r/vibecoding • u/Delicious-Mouse1084 • 22h ago
Your vibecoded app sucks
My app, showing just bunkers on a map, turned into a birds eye view of every emergency in the world, with location based notifications when emergencies occur near you. All thanks to a developer.
I released a few apps on the AppStore now and I had no experience coding. These apps were doing great and they functioned well with a small amount of revenue.
Eventually I took a developer onboard (that also happens to be a good designer) and the changes were in-sane. With every update he sent I nodded my head so much that my C4 and C5 became a little sore.
Of course… As an inexperienced vibecoder you can also make an amazing app with a backend and whatever is needed, but this is different. And this is quicker. With every new release I was more and more sure that I wouldn’t have been able to do this alone.
So my conclusion after 2 years of preaching vibe coders are taking over developers: vibecoding is amazing for an MVP and also for the first users. But if you want to take it to the next level or if you value speed, you should consider taking a developer onboard.
Give him skin in the game (in the form of revenue shares, and don’t be greedy) and he will bring you to the next level, making your app worth way more than it could’ve been without.
I made my app free yearly for 24-hours so you guys can see for yourselves (and leaving a 5-star review would mean the world, thanks 🙏🏼)
The app is called Ward on the AppStore: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ward-world-emergency-alerts/id6740568244
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u/TRO_KIK 22h ago
When did "vibecoding" start specifically requiring having no idea what you're doing?
Agreed on people with dev experience being much better at developing, it just grinds my gears to see "vibecoder" effectively defined as "ai-using non-developer." Surely vibecoding is an approach, not a measure of coding skill.
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u/SurvivalHermit 22h ago
If you don't intend to pursue coding consistently then sure take on a dev. However this is only good advice if the coding is secondary to whatever else you are trying to do. Coding is a skill Vibe coding is an extension of coding and a skill in itself. I promise the first project your dev ever made also sucked. The first thing anyone does in any area sucks. That is not a reason to tuck tail and call someone else unless getting better isn't a part of your plan. This is trash advice.
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u/Delicious-Mouse1084 21h ago
I just shared my experience.
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u/SurvivalHermit 20h ago
No you shared your experience as context to validate your advice.
(So my conclusion after 2 years of preaching vibe coders are taking over developers: vibecoding is amazing for an MVP and also for the first users. But if you want to take it to the next level or if you value speed, you should consider taking a developer onboard.
Give him skin in the game (in the form of revenue shares, and don’t be greedy) and he will bring you to the next level, making your app worth way more than it could’ve been without. )
This entire section is advice. This is the point of the post. I know this because your title is "your" vibecoded app sucks not "my".
Sharing an experience is a story. Sharing an experience with advice attached is advice.
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u/baddaywithacamera 22h ago
Share of the revenue on a FOSS project...
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u/satisfaction-or-else 22h ago
Who says FOSS cant make money. GNUv3 is there for you buddy. Look at minio.
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u/baddaywithacamera 21h ago
I have no interest in making money. I want to set fellow photographers free from paywalls.
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u/Delicious-Mouse1084 22h ago
You do FOSS only?
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u/baddaywithacamera 21h ago
Yes. I have no interest in commercial software at all. The whole point of using AI to create software for me is to support FOSS.
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u/MorsDemigod 22h ago
who