AppGen

Ever had to download apps just for a simple task, and it contains ads, unwanted features and bloat? With AppGen, create your app exactly how you want, self host your data and freely use them!

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Inspiration

The inspiration for this app stems from trying to organise loooong looooong to-do lists, which naturally, I turned to AI for help. AI generated this interactable, organised schedule all just in one html file. LIFE SAVIOUR! This saved me 30-40 minutes trying to organise and schedule my todos.

This made me wonder, why cant we use AI to generate these lightweight micro-apps that we can use in our everyday lives instead of downloading an app just for simple tasks like tracking calories and saving recipes. Which most of them have ads, unnecessary features, subscription models etc.

What it does

An app that you can build lightweight micro-apps and host it yourself, including your own data. Customise it to your own liking, including features and appearances.

How we built it

Used OpenAI API to build these lightweight apps. These apps will live in your LocalStorage and accessible and editable within the app. Use iframe as a sandbox environment, ensuring security.

Challenges we ran into

Balancing model performance and cost Figuring out how to make the app more secure and user friendly

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Doing this within 24 hours! Implemented a solution that we could not find elsewhere and will actually use it!

What we learned

AI is getting scarily good in coding (simple) apps

What's next for AppGen

Making it production ready, reproducible for people who are interested in using it. (Maybe) making it mobile (instead of web app).

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