The AI app-building stack

Every tool we actually use to build and ship apps with AI - what each one is for and where it fits. Some are affiliate links; the list would be the same either way.

The stack we build on

What we actually use, in this order, for almost every app.

• Claude Code - The AI coding agent we teach. Builds, debugs and ships real production apps from plain English.
• Supabase - Database, auth and storage. The backend behind almost everything we build.
• Vercel - Where the web apps and landing pages get deployed. Push to git and it is live.
• Expo - How the mobile apps get built and shipped to the App Store and Play Store.

AI app builders

Prompt-to-app tools. Useful for getting a first version on screen fast.

• Base44 - AI app builder for web apps.
• Lovable - AI app builder for web apps.
• Windsurf - AI-powered IDE. Use code BWAI20 at checkout. (20% off Pro)
• v0 - AI app builder for web apps, strongest on UI.
• Rork - AI app builder for mobile apps.
• Anything - AI app builder for web and mobile.

Everything else we use daily

The small tools that save hours a week.

• Mobbin - UI and UX inspiration library. Real app screenshots to point Claude Code at. (20% off)
• Wispr Flow - Voice to text, roughly 4x faster than typing. Genuinely changes how you prompt.
• Braindumper - Turns a one-sentence app idea into a detailed build prompt. Free, and we built it.
• Spaceship - Where we buy domains.

Tutorials using these tools, or join the community.