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Mobile Apps

Build your mobile app with Myndlab

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Mobile apps

Mobile apps10 min

Overview

Myndlab is a powerful tool to help you build your mobile app. In this guide, we will walk you through the steps to turn your ideas into design, your designs into a mobile app and your mobile app into a product that you can share with the world.

Before you start

Before you start building your mobile app, make sure you have a myndlab.ai account and that you are logged in.

  1. 1

    Sign in

    Go to myndlab.ai and sign in with your email or Google account.

  2. 2

    Create a new project

    Click on the 'Mobile' drop down button to create a new project for your mobile app.

Choose new project with mobile app

Write a prompt

Start by writing a prompt that describes the functionality of your mobile app. Use your own words to describe your idea and Myndlab will help you with follow up questions to refine your prompt.

prompt
Build a working mobile app for "A book tracker". Add pages for the user to track the number of books read, the reader's bookshelf, and a feature to showcase the reader's achievements.
Note

You can also use 'Design' to create a visual representation of your app.

Mobile app design

Build

  1. 1

    End-to-End

    The coding agent makes the code available end-to-end as the app is being built.

  2. 2

    Packaging and deployment

    The completed code is then packaged and deployed within the Myndlab environment.

End to end code

Preview

Note

Download Expo Go on your device from the App Store or Google Play Store. This will allow you to preview the app you are building in real time.

Once deployment completes, you can switch between iOS and Android to view the live demo. A QR code appears on the 'Build' screen allowing you to access the application through Expo Go on your actual device within seconds.

Mobile app preview

Things to check in your first preview:

  1. 1

    Does the design look right?

    Check layout, colors, and fonts on your actual device screen.

  2. 2

    Does navigation work?

    Try moving between screens, scrolling, and back buttons. Make sure every path lands on the right screen.

  3. 3

    Does data persist?

    Create at least one record. Close Expo Go and reopen it — confirm the record is still there.

  4. 4

    Does it work on both platforms?

    If you tested on iOS, try scanning the same code from an Android device (or vice versa) to confirm compatibility.

Tip

The Expo Go preview is real. It has live data and a running API behind it. You don't need to rebuild the app to check changes; they show up as soon as they're saved.

Note

More features can always be added later with the help of Myndlab's follow up questions or suggestions.

Tweak your design

Click back into the prompt box and describe what you want to change. You don't need to re-describe the whole app — just say what's different, whether that's colors, layout, or a specific component's behavior.

Live theme tweaker
prompt
Change the accent color to a warm orange and switch the header font to something rounder and friendlier.

Also add a swipe-to-delete gesture on the book list items.

Myndlab reads the existing code and applies the change as a diff rather than rebuilding from scratch. The update is packaged and deployed automatically, and it reflects in your Expo Go preview without needing to scan the QR code again.

Tip

Short, focused change requests build faster and have fewer unexpected side effects. Tweak one style or feature at a time, then preview the result before moving to the next.

Share

When you're happy with your app, you can sync it with your Github repository or share the link with the world.

Next steps

Now that you've built your first mobile app and tested it with Expo Go, you can publish it to the App Store and Google Play Store.

Tip

This requires an Apple Developer Program membership

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