Build Your Own App
I built SlickChart with no coding background. These are the parts nobody explains: what to do first, what it actually costs, and where people get stuck.
Doing two trades at once: skin and lashes, hair and nails, in one app
Book a facial and a lash lift together and two sets of forms, rules and timings meet. Why generic booking apps struggle, and how your own app can cope.
Lash fills, color touch-ups and the pricing your booking app cannot do
A fill is priced by how long it has been since the last visit. Why generic booking apps leave that to you, and what it takes to make your own app do it.
Patch tests, consent and the booking your app should refuse
Lash lifts, color, PMU and tattoo all have checks that must happen first. Why those checks belong in the app itself, and why describing them is the real work.
Your booking app was built for every salon. Yours can be built for you.
Fill windows, patch tests, processing time, formula cards. Why beauty pros work around their booking app, and what changes when the app is yours.
How to check your own app when you cannot read the code
You cannot read the code, but you can be the person using it. A practical way to test your own app, and the two questions that catch real bugs.
The first seven days: start the clocks that run without you
Week one is not about building. It is about starting every wait you can, so the waiting happens underneath the work instead of after it.
What to build: the shape of an idea that works
You already have an idea. This is about checking whether it is the right size to finish, which is what decides whether you ever ship it.
How to describe your app so you get back what you meant
The skill that replaced coding for me is describing things clearly. One screen at a time, what must not change, and the plan before the code.
What building your own app actually costs, line by line
A cost breakdown for building an app with AI: what is free, what is optional, what only matters if you go to the app stores, and the one bill you cannot avoid.
The Google Play rule that quietly costs you a month
Google Play makes personal accounts run a closed test with a dozen testers for two weeks. The business route skips it, but only if the paperwork starts early.
You might not need the app stores at all
A web app added to the home screen looks and works like a real app: no review, no fees, no waiting. Here is when the stores are worth it and when they are not.
Claude Chat or Claude Code: knowing which window you should be in
The most common beginner mistake when building an app with AI is using the wrong tool for the job. Here is the simple rule for which one to open, and when.
You do not need to learn to code. You need to know the order.
AI writes the code now. The part nobody hands you is the order to do things in, and that is what actually decides whether your app ships.