# Blog > Tutorials, deep dives, and product news from the Vibely team on AI app building, vibe coding, prompt-driven development, and native mobile builds. Canonical: https://vibely.sh/blog Last updated: 2026-10-08 ## All posts - [How to make an app for your small business](https://vibely.sh/blog/how-to-make-an-app-for-your-small-business) - How to make an app for your small business without hiring a developer: pick one job it does, describe it to an AI app builder, connect your tools and publish. (Tutorials, 2026-10-30) - [20 app ideas to build with AI, with a prompt for each](https://vibely.sh/blog/app-ideas-to-build-with-ai) - Twenty app ideas to build with AI for beginners, small businesses, side income and phones, each with a starting prompt and a worked build to copy from. (Development 101, 2026-10-30) - [Vibe coding vs agentic coding vs spec-driven development](https://vibely.sh/blog/vibe-coding-vs-agentic-coding) - Vibe coding, agentic coding and spec-driven development differ in who decides what and who checks the code. A side-by-side table, and when to use each one. (AI Trends, 2026-10-30) - [How to build an app with Claude: three ways, step by step](https://vibely.sh/blog/how-to-build-an-app-with-claude) - Build an app with Claude three ways: an artifact in the chat, Claude Code on your project, or an app builder that hosts it. What each gives you, and the steps. (Tutorials, 2026-10-30) - [How to build an app with ChatGPT in 2026](https://vibely.sh/blog/how-to-build-an-app-with-chatgpt) - ChatGPT can plan an app and write its code, but it does not host the app or keep its data. How to go from a ChatGPT spec to a live web or mobile app. (Tutorials, 2026-10-30) - [How to publish an app on the Google Play Store](https://vibely.sh/blog/how-to-publish-an-app-on-google-play) - Publish on Google Play: a $25 one-time account fee, the first upload by hand, the listing and Data safety form, then testing tracks through to production. (Tutorials, 2026-10-27) - [React Native vs Swift: which should you use?](https://vibely.sh/blog/react-native-vs-swift) - React Native builds iOS and Android apps from one TypeScript codebase. Swift builds Apple-only apps in Xcode on a Mac. How the two compare on speed and cost. (Development 101, 2026-10-27) - [How to make an Android app: three ways compared](https://vibely.sh/blog/how-to-make-an-android-app) - Make an Android app with Kotlin in Android Studio, React Native and Expo, or an AI builder in your browser. Google Play charges a $25 one-time publishing fee. (Tutorials, 2026-10-27) - [How to make an iOS app, even on Windows](https://vibely.sh/blog/how-to-make-an-ios-app) - Make an iOS app with Swift in Xcode, React Native with cloud builds, or an AI builder. Only Xcode needs a Mac, and the App Store charges $99 a year to publish. (Tutorials, 2026-10-27) - [Base44 review 2026: pricing, the free plan, and whether it is worth it](https://vibely.sh/blog/base44-review-2026) - Base44 review for 2026: every plan and price, what the free plan includes, how credits work, what it builds and where it falls short. (AI Trends, 2026-10-26) - [MCP vs API: what is the difference, and when do you need an MCP server?](https://vibely.sh/blog/mcp-vs-api) - MCP vs API explained: an API connects software to a service; MCP lets AI assistants discover and use tools. When you need each, plus popular MCP servers. (Development 101, 2026-10-26) - [Replit pricing in 2026: plans, credits, and what Replit Agent really costs](https://vibely.sh/blog/replit-pricing-2026) - Replit pricing for 2026: Core and Pro plans, how effort-based Agent billing works, what hosting costs, what happened to the free plan, and how to cap your bill. (AI Trends, 2026-10-26) - [Claude Code pricing in 2026: every plan, the usage limits, and API costs](https://vibely.sh/blog/claude-code-pricing-2026) - Claude Code pricing for 2026: which Claude plans include it, how the 5-hour and weekly limits work, real API costs per developer, and the cheapest plan. (AI Trends, 2026-10-26) - [Cursor vs Claude Code in 2026: which AI coding tool should you use?](https://vibely.sh/blog/cursor-vs-claude-code) - Cursor vs Claude Code in 2026: an AI code editor vs an AI coding agent. How they differ on workflow, models and pricing, and which one you should pick. (AI Trends, 2026-10-26) - [Introducing Lite: Vibely for $10 a month](https://vibely.sh/blog/introducing-vibely-lite) - Lite is a new plan between Free and Pro: 40 credits every month, your own domain and top-ups, for $10 a month or $100 a year. (Announcements, 2026-10-26) - [How to build a Google Sheets dashboard your team can open anywhere](https://vibely.sh/blog/how-to-build-a-google-sheets-dashboard) - Turn a Google Sheet into a dashboard app with KPI tiles, charts and filters that read the sheet through the API, while your team keeps editing in Sheets. (Tutorials, 2026-10-20) - [How to build an Airtable CRM your team will actually use](https://vibely.sh/blog/how-to-build-an-airtable-crm) - Turn an Airtable base into a CRM app: a deal pipeline, contact pages and an activity log that read and write the same records your team edits in Airtable. (Tutorials, 2026-10-20) - [99 new connectors: Slack, HubSpot, Snowflake, Shopify and more](https://vibely.sh/blog/new-app-connectors) - Vibely now has 115 connectors. The 99 new ones cover sales, messaging, data warehouses, BI, commerce, AI and cloud, and 87 of them use your own API key. (Announcements, 2026-10-20) - [Google connectors are live: Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Sheets and more](https://vibely.sh/blog/google-connectors) - Connect Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar, Sheets, Docs, Slides and Search Console to Vibely. You choose exactly what Vibely can access, and your apps and the agent can work with your Google data. (Announcements, 2026-10-09) - [Talk to Vibely: dictate your prompts with your voice](https://vibely.sh/blog/voice-mode) - Tap the mic in the Vibely chat box, say what you want to build, and your words appear as text. How it works, what it needs, and what happens to your audio. (Announcements, 2026-10-03) - [GDPR, data residency, and the EU AI Act: what EU teams should ask an AI app builder](https://vibely.sh/blog/gdpr-compliant-ai-app-builder-eu-ai-act) - What a GDPR compliant AI app builder really means, how the EU AI Act treats a tool like Vibely, and the data residency, DPA and certification facts to check. (Inside Vibely, 2026-08-20) - [10 best vibe coding tools in 2026](https://vibely.sh/blog/best-vibe-coding-tools-2026) - Vibe coding, building software by describing it in plain language, went from meme to method in a year. The 10 best vibe coding tools of 2026, builders to IDEs. (AI Trends, 2026-08-14) - [7 best Bolt.new alternatives in 2026](https://vibely.sh/blog/best-bolt-alternatives-2026) - Bolt.new is fast for in-browser web builds and hosts your database in its cloud. The 7 best Bolt.new alternatives in 2026, some using your own database. (AI Trends, 2026-08-14) - [8 best Replit alternatives in 2026 for building real apps](https://vibely.sh/blog/best-replit-alternatives-2026) - Replit is a great cloud IDE, but if you would rather describe an app than set up an environment, there are faster routes. The 8 best Replit alternatives now. (AI Trends, 2026-08-14) - [7 best Lovable alternatives in 2026, compared](https://vibely.sh/blog/best-lovable-alternatives-2026) - Lovable popularized prompt-to-app, but it is not right for every project. The 7 strongest Lovable alternatives in 2026, scored on full-stack depth and price. (AI Trends, 2026-08-14) - [Lovable, Replit, Bolt, Emergent, Base44 and Vibely: six AI app builders tested in 2026](https://vibely.sh/blog/best-ai-app-builders-compared-2026) - A practical breakdown of six of the most-compared AI app builders in 2026: what each does well, where each falls short, and how to pick one for your project. (AI Trends, 2026-08-02) - [How to build a full-stack app without writing code in 2026](https://vibely.sh/blog/how-to-build-full-stack-app-without-code-2026) - A practical guide to going from an idea to a deployed, production-grade full-stack web application — entirely through conversation with an AI. (Tutorials, 2026-07-30) - [Vibe coding: the complete guide to building apps with AI in 2026](https://vibely.sh/blog/vibe-coding-complete-guide-2026) - Everything you need to know about vibe coding — what it is, how it works, which tools to use, and how to go from a single prompt to a production app. (Development 101, 2026-07-26) - [How to build a web app with AI: the complete 2026 guide](https://vibely.sh/blog/how-to-build-a-web-app-with-ai) - A step-by-step playbook for going from a one-line idea to a production-grade web app — and why Vibely beats Lovable, Bolt, v0, and Cursor for this exact job. (Tutorials, 2026-07-23) - [AI coding trends in 2026: what changed, what stuck, what is next](https://vibely.sh/blog/ai-coding-trends-2026) - A grounded look at where AI app builders, agent loops and prompt-driven development really are in 2026: what is real, what is overhyped, and where it is going. (AI Trends, 2026-07-23) - [How to build a mobile app from a prompt: native iOS and Android in 2026](https://vibely.sh/blog/how-to-build-a-mobile-app-from-a-prompt) - A practical guide to shipping a real React Native + Expo app with AI — live preview to your phone, Supabase auth, and TestFlight in one afternoon. (Tutorials, 2026-07-20) - [Design to code: turn a Figma file or screenshot into a working app](https://vibely.sh/blog/design-to-code-figma-screenshot-to-app) - How to convert designs into pixel-faithful, production-ready web and mobile apps with AI — and why Vibely beats screenshot-only tools. (Tutorials, 2026-07-17) - [Agent-first development: why one loop beats sub-agent swarms](https://vibely.sh/blog/why-one-loop-beats-agent-swarms) - Why single-loop agents like Claude Code and Vibely outperform multi-agent orchestrations on real software work, and where agent swarms still make sense. (AI Trends, 2026-07-14) - [Vibely mobile builds are here: native iOS and Android from a prompt](https://vibely.sh/blog/vibely-mobile-app-launch) - Ship a real React Native app to your phone in minutes. Live preview, EAS deploys, and the same single-loop agent that powers Vibely web. (Announcements, 2026-07-11) - [Illustrative scenario: how a solo founder could build a vertical SaaS on Vibely](https://vibely.sh/blog/illustrative-scenario-solo-founder-vertical-saas) - An illustrative scenario, not a customer story: how a designer-founder with little backend experience could build, launch and extend a vertical CRM on Vibely. (Tutorials, 2026-07-08) - [Small models are eating the long tail of AI work](https://vibely.sh/blog/small-models-eat-the-long-tail) - Why local 4B-parameter models, frontier orchestrators, and a tight tool layer are quietly the most economically important pattern in 2026. (AI Trends, 2026-07-05) - [Claude Opus 4.7 is now in Vibely](https://vibely.sh/blog/claude-opus-4-7-in-vibely) - Sharper reasoning, fewer turns, better long-context memory. Here is what changed with Claude Opus 4.7 in Vibely, and how to get the most out of the new model. (Announcements, 2026-07-02) - [Illustrative scenario: how a design agency could shorten its design-to-code handoff](https://vibely.sh/blog/illustrative-scenario-design-agency-handoff) - An illustrative scenario, not a customer story: how a design agency could replace its Figma-to-engineer handoff with Vibely builds run by its own designers. (Tutorials, 2026-06-29) - [Illustrative scenario: consolidating several internal tools into one Vibely build](https://vibely.sh/blog/illustrative-scenario-consolidating-internal-tools) - An illustrative scenario, not a customer story: how an operations team could fold a dashboard tool, spreadsheets and no-code automations into one Vibely app. (Tutorials, 2026-06-22) - [Lovable vs Bolt vs Vibely: which AI app builder wins in 2026?](https://vibely.sh/blog/lovable-bolt-vibely-comparison) - A side-by-side comparison of three of the most-compared AI app builders — speed, code quality, mobile, deploy story, and price. (Stories, 2026-06-19) - [From idea to live URL in 60 seconds: the Vibely workflow](https://vibely.sh/blog/idea-to-live-url-in-60-seconds) - A walkthrough of the full Vibely loop, from prompt to plan to preview to deploy, and the small habits that make going from an idea to a live URL feel instant. (Tutorials, 2026-06-16) - [What CTOs ask before adopting an AI app builder](https://vibely.sh/blog/what-ctos-ask-before-adopting-ai-app-builders) - Security, code ownership, secrets, observability. The eight questions that come up in every enterprise eval — and how Vibely answers them. (Inside Vibely, 2026-06-13) - [How to build a safe, scalable SaaS on Vibely](https://vibely.sh/blog/safe-scalable-saas-on-vibely) - Auth, billing, multi-tenancy, rate limiting, observability. A pragmatic checklist for going from prototype to paying customers. (Inside Vibely, 2026-06-10)