App prompt examples: 14 prompts to copy, by type of app

Showcase · Trades

I run a [cabinetry workshop] in [Portland] with four employees. Create a five-page showcase website: home, services ([custom kitchens, staircases, built-in storage]), projects with before and after photos, about, contact. Audience: homeowners within [30 miles] planning a renovation. Goal: quote requests through a form asking for the type of work, the ZIP code and photos. Constraints: mobile-first, phone number in the header, legal pages. Warm craft tone: off-white, oak brown, serif headings.

Landing page · Food

I sell a [coffee subscription] roasted in [Austin]. Create a one-page landing page with one goal: start a subscription. Sections in order: hero with the offer and one button, how it works in three steps, three plans ([12 oz at $16, 2 lb at $38, 5 lb at $85]), reviews, FAQ, final call to action. Audience: home brewers who buy supermarket beans. Constraints: no menu, the same button after every section, fast on mobile. Warm, direct tone: cream, dark brown, one orange accent.

Online store · Retail

I make [scented candles] by hand and sell about [40 products] as gifts. Create an online store: home with best sellers, catalog filtered by scent and price, product page, cart, checkout. Data: a product has variants (size, color), a stock level and photos; an order has several lines and a status (paid, shipped, delivered). Constraints: flat shipping at [$6], free above [$60], sold-out variants visible but not selectable. Soft, minimal style: warm white, sage green, large photos.

Portfolio · Creative

I am a [wedding photographer] in [Denver]. Create a portfolio website: home with a full-screen slideshow, galleries by category ([weddings, engagements, families]), a photo grid per gallery, about, pricing with three packages, contact. Audience: couples getting married within [18 months]. Goal: inquiries through a form asking for the date, the venue and the budget. Constraints: photos first, very little text, fast image loading on mobile. Elegant, quiet style: white, black, one thin serif typeface.

Internal tool · Productivity

We are a [property management agency] with [120 apartments] and three technicians. Build an internal web app to track maintenance requests. Roles: manager (sees and assigns everything), technician (sees only assigned requests). Screens: request board by status (new, scheduled, in progress, done), request detail with photos and comments, weekly schedule per technician. Data: a building has many apartments; an apartment has many requests; a request has one technician. Constraints: sign-in required, CSV export, requests older than [5 days] flagged late. Sober interface: gray, blue, dense tables.

Marketplace · Education

Build a marketplace web app connecting [private tutors] with [parents of high school students] in [Chicago]. Roles: tutor, parent, admin. Screens: search with filters (subject, hourly rate, neighborhood), tutor profile with reviews and availability, lesson request, messages, tutor dashboard. Data: a tutor teaches several subjects and has time slots; a request links a parent, a tutor and a slot, with a status (requested, accepted, done, cancelled). Constraints: the admin approves tutors before they appear, no online payment yet. Trustworthy style: white, deep blue, yellow accent.

Booking · Wellness

I own a [yoga studio] with [6 teachers] and [25 classes] a week. Build a booking web app. Roles: owner, teacher, client. Screens: weekly timetable, class detail with remaining spots, my bookings, my passes, class admin. Data: a class has one teacher, a capacity and many bookings; a client has a pass with remaining credits; a booking uses one credit. Constraints: waiting list when a class is full, free cancellation up to [12 hours] before, confirmation email. Calm style: sand, terracotta, rounded cards.

Tracking · Finance

Build a personal web app for a [freelancer] to track income, expenses and money to set aside for taxes. Single user, sign-in required. Screens: monthly overview (income, expenses, balance, [25%] set aside), transactions filtered by category, add a transaction, yearly summary by month. Data: a transaction has a date, an amount, a category and an optional client; a category is income or expense. Constraints: amounts in [dollars], CSV import from the bank, data visible to the owner only. Clean style: white, dark green, monospaced figures.

Community · Productivity

Build a private community web app for the [members of a coworking space], about [150 people]. Roles: member, moderator. Screens: feed of posts with comments, events calendar with one-click sign-up, member directory searchable by skill, profile. Data: a post has many comments; an event has a date, a capacity and many attendees; a member has several skills. Constraints: invitation only, moderators can remove any post, weekly email digest of the most commented posts. Friendly, not childish: off-white, navy, coral accent.

AI tool · Education

Build a web app for [high school teachers] that turns a lesson into a quiz. Roles: teacher (account), student (opens a link, no account). Screens: my lessons, quiz editor, student quiz page, results per student. AI step: from the pasted lesson, the AI returns [10] multiple-choice questions with the right answer and a one-sentence explanation; the teacher edits or deletes them before publishing. Data: a lesson has many quizzes; a quiz has many questions and many scored attempts. Constraints: nothing published without teacher review; the AI uses only the pasted text. Clear style: white, indigo, large type.

Habit tracking · Wellness

Create a mobile app for [people building a morning routine]. Single user, no account for now. Screens: Today (check off each habit in one tap), habit detail (monthly calendar, current streak), add a habit (name, days of the week, reminder time), weekly stats. Data: a habit has many check-ins, one per day at most. Constraints: bottom tabs (Today, Stats, Settings), a local notification at each reminder time, works fully offline, add button at the bottom right, within thumb reach. Calm style: off-white, soft orange, large numbers.

Internal tool · Field service

Create a mobile app for the [8 technicians of a heating and cooling company]; the office assigns the jobs. Screens: today's jobs in route order, job detail (address opening in Maps, tap to call, equipment history), service report (checklist, photos, parts used, customer signature). Data: a customer has many sites; a site has equipment; a job has one report. Constraints: bottom tabs (Today, Week, Profile), works offline in basements and syncs later, push notification when a job is assigned or changed, large buttons at the bottom of the screen. Functional style: white, dark blue, high contrast.

Marketplace · Local services

Create a mobile app connecting [dog owners] with [dog sitters] in [Seattle]. Roles: owner, sitter. Screens: sitter search as a list and a map, sitter profile with reviews and nightly rate, booking request with dates, chat, my bookings. Data: a booking links an owner, a sitter and a dog, with dates and a status (requested, accepted, declined, completed). Constraints: bottom tabs (Search, Bookings, Messages, Profile), location asked only when the search opens, push notification for each request, reply and message. Warm style: white, teal, round photos.

Community · Sport

Create a mobile app for an [amateur soccer team] of [22 players]. Roles: coach, player. Screens: upcoming games, game detail with each player's availability, lineup, team chat. Data: a game has a date, a place and one availability per player (yes, no, no answer); a lineup belongs to a game. Constraints: bottom tabs (Games, Chat, Team), yes and no buttons at the bottom of the screen, push notification [48 hours] before a game to players who have not answered, schedule readable offline. Sporty style: white, grass green, bold type.