> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://whip.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to create your first app on Whip

> Make your first AI-built mini app on Whip in about two minutes: describe your idea, watch it build, play it, and edit it by chatting. No code needed.

Creating your first app on Whip takes about two minutes: tap the **Whip** tab, describe what you want in a sentence or two, and watch the AI build it live. When it's ready, you play it right away — and anything you want changed, you just say in chat.

Here's the whole journey, start to finish.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the builder" icon="plus">
    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.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Describe your idea" icon="message-circle">
    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](/building/attachments) with the **+** button.

    <Tip>
      Specific beats long. Saying *what it's for* ("for my roommates", "for my
      D\&D group") shapes the app more than three paragraphs of instructions.
      More tricks in [prompt tips](/building/prompt-tips-and-ideas).
    </Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Watch it build" icon="wand-sparkles">
    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](/discover/the-feed), come back whenever — Whip sends you a
    notification when your app is ready.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Play it" icon="gamepad-2">
    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.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Change anything by chatting" icon="pencil">
    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](/building/versions-and-history), so you can always go back.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Where your app lives now

Your new app is **private** — only you can see it. It sits on your [Home
screen](/using/home-screen-and-folders) ready to open anytime, and you can:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Keep it just for you" icon="lock">
    Plenty of the best Whip apps are personal tools no one else ever sees.
    Private is the default, forever, until you say otherwise.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Publish it to the feed" icon="rocket" href="/sharing/publish-your-app">
    Put it in front of the whole Whip community — people can play it, like
    it, comment, and remix it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Share a link" icon="link" href="/sharing/share-links">
    Send a private link to specific people. They get their own copy to play
    — your data stays yours.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Keep building" icon="hammer" href="/building/edit-your-app">
    Some apps are never finished. Chat your way to version 20 — each one
    saved, each one restorable.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## 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](/building/build-limits-and-failed-builds) for the full rescue guide.

## Common first-timer questions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="What should I build first?" icon="lightbulb">
    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](/building/prompt-tips-and-ideas) or remix something from
    [the feed](/discover/remix-apps).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How many apps can I make?" icon="infinity">
    As many as you like. Building shares a generous [daily
    limit](/building/build-limits-and-failed-builds) (creating, editing, and
    remixing all draw from the same pool), and it resets on its own.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I make an app for someone who doesn't have Whip?" icon="user-plus">
    They'll need the free Whip app to play it — your [share
    link](/sharing/share-links) takes them straight to it.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do I own what I make?" icon="badge-check">
    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](/account/privacy-and-data).
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="How Whip builds your app" icon="cog" href="/building/how-whip-builds-your-app">
    What's actually happening during that minute of magic.
  </Card>

  <Card title="What apps can do" icon="rocket" href="/building/what-apps-can-do">
    Saving data, AI chat, leaderboards, live info, and more.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>