From idea to
first app.

Tool Lovable
Finish line A working prototype with add, complete and delete actions.

1. Define one job

   Write “I want to capture a task and mark it done.” Use three fake tasks to decide what the screen needs.

2. Generate the first version

   Create a project in Lovable and paste the starter prompt below. Open the preview and complete one task before asking for changes.

3. Fix one thing at a time

   Describe the exact action and expected outcome. For example, “When the title contains only spaces, keep the task list unchanged and show a message under the input.”

4. Run the acceptance check

   Try a blank title, a long title, completing and deleting a task, and reloading. Try the same flow on a narrow screen. The prototype is ready when all of those actions work.

Build a single-screen task tracker. Show a task list and an input to add a task. Each task has a title and a completed state. Let me complete and delete tasks. Reject blank titles, show an empty state, and save tasks in this browser. Use no login or external database.

Lovable documentation ↗

Tool Glide
Finish line A personal tracker whose screen and data agree after an edit.

1. Create the data

   Create a Books table with three text columns: Title, Author and Status. Add the sample rows below. Use sample data while you learn the editor.

2. Build a collection

   In a Glide Classic project, add a screen with a collection sourced from Books. Use Title as the main text and Status as the subtitle.

3. Make records editable

   Open an item’s detail screen and add an edit action. Keep Title and Author visible and limit Status to To read, Reading and Finished where the editor supports choices.

4. Check the round trip

   Change one book from Reading to Finished. Return to the list and confirm the subtitle updates. Open the underlying table and confirm the same row changed.

Title,Author,Status
The Hobbit,J. R. R. Tolkien,To read
Piranesi,Susanna Clarke,Reading
Emma,Jane Austen,Finished

Glide Classic documentation ↗

Tool Tally + Make
Finish line One test submission produces one notification in your inbox.

1. Create an intake form

   In Tally, add required Name, Email and Request fields. Preview the form and submit the sample request below once to check the fields.

2. Connect the trigger

   In Make, start a scenario with Tally’s Watch New Responses trigger. Connect it to your form using Tally’s official Make integration guide.

3. Add an action

   Add the send-email action for a mail service you already use. Address it to yourself and map the request text from the trigger into the message body.

4. Test the full flow

   Run the scenario once and submit a fresh test request. Check the execution history and your inbox. Confirm a missing required field cannot be submitted, then enable the scenario when you are ready.

Test name: Alex Example
Test email: [email protected]
Test request: Please send me the workshop schedule.

Read the full Tally + Make walkthrough →

Tally’s Make integration guide ↗