Start small with one clear prompt, test after every change, keep your secrets and data out of the code, and move to a builder with a database, sign-in and hosting when the app has real users.
For anyone asking: What is vibe coding and how do I vibe code an app that actually works?
Each one's way of doing it, and the point where it stops.
Plan mode writes an editable plan and touches no code until you approve; Build then implements it, every change is saved as a version, and a Quick scan checks database access rules at each publish. Where it stops: Reverting restores code, not database data; web apps only, with no App Store or Google Play packages.
Agent plans, writes, tests the app in a real browser and publishes it from one workspace; automatic checkpoints capture files and database state, and a key pasted in a prompt is redirected to Secrets. Where it stops: A code rollback never restores the production database; Starter offers Lite build only.
Plan Mode asks questions and plans without changing code, then Implement this plan builds it; a version is saved after every prompt, and restoring one spends no tokens. Where it stops: Restoring a version never rolls back the database, so export rows before risky changes.
Discuss mode plans without changing code, every AI change becomes a version you can revert, and a built-in security scan flags exposed secrets and row-level gaps on every plan. Where it stops: Exported code still calls Base44's backend; the scan warns but does not block publishing.
The AI Co-Builder assembles Softr's blocks, database, pages and user groups from one prompt; the Vibe Coding Block writes one React component, and a broken attempt cannot replace the working version. Where it stops: No code export, no self-hosting and no Git sync.
Create with AI generates pages, a database, workflows, privacy rules and sign-in flows as visual logic you edit, and the issue checker blocks a deploy to Live while issues show. Where it stops: No code export: apps run only on Bubble; the Free plan cannot go live.
In GlideOS, the Glide Agent builds the app, its database and workflows from a prompt, a spreadsheet or a screenshot, and Plan mode mocks the app up and waits for your confirmation. Where it stops: Glide Classic is a visual builder, not prompt-to-app; GlideOS lists viewing code and project files on Enterprise only.
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