How to make your own app
Step-by-step guides: describe an app in plain words, build a PWA, put your app on an iPhone without a Mac.
- How-to
How to build a PWA without coding in 2026
Since iOS 26, any site added to the Home Screen opens as an app. The work that's left is the manifest, the icon and offline support.
6 min read - How-to
Building an iOS app without code and without a Mac
The Mac requirement moved to the cloud. Apple's $99 and App Review didn't.
6 min read - How-to
A free app builder from scratch: what “no template” really gets you
Blank canvas, blank code project or a blank sentence. Three ways to start from nothing, and what each one costs you before the app works.
6 min read - How-to
Design your own app for free: a picture of an app, or one you can use?
A mockup tool gives you screens that don't work. A builder gives you an app you have to style. Here's how to get both from one description.
5 min read - How-to
How to make a simple app for yourself — without publishing it anywhere
No developer account, no review, no store listing. A plain-words walkthrough from idea to a tool on your phone.
5 min read - How-to
How to turn a Google Sheet into a phone app — for free, without AppSheet or Glide
You don’t need to connect the sheet. You need the sheet’s shape, on a screen built for a thumb.
4 min read - How-to
How to write a description that becomes a good app (with 12 examples)
The difference between a vague wish and a working tool is about 3 sentences. Here’s the pattern.
4 min read - How-to
How to make a countdown & checklist app for a wedding, move or exam — in one evening
Days left, tasks by week, who owns what. A step-by-step guide for people who have never built anything — including the exact words to type.
7 min read