Build Native Apps with AI — Category Guides
Real build times and stacks for native iOS and Android apps by category. Each guide written by an engineer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
20 category guides
booking~2 weekends (with boilerplate)
Build a Booking App with AI — Native iOS and Android in a Few Weekends
Native booking app with AI. Real build time, real edge cases, real shipped work from a developer who put 4 apps on the App Store in one month.
ai chat~2 weekends
Build a Chat App with AI Persona — Streaming, Native, in 2 Weekends
Native AI persona chat with streaming. React Native SSE, context trimming, content filter. From a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
dating~5 weekends
Build a Dating App with AI — Profiles, Swipe, Match Chat
Native dating app with AI moderation. Photo NSFW detection, match chat, Apple safety flow. From a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
delivery~6 weekends
Build a Delivery App with AI — React Native, Realtime Maps, Three Roles
Native delivery app with AI. Three roles, realtime maps, real build time, real pitfalls from a developer who put 4 apps on the App Store in one month.
fitness~3 weekends
Build a Fitness App with AI — React Native + Expo, 3 Weekends to App Store
Ship a native fitness app with AI help. Real stack, real 3-weekend build time, shipped example from someone who put 4 apps on the App Store in a month.
habit tracker~2 weekends
Build a Habit Tracker with AI — One Prompt a Day Is the Whole Product
Native habit tracker with AI. Streaks, local reminders, one AI check-in per day. Real build time from a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
journal~3 weekends
Build a Journal App with AI — Mood Tracking + AI Reflection
Native journal app with AI. Mood tracking, Face ID lock, weekly AI reflection with PII scrub. From a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
language learning~3 weekends
Build a Language Learning App with AI — Spaced Repetition + AI Tutor
Native language learning app with AI. SM-2 spaced repetition, cached AI tutor, real build time from a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
marketplace~5 weekends
Build a Marketplace App with AI — Two-Sided, Native, in 5 Weekends
Native two-sided marketplace with AI. Stripe Connect payouts, trust loop, real build time from a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
meditation~3 weekends
Build a Meditation App with AI — Audio Sessions, Streaks, Native Playback
Native meditation app with AI. Background audio, streaks, AI session picker. Real build time from a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
ecommerce~3 weekends (with boilerplate)
Build an Ecommerce App with AI — React Native + Stripe, App Store Ready
Native ecommerce app with AI help. Stripe, Supabase, Apple IAP rules, real build time. From a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
education~4 weekends
Build an Education App with AI — Course Consumption + AI Quiz
Native education app with AI quiz. HLS playback, cached quiz generation, real build time from a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
news reader~3 weekends
Build a News Reader with AI — RSS + AI Summary in 3 Weekends
Native news reader with AI summary. Globally cached LLM calls, offline reading, real build time from a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
expense tracker~3 weekends
Build an Expense Tracker with AI — Receipt OCR + Auto Categorize
Native expense tracker with AI. Receipt OCR, auto-category, merchant cache. Real build time from a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
notes~3 weekends
Build a Note Taking App with AI — Sync, Offline, AI Summarize
Native note taking app with AI. Offline sync, full-text search, cached AI summary, real build time from a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
podcast~4 weekends
Build a Podcast App with AI — Transcripts + AI Highlights
Native podcast app with AI. Background audio, cached ASR transcripts, AI highlights. Real build time from a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
recipe~3 weekends
Build a Recipe App with AI — Recipes, Shopping List, AI Meal Plan
Native recipe app with AI. Structured meal plan from one LLM call, shopping list dedup, real build time from a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
saas~3 weekends
Build a SaaS Dashboard with AI — Native Mobile Companion in 3 Weekends
Mobile companion for your SaaS. Real build time, real features, real retention loop from a developer who shipped 4 native apps in one month.
social~4 weekends
Build a Social App with AI — Small Community First, Not the Next Instagram
Native small-social app with AI. Friends-of-friends graph, real build time, real App Store review pitfalls from a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
travel~3 weekends
Build a Travel App with AI — Trip Planning + AI Itinerary
Native travel planner with AI. Structured itinerary in one LLM call, grounded with Places. Real build time from a developer who shipped 4 apps in one month.
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