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Mobile apps

GenVibe is one of the few AI builders that generates real React Native + Expo mobile apps — for iOS and Android — from a prompt. Preview them in a device frame in the workbench, or scan a QR code to run the app on your own phone while you build.

Build a mobile app

Just say you want a mobile app in your prompt:

Build a mobile habit tracker app. I can add habits, check them off each day, and see a streak counter. Use a clean mobile design with a bottom tab bar.

GenVibe scaffolds a React Native + Expo project and renders it in a phone frame so you can see exactly how it looks on a device.

Preview in a device frame

On desktop, mobile projects show inside a phone mockup in the preview, so you can test taps, navigation, and layout as they'd appear on a real phone. On a phone or tablet the app fills the screen so you see it at true size.

Run it on your real phone (QR code)

For the real thing, open the QR code in the preview toolbar and scan it with the Expo Go app (free on the App Store / Google Play). Your app opens on your actual device with live reload — changes you make in chat show up on your phone as you build. It's the fastest way to feel the real thing before you ship.

Refine like any app

Iterate with chat:

Add a settings screen accessible from the top-right gear icon.

Make the tab bar icons filled when active.

Get an installable app

When you're ready to put the app on a phone for real, click the Android icon in the preview toolbar and GenVibe builds you an installable APK, or an AAB for Google Play — no Android Studio, no command line. See Android builds.

Because GenVibe generates a standard Expo project, you can also export the code (via GitHub) and run the build yourself if you prefer.

Tips

  • Say "mobile app" explicitly in your first prompt so GenVibe scaffolds React Native rather than a web app.

  • Describe navigation early ("bottom tabs", "a stack with a back button") — it shapes the whole structure.

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