stick to it" which then led me to the first 'real thing'. No money earned, yet.
That being Your Season Guide (https://yourseasonguide.com), using Cursor again. It's a colour guide tool for people wanting to understand which colours suit them the most. The most difficult part was joining more of the dots between the likes of Stripe integration and Auth. But again, I treated it as a learning curve. Things definitely got easier avoiding the things that were the most painful with BestAIthings. No money earned, yet. The earning was the learning.
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@gavinelliott Are you a coder/programmer by profession, or did you do this from the start without previous experience? :)
@busmark_w_nika No, a designer by profession so agentic coding has been a massive power-up.
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@gavinelliott You nailed it :)
Macaly
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@petrbrzek thank you for sharing :) How many people created their apps using Macaly? :)
I built a small chatgpt mention tracker in roughly a day with @Lovable
How it works:
reads your homepage and extracts key use cases and audience.
comes up with 5 questions to ask ChatGPT, that real customers might ask when looking for solutions like yours.
checks if your brand is present in the responses.
I wanted to make an API endpoint but lovable wasn't getting it so I just used an iframe to embed it on the marketing website.
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@phb71 that could be good for FAQ creation :) at least from what you mentioned. Can it somehow help with SEO?
Hey Nika here’s my first “vibe-coded” project, built to scratch my own itch:
What it was: A web app that turns your logos, backgrounds, or screenshots into polished, editable flyers in seconds.
What tool I used: I prototyped on Replit, wiring up a React canvas front-end with OpenAI’s GPT-4 Vision & Text APIs for layout and image edits.
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@aathithyan Is the project live somewhere?
@busmark_w_nika Yes, you can try it live right now at https://flyermakerai.com. Just head there to start uploading your assets and customizing your flyers.
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@aathithyan I am just testing to create a random thumbnail for my newsletter edition.
@busmark_w_nika Thanks, Nika! If you have any feedback on my tool, please let me know.
The biggest challenge with AI-assisted engineering tools is NOT the tech
Rather, that most product don't offer a compelling vision for using them
It's productivity apps 2.0
Your Boss wants you to vibe harder
Most real engineers are not in the biz of whipping up 12 apps in 12 months
As soon as you need to optimize, the wheels fall off using vibe-coding in the face of real-world complexity
Leaving you stuck in a back-and-forth with a chatbot...
Some products envision eliminating the engineer entirely
Instead, we should be building for a future that elevates the user.
Instead of bouncing between synchronous chats, freeing them to focus on what really matters: developing the science for what delights your users.
At Remyx.AI, we advocate for #ExperimentOps
It's about scaling the scientific method so you can ship with confidence, not vibes.
Vibes don't scale, #BeAnExperimenter
Remember, if that agent is proactive, it's just a chatbot!