Open the builder
Tap the Whip tab in the middle of the bottom bar. You’ll land in a
chat with a greeting and a few starter ideas under “Some ideas to start
with” — tap one if you want a running start, or write your own.
Describe your idea
Type what you want your app to be, in plain words. One good sentence is
plenty:
“A wheel I spin to decide where my friends and I eat tonight — let me add and remove restaurants.”You don’t need to be technical or thorough — the AI makes sensible choices for anything you leave out, and you can change everything later. If a photo or PDF would help (a recipe to turn into an app, a poster’s color palette), attach it with the + button.
Watch it build
Send your message and the show starts. Whip names your app almost
instantly, then you can watch the AI think, plan, and assemble your app
piece by piece — with a progress card that reads “Your Whip is
currently building…”. Most apps are ready in about a minute or two;
ambitious ones take longer.You don’t have to watch, though. Leave the screen, browse the
feed, come back whenever — Whip sends you a
notification when your app is ready.
Play it
When the “Your Whip is Ready!” card appears, tap it to open your app.
It’s a real, working app running right inside Whip — buttons press,
scores count, data saves.
Change anything by chatting
Back in the chat, tell Whip what to change, the same way you’d text a
friend: “make the background sunset orange”, “add a confetti blast when I
win”, “keep score between rounds.” Each edit creates a new
version, so you can always go back.
Where your app lives now
Your new app is private — only you can see it. It sits on your Home screen ready to open anytime, and you can:Keep it just for you
Plenty of the best Whip apps are personal tools no one else ever sees.
Private is the default, forever, until you say otherwise.
Publish it to the feed
Put it in front of the whole Whip community — people can play it, like
it, comment, and remix it.
Share a link
Send a private link to specific people. They get their own copy to play
— your data stays yours.
Keep building
Some apps are never finished. Chat your way to version 20 — each one
saved, each one restorable.
If something goes sideways
Builds occasionally fail — usually Whip retries by itself, and a failed build never eats your idea. Send another message in the same chat to pick up where it left off, or check build limits & failed builds for the full rescue guide.Common first-timer questions
What should I build first?
What should I build first?
Something small and personal: a coin-flip decider, a water tracker, a
countdown to your next trip. You’ll see the whole loop — build, play,
edit — in five minutes, and small ideas grow shockingly well on Whip.
Need a spark? Steal one from prompt tips &
ideas or remix something from
the feed.
How many apps can I make?
How many apps can I make?
As many as you like. Building shares a generous daily
limit (creating, editing, and
remixing all draw from the same pool), and it resets on its own.
Can I make an app for someone who doesn't have Whip?
Can I make an app for someone who doesn't have Whip?
They’ll need the free Whip app to play it — your share
link takes them straight to it.
Do I own what I make?
Do I own what I make?
Your apps are yours to keep private, publish, or delete. Publishing adds
them to the community feed where others can play and remix them — with
your name attached. Details in privacy & your
data.
Related
How Whip builds your app
What’s actually happening during that minute of magic.
What apps can do
Saving data, AI chat, leaderboards, live info, and more.