Guide
Build your first app
From an empty project to an app you can tap through, in one sitting.
Before you start
- An AppMuse account
- About 15 minutes
- 1
Create the project
Click "New project". Give it a name and pick a stack. If you are not sure which one, pick Flutter: it runs on both iPhone and Android and has the live preview. Then pick the project type that sounds most like your idea. The type decides which questions the AI asks next, so a close match saves you time.
- 2
Describe your app
Write your first message: what the app does, who will use it, and what matters most to you. A few sentences is enough to start. The more you cover here, the fewer questions the AI needs to ask.
Tip: Real detail beats length. "A shopping list my family shares, with a checked-off state per item" is better than three paragraphs of vision.
- 3
Answer the questions
The AI asks about features, design, colors, and whether users need to log in. Short answers are fine. This is the single best place to invest a little care, because your answers shape the whole first build.
- 4
Review the plan
Before building starts you get a plan describing exactly what will be built. If your idea has many features, the first build covers the core and the rest is listed under "Planned after the first build". Nothing you described gets dropped, it just comes later.
- 5
Let it build
The first build takes several minutes. You can watch files being created in real time, or leave the tab open and come back. The build keeps running either way.
- 6
Try the app
On Flutter projects, open the Live Preview to run your app on an emulator right in the browser. Tap around, create an account in your own app, add some data. This is the fastest way to find out what you want to change.
- 7
Change what you do not like
Tell the AI in the chat. One change at a time works best: "make the buttons rounder", then "add a delete button on each list item". Each change rebuilds and refreshes the preview.
If something goes wrong
The project is stuck on "Starting"
Starting up takes 15 to 30 seconds. If it has been more than two minutes, refresh the page.
The AI response stopped midway
Send "please continue". Progress is saved automatically, so it picks up where it left off.
The first build missed something you asked for
Check the plan for a "Planned after the first build" section. If it is listed there, ask for it in the chat and it gets built next.