> ## 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.

# What is Whip? The app where AI builds your ideas

> Whip is a free iPhone and Android app where you describe an idea in plain words and AI builds a real mini app you can play, publish, remix, and share.

Whip is a free app for iPhone and Android that turns your ideas into real, working mini apps — no code needed. You describe what you want in plain words, watch the AI build it in about a minute, then play it, tweak it by chatting, publish it to a feed, and share it with anyone.

Think of it like this: if you can describe it, you can build it. A habit tracker for you and your roommates. A quiz about your friend group. A game where a cat dodges falling pizza. Type the idea, and it exists.

## How Whip works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Describe your idea" icon="message-circle">
    Open Whip, tap the **Whip** tab, and type what you want — anything from "a
    tip calculator" to "a cozy pixel-art garden I water every day." Add photos
    or PDFs if they help. [Prompt tips live here](/building/prompt-tips-and-ideas).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Watch the AI build it" icon="wand-sparkles">
    Whip's AI writes a real app in front of you — you can watch it think and
    work. Most builds finish in about a minute or two. [Here's what happens
    behind the curtain](/building/how-whip-builds-your-app).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Play it, then make it yours" icon="gamepad-2">
    Your app runs right inside Whip. Want changes? Say them in chat — "make it
    dark mode", "add a streak counter" — and a new version appears.
    [Editing works like this](/building/edit-your-app).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish, share, remix" icon="rocket">
    Publish to the Whip feed for everyone, or share a private link with
    friends. Anyone can remix your app into their own version — and you get
    credit. [Publishing starts here](/sharing/publish-your-app).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What people make on Whip

Apps on Whip can [do a lot more than you'd guess](/building/what-apps-can-do): they can save your data, hold their own AI chat, pull live facts from the internet, use your camera or location (only with your permission), and keep [high-score leaderboards](/using/leaderboards) the whole community competes on.

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Trackers & tools" icon="list-checks">
    Habit trackers, budgets, split-the-bill calculators, workout logs — apps
    that remember your stuff between visits.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Games" icon="joystick">
    Arcade games, puzzles, trivia — complete with sound, effects, and
    high-score leaderboards your friends will fight over.
  </Card>

  <Card title="AI companions" icon="bot">
    Story games, tutors, and assistants with a real AI chat built right into
    the app you made.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Things for your people" icon="heart">
    Inside jokes, couple quizzes, roommate chore wheels, fantasy-league
    trackers — tiny apps made for one group of humans.
  </Card>
</Columns>

## Get started

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Download Whip and sign in" icon="smartphone" href="/getting-started/download-and-sign-in">
    Get the app on iOS or Android and create your account in under a minute.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Create your first app" icon="sparkles" href="/getting-started/create-your-first-app">
    A friendly walkthrough from blank screen to your first working app.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Explore the feed" icon="compass" href="/discover/the-feed">
    See what everyone else is building in For You and Trending.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Remix any app" icon="shuffle" href="/discover/remix-apps">
    Found something great? Make your own version with one tap.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Quick answers

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Is Whip free?" icon="badge-dollar-sign">
    Yes. Whip is free to download and free to use — there are no subscriptions
    or in-app purchases. Creating apps has generous [daily
    limits](/building/build-limits-and-failed-builds) that reset on their own.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do I need to know how to code?" icon="code">
    No. You describe what you want in everyday language and the AI writes all
    the code. You never have to see it, touch it, or understand it.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Who can use Whip?" icon="user-check">
    Whip is for adults — you need to be [18 or
    older](/account/age-requirements) to create an account.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Where does Whip run?" icon="smartphone">
    Whip is a mobile app for [iPhone and
    Android](/getting-started/download-and-sign-in). The apps you make run
    right inside Whip, and anyone with the Whip app can open the ones you
    share.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

<Note>
  Looking for more? Browse the [full FAQ](/faq/general), see [what's new in
  Whip](/changelog), or say hi in the
  [Whip Discord](https://discord.com/invite/bsSeNMQkTZ).
</Note>