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# Whip prompt tips and app ideas

> How to write prompts that get you a better app on Whip, with weak-to-strong examples and a gallery of copy-paste app ideas across every category.

The best Whip prompts say **what you want** and **who it's for**, name a **vibe**, and ask for **one set of features at a time**. You don't need to be technical or thorough — the AI fills in sensible defaults, and you refine from there. Below are the principles, before-and-after examples, and a big gallery of ready-to-paste ideas.

## Principles that make a difference

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Say the goal and who it's for" icon="target">
    "A chore tracker for my three roommates" shapes the app far more than a
    paragraph of instructions. Naming the people (your D\&D group, your gym buddy,
    your kids) tells the AI what to prioritize.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Name the vibe or style" icon="palette">
    Two words of mood go a long way: "cozy and pastel," "retro arcade," "clean
    and minimal," "neon cyberpunk." If you skip it, the AI picks a look for you —
    which is fine, but naming it gets you closer, faster.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="One feature-set per message" icon="layers">
    Ask for the core thing first, then build up. "A habit tracker" now; "add
    streaks and a weekly chart" next. Cramming ten features into one message
    makes it harder for the AI to nail any of them.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Iterate rather than mega-prompt" icon="repeat">
    Whip is built for back-and-forth. A short first prompt plus a few [edits in
    chat](/building/edit-your-app) beats one giant prompt almost every time — and
    each edit becomes a [version](/building/versions-and-history) you can revisit.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Attach reference images" icon="image">
    A screenshot of a look you love, a sketch, or a photo of your data helps the
    AI match colors, layout, and content. You can [attach](/building/attachments)
    up to 5 files per message.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

<Tip>
  Prompts can run up to **5,000 characters**, but shorter and specific usually
  beats long and vague. Say the essentials, then shape the rest by chatting.
</Tip>

## Weak to strong: three examples

**Example 1 — a tracker**

* Weak: "Make a water app."
* Strong: "A daily water tracker for me. Let me tap a glass icon to log each cup toward a goal of 8, show my streak, and use a calm blue, minimal look."

**Example 2 — a game**

* Weak: "A fun game."
* Strong: "A one-tap arcade game where a paper plane dodges falling staplers. Speed up over time, keep a high score, and give it a bright retro-office vibe with sound effects."

**Example 3 — a group tool**

* Weak: "Something for my friends."
* Strong: "A 'where should we eat' spinner for my friend group. Let us add and remove restaurants, spin a wheel to pick one, and celebrate the winner with confetti. Playful and colorful."

Notice the pattern: **what it is + who it's for + key features + a vibe.** That's the whole recipe.

## Idea gallery

Stuck on what to build? Steal any of these — paste one into the [builder](/getting-started/create-your-first-app) and tweak it from there. They're grouped by Whip's 7 categories.

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Sports & Fitness" icon="dumbbell">
    * "A workout logger where I pick exercises, log sets and reps, and see my personal bests. Clean and motivating."
    * "A 7-minute workout timer that talks me through each move with a countdown and a rest beep."
    * "A step-challenge tracker for me and two friends with a shared leaderboard for the week."
    * "A stretching routine picker: choose a body area, get a guided sequence with timers."
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Entertainment" icon="clapperboard">
    * "A 'what should we watch tonight' spinner where we add movies and it picks one with a drumroll."
    * "A trivia game about 90s pop culture with 4 rounds, scoring, and a final leaderboard."
    * "A random-fact button that shows a surprising fact each tap, in a bold magazine style."
    * "A karaoke lyric prompter where I paste lyrics and they scroll at a speed I set."
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Gaming" icon="gamepad-2">
    * "A memory match card game with a cute animal theme, a move counter, and a best-time record."
    * "A tap-the-target reflex game that gets faster over time and keeps a high score."
    * "A dice-roller for tabletop games: choose how many dice and sides, roll with a shake."
    * "A word-guessing game where I get 6 tries and color hints, minimal and clean."
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Food & Lifestyle" icon="utensils">
    * "A recipe box where I save recipes with ingredients and steps, and search them. Warm and homey."
    * "A meal-planner for the week with a drag-to-fill grid and an auto grocery list."
    * "A tip and bill splitter for a group: enter the total, split by people, round up. Simple and fast."
    * "A daily gratitude journal with a soft, calming design and a streak counter."
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Tech & Internet" icon="cpu">
    * "A password-strength checker that rates what I type and suggests improvements, in a techy dark look."
    * "A unit converter for length, weight, and temperature with a clean, quick layout."
    * "A QR-code maker where I paste a link and get a code I can save."
    * "A color-palette generator that shows five matching colors with copyable codes each tap."
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Style & Self-care" icon="sparkles">
    * "A skincare-routine tracker for morning and night with checkboxes and a streak."
    * "A mood journal where I tap an emoji, add a note, and see my week as a colorful chart."
    * "An outfit-of-the-day log where I describe or photograph a look and browse past ones."
    * "A breathing exercise with a calming animation that guides inhale, hold, and exhale."
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Money & Career" icon="wallet">
    * "A simple expense tracker: log spends by category and see a monthly total and pie chart."
    * "A savings-goal tracker with a progress bar and a little celebration when I hit it."
    * "An interview-prep flashcard app where I flip cards with common questions and my notes."
    * "A freelance rate calculator that turns an hourly rate into project and monthly estimates."
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Create your first app" icon="sparkles" href="/getting-started/create-your-first-app">
    Turn any idea above into a working app in about two minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Edit your app" icon="pencil" href="/building/edit-your-app">
    Start small, then shape it feature by feature in chat.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>