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A portfolio project that runs
A live URL a reviewer can open beats a README with screenshots. Build something small and specific, deploy it, and link it from your CV.
Tools for students
Ship a real project, not another tutorial clone
A deployed app with authentication and a database says more than a repository of half-finished exercises. Vibely builds one from a description — real React and TypeScript, a Postgres database on Supabase, and a live URL you can put in a portfolio or a submission. The free plan covers unlimited projects with no credit card, and because the code is readable and exportable, the app doubles as something you can study and take apart.
- Free plan: 5 credits a month, unlimited projects
- Deploys to a public URL you can submit or share
- Readable React and TypeScript — good for learning from
- Export to GitHub, so it counts as portfolio work
- Native iOS and Android from the same project
- No credit card required to start
Coursework, portfolio, hackathons
Three things worth building
The projects that get you interviews tend to be small, finished, and live. These are the shapes that fit a term, a weekend, or an application deadline.
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Coursework and final-year projects
Get the scaffolding — auth, database, deployment — out of the way so your time goes into the part you are actually being marked on.
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Hackathon builds
Forty-eight hours is not much. Describing the app and iterating on a running version is a faster loop than configuring a stack under time pressure.
What you end up with
- A deployed application, not a local demo
- A GitHub repository you can point to
- Working examples of auth, data, and deployment to learn from
- Something finished, which is rarer than something ambitious
Build something and deploy it
Start on the free plan. Pick a project small enough to finish this week and put the URL somewhere people will see it.
Start buildingFAQ
Questions, answered.
Is it actually free?+
The free plan gives you 5 credits a month, unlimited projects, and public deploys, with no credit card required. Paid plans exist for heavier use, but you can build and ship a real project without one.
Will I learn anything, or does it just do it for me?+
That depends on how you use it. The output is standard, readable React and TypeScript rather than generated soup, so reading what it produced — and changing it yourself — is a legitimate way to learn how the pieces fit. Using it as a black box will teach you less.
Can I use this for an assignment?+
Check your institution’s rules on AI assistance before you do. Policies vary a lot, and the honest answer is that this is your responsibility to confirm rather than something we can clear on your behalf.
Can I keep the project after the course ends?+
Yes. Export the repository to GitHub and host it anywhere. Nothing about the app depends on staying inside Vibely.