I've spent the last few months deep in learning and building mode with the most popular AI coding tools. The internet is calling it vibe coding: building something using natural language instead of a coding language.
Along the way, I've rage-quit Replit and Cursor more times than I'd like to admit, but what's kept me going is seeing what other folks have been able to build with vibe coding.
Here, I'm sharing some of my favorite vibe coding projects—including one of my own—in the hopes that they'll inspire you to give it a try (or at least not throw your computer at the wall).
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Which vibe coding tools to use
I'm a non-developer with some coding experience, and I've noticed that some AI coding tools are way easier to pick up and start using, while others have more of a learning curve.
Based on that, here's my ranking of the most popular vibe coding tools and their ideal use cases.
Beginner vibe coding apps
AI chatbots, especially ChatGPT and Claude, are great for prompt development, experimenting with basic user interface building, and troubleshooting build errors.
Lovable excels at building interfaces and web pages—you can even deploy your app straight on Lovable.
v0 is what I'd recommend for beginners who want to build simple apps (like pricing calculators).
Zapier Agents lets you build AI agents with natural language—and you can connect all your other work apps to it. I'm calling it beginner because it's easy to pick up and use, but it can do a lot of complex work for you behind the scenes.
Intermediate vibe coding apps
Replit is a nice mix of control and guardrails, so you can jump right in if you're non-technical but can still get a lot more from it if you want.
Bolt is best for developers and builders looking for a start-to-finish solution for web and mobile app development. It has lots of support for popular tech stacks.
Advanced vibe coding apps
Cursor is a full IDE (integrated development environment) billed as developer-first, but you can absolutely use it as a non-developer using chat.
Windsurf (formerly Codeium) is also an IDE, but it's better for enterprise users, especially those in regulated industries.
These advanced apps are the ones you'd want to use to take any projects you've built from the other apps mentioned and expand on them and maintain them over time.
10 vibe coding examples to kick you into gear
Seeing what other (possibly more patient) people have built can help you power through your own builds and help you figure out which AI coding tool is best for your goals. Here are some great examples of what folks are creating with vibe coding apps.
Plywood Cutting Visualizer
AI coding app used: Claude
You can build simple tools for common use cases without learning any new software tools—just use the AI chatbot you're most familiar with.
Justin Lai, Educational Technologist at La Pietra Hawaii School for Girls, built this Plywood Cutting Visualizer in Claude. Once you're done, Claude Artifacts are shareable, so other folks can use them.
The app is simple but ridiculously useful. "Input the dimensions of a piece of plywood," Justin says, "and ask for the resulting size. It'll tell you how many pieces and how many scraps are left."
In general, using an AI chatbot like ChatGPT or Claude to help with early building steps and design a basic UI will make a big difference when using other AI building tools later.
Resume scoring agent
AI coding app used: Zapier Agents
Getting started with vibe coding can be as simple as using a ready-made template. This pre-built agent—that you can tweak however you want with vibe coding—scores resumes against the requirements of a particular job description.
This is just scratching the surface of what Zapier Agents can do. You can user natural language to build an agent that can take action in 8,000+ apps, and it can run in the background while you do more important work.
A portfolio website
AI coding app used: Lovable
Lovable is a popular AI coding app for building simple front-end apps and websites.
Michael Lembo, Staff Product Manager at BitGo, used it to build a portfolio site. It even includes a custom chatbot that answers questions about Michael for anyone visiting the site.
Curious about the results of this build? Read Lembo's post about the launch.
An admin for Supabase
AI coding app used: Lovable, v0, Cursor
The commercialization of AI is a relatively new development, and AI coding apps are rushing to meet users' demands. In the meantime, things are getting a bit meta: users are building their ideal workflows and processes for AI coding tools with AI coding tools.
One example: Andy Keil and Kyle Ledbetter built Dreambase to add functionality to Supabase, a popular (often native) database integration for AI coding tools. You'll likely interact with Supabase if you're adding a data storage or user authentication component to your vibe coding project.
Andy shared: "We start with Lovable and v0 to prototype features and then move to Cursor to fine-tune before shipping to production. We've built several apps this way, and our most recent is Dreambase. We use this same flow to support some of our enterprise clients as well."
Lambo Levels
AI coding app used: ChatGPT, Lovable
Joe Frabotta, Growth Marketer, vibe coded a tool to help Crypto enthusiasts.
"Lambo Levels is a fun and quirky app that helps you quickly visualize potential crypto gains on specific tokens," he told me. "It's not a portfolio tracker—it's more about dreaming big with your 'moonshots.' My workflow is to use ChatGPT to help write and refine prompts into more developer-friendly language, then drop them into Lovable."
Taste
AI coding tool used: Lovable, Cursor
Now it's my turn to brag. I built Taste both to see how far I could push my vibe coding with Cursor (I also used Lovable for building the UI).
I wanted to create a tool to catalog my favorite meals at restaurants and favorite recipes. But I realized that it could be even more useful with a social networking component—that way, people could share dietary preferences and allergies.
It was fun to build, and the end result is pretty useful.
WordPress-adjacent apps
AI coding tool used: Replit, Bolt
Matt Medeiros, Publisher at The WP Minute, has built all sorts of things with Replit and Bolt. And each one reinforces his position as an industry thought leader.
His standalone apps include:
Podcast Power, a web app for listening to podcasts about podcasts.
Pulse, an app that tracks WordPress news and summarizes each article.
WP API Explorer, a way to discover and test WordPress REST API endpoints.
And that's not all—he also vibe coded an interactive game for the Gravity Forms WordPress plugin.
SEO calculator
AI coding app used: Cursor
Tim Metz, Director of Marketing at Animalz, used Cursor to vibe code an SEO calculator lead magnet. The tool effectively answers prospects' questions, helping Animalz send them to the next step in their marketing funnel. Try it out, or learn more about the building process.
MIXCARD
AI coding app used: Cursor
Alfred Megally is the independent creative and vibe coder behind MIXCARD, which turns your Spotify playlists into physical postcards.
ttyl
AI coding app used: Cursor
Robinson Greig, Founder of Off-Trail Studio, built ttyl with Cursor as a fun way to send a voice memo to your future self.
Vibe code your own AI agent
Whether you're dreaming up moonshot crypto calculators, building admin dashboards, or just trying to squash an existential crisis, vibe coding can help you build whatever's on your mind. And remember: if it breaks, that just means you're learning something. Probably.
As you dip your toes in the water, you can use Zapier Agents to vibe code your way to an AI agent that can access your business data, work in all your favorite apps, and handle tasks whether you're there or not.
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