manyminiapps
Dev tools
app generator
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How HN took it
15 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 9 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.
Execution: 4 for, 8 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive, fun and creative generated apps
From 4 comments
It just cloned a very primitive slack copy for me https://light-whale-5opfal.manyminiapps.com Well done guys.
yosser on HNThis is absolutely fantastic! Here’s a bear that poops prime numbers. https://bright-herb-ifuriq.manyminiapps.com/
cluckindan on HNthat is very fun to play with, thanks! it took a bunch of tries to get it to do what I wanted, but https://neat-otter-bj288v.manyminiapps.com a crochet spiral counter helper…
yehoshuapw on HNI asked it to make a game where you place movies on a time line by dragging the movie poster. Instead of the movie poster, it decided on its own to use icons that represent the…
throwaway0236 on HN
Works well and fast, not just a GPT wrapper
From 2 comments
Wow, this is actually super cool! Doesn't look like another GPT wrapper. The result is kind of a nice quality too: https://vital-star-5z6w40.manyminiapps.com/ Great work! Any…
eatthatpie on HNI got this with a very short and basic prompt, it lets the user track blood sugar and ketone levels. It worked really well, and it was very fast, especially considering that it…
serial_dev on HN
Objections
Many generated apps fail or show blank screens
From 4 comments
I made one, and it didn't work at all. Clicking the button in its UI did nothing.
OutOfHere on HNI tried a few random apps but the UI section was blank white...
rjh29 on HNTried to make it generate a multiplayer card game unfortunately it does not work : https://noble-bee-hmay7x.manyminiapps.com
loulouxiv on HNApplication error: a client-side exception has occurred while loading pure-palm-djnlwn.manyminiapps.com (see the browser console for more information). Uncaught…
NoSalt on HN
Buttons and drag interactions sometimes do not work, especially on mobile
From 3 comments
Doesn't seem to work on mobile (Safari).
v-yanakiev on HNDoesn't seem to work for me on desktop chrome or firefox (linux), dragging the movie does nothing.
SahAssar on HNClicking "make" takes me straight back to the first page.
normie3000 on HN
Abuse and trolls used up tokens and posted slurs
From 2 comments
this is incredible! I've managed to get an error in one of my attempts though. I'm on mobile so unable to look at the console, it would be great to be able to mark it as broken…
apricot13 on HNUpdate Sep 19: Alas, we had to add sign in, and scope sign ins to users with an @gmail.com account. We got a few trolls who were really motivated to use up as many tokens as…
stopachka on HN
Requests
Ability to update app logic after publishing
From 1 comment
Is there a way to update the app logic once it's published?
eatthatpie on HN
Feed UI interactions back into the model
From 1 comment
Wow people are asses on the internet. Great job making prompts public. It's pretty hilarious to see how basic and bitter some people are haha. Cool tool however. Very coherent…
Incipient on HN
Way to mark or report broken apps
From 1 comment
this is incredible! I've managed to get an error in one of my attempts though. I'm on mobile so unable to look at the console, it would be great to be able to mark it as broken…
apricot13 on HN
Questions
How the apps are generated and how the EAV database works
From 1 comment
How are you generating the apps? Do you use an agent SDK or is it home grown? The everything in one EAV table concept sounds very interesting as well. Can you say more about…
tosh on HN
How to delete failed apps
From 1 comment
How-to delete the fails?
shibeprime on HN
Alternatives named
Slack
From 1 comment
It just cloned a very primitive slack copy for me https://light-whale-5opfal.manyminiapps.com Well done guys.
yosser on HN
GPT wrappers
From 1 comment
Wow, this is actually super cool! Doesn't look like another GPT wrapper. The result is kind of a nice quality too: https://vital-star-5z6w40.manyminiapps.com/ Great work! Any…
eatthatpie on HN