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What was the very first project you vibecoded with AI?

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On Product Hunt, I can see many people launching their products using "vibe-coding tools" like , , or

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 by

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

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.

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

 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.

 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.

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.

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

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 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 and , 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!

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

My first app is called 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 . I’ve built a tonne of apps since then, not all finished yet, but in various stages of development, including two interactive books (). My own portfolio website is among them. My most recently finished vibe coded app is , which I launched on Product Hunt a couple of weeks ago now. I vibe code with 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.

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

 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.

 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! :)

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:

 Will you launch it on PH?

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.

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

2. Chrome extension? :)

  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

 Do you have any launch date in mind? :D

 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

was my first project I have vibecoded;

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

 Interesting. Do you have your first users?

 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 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 Chat is the new one, yet it lacks users.

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

 Actually GF Chat is my last one, was my first one

I'd like to try this !

 Do you mean my directory of bluesky products? :D Rather not :D

I created a quiz-led lead magnet with lovable. Essentially, it determines your email marketing personality type based on a series of questions, and then suggests the most suitable resource in the results. Used lovable and statisg for it. By the way, we've also launched something for Vibe coders and Vibe marketers. Call it lovable for email marketing? Chekc it out please?

 Can you show us the example? Or the website?

My first vibecoded project was OpenFolder — a macOS menu bar app that turns your desktop into a calm personal launchpad.

I built it using GitHub Copilot + VS Code, which felt like coding with a quiet partner who always had my back. 😄

The hardest part wasn’t the code, but building something truly minimal yet delightful to use. I released it commercially on the Mac App Store — not easy to profit from, but I’m learning a lot from the journey.

👉

 Cool, I can see you already monetise it. Do you have paying users?

 Thanks! Yes, I’ve had one paying friend so far — no strangers yet. I guess that part just takes time. I’m focusing on making it genuinely useful first. 😊

 I am pretty curious on your ongoing results :)

 Thank you! I’ll come back and share an update when things move forward — hopefully that day isn’t too far away :)

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