How I Built a Web App in 5 Minutes with Lovable.dev (No Code Needed)
Build Apps from Scratch in Minutes with Lovable.dev
If you want to start building apps from scratch, I just found the perfect coding app to help you do that.
Hi everyone, I’m Mazhar Ali , and today let’s talk about Lovable.dev.
Lovable is this incredible free AI tool that can literally build any app in seconds. In fact, I made a habit tracker from scratch—and I didn’t write a single line of code. All I did was talk to it in plain English, and within minutes, the entire app was ready.
I’ll walk you through how I built the UI, made it functional, added user authentication, and basically created the whole thing—without touching code.
Getting Started
Here’s what Lovable.dev looks like once you make your free account. This is their latest version—Lovable 2.0.
The most important step here is the prompt. None of it matters if you don’t write this properly. You can either write a prompt describing your app or even attach a picture of what you want the webpage to look like.
You can also read this blog How to write perfect AI prompts
They also have examples like expense tracker, PDF viewer, task manager, and even confetti animation just to show what’s possible.
Writing the First Prompt
For my habit tracker, I actually asked ChatGPT to generate the first prompt for me.
Here’s the app idea I gave it:
Habitual Curator – an AI-driven app that helps users discover, customize, and track micro habits based on their personality, goals, and daily context.
Then I asked ChatGPT to turn this into a proper prompt for Lovable:
- what sections I wanted,
- what text and copy should look like,
- where buttons should go,
- what happens when users interact with the app,
- even the tone and animations.
This step is literally everything. If your first prompt is solid, Lovable will create the exact app you’re imagining.
Watching Lovable in Action
Once I pasted the prompt into Lovable, the screen split into two:
- chat window on the left,
- preview on the right.
Lovable started generating the app in real time. It wrote all the code in the background and showed me a live preview.
At first, there was an error (which honestly scared me), but the cool part is—you can just tell Lovable: “fix it.” And it does. Right there.
In minutes, I had my habit tracker:
“Welcome to the Habitual Curator. Your daily dose of microhabit magic starts here. Let’s discover tiny habits for a big impact.”
The onboarding worked, the personality quiz showed up, habits were suggested—it was all there.
Features That Stood Out
- Edit anything – Click on buttons, text, or layouts and just change them instantly (even add Tailwind classes if you know them).
- Chat mode – Ask Lovable questions or suggest new features, and it updates your app.
- Dev mode – If you’re a developer, you can dive into the actual code.
- Superbase integration – Add authentication and save user data.
- Collaboration – Work on the same project with others.
- Publishing – Deploy in seconds, connect a custom domain, or even add Stripe to sell your app.
Iterating and Improving
What I loved is that it’s not just a one-time build. You can:
- Add more pages (Explore, Progress, Habit Details).
- Ask it to add animations or micro-interactions.
- Add Google login in one line.
- Fix errors live.
I built my app in less than five minutes and could still tweak it endlessly.
Community Creations
Another fun part—Lovable has a community where you can see what others are building. You can check their apps, see the prompts they used, and get inspired. Some of the stuff people are making is insane.
Final Thoughts
Honestly, this is mind-blowing. Lovable makes building apps feel like chatting with a friend.
I built an entire working app—UI, authentication, deployment—all without writing code. And it’s free to try.
Even with the free plan, you can build and publish a complete app in minutes.
Go try it out. Build your first app. You’ll be shocked at how easy it is.
If you have any questions, drop them in the comments—I’d love to help out.