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For non-technical founders

Give your first app a clear starting point.

You know the problem you want to solve. Put the product decisions on paper before asking an AI builder to make the whole app at once.

See the workflow
Example brief3 decisions

Project

A booking app for independent tutors

  • Start with tutor profiles and booking requests
  • Keep payments out of the first release
  • Define what happens when a slot is unavailable

A starting point to adapt to your project.

Start with

An idea with too many possible features

Leave with

A scoped first release and a feature brief

A practical way through.

Three steps · Free tools · No signup

  1. 01

    Decide what belongs in the first release

    List the features, their dependencies, and what can wait. Build the foundation before adding the parts that rely on it.

    Feature Build Sequence Planner
  2. 02

    Map the places your users need to go

    Outline the pages and their parent routes. Include the account and settings screens alongside the main product flow.

    App Sitemap Builder
  3. 03

    Brief one feature at a time

    Describe the user, the action, and the constraints. Give your builder a small, reviewable piece of work instead of an open-ended request.

    App Feature Prompt Builder

A few details

Before you start.

Do I need to know how to code?

You can use these tools without writing code. They help you make product decisions and create a brief to take into your builder. You still need to review and test what it produces.

Will Archly build the app for me?

Archly helps you prepare prompts and project context. These free tools create planning documents in your browser; they do not generate or deploy an application.

Where should I start if my idea is still vague?

Pick one user and one task they need to complete. Use the build planner to keep that task in the first release and move the other ideas into a later phase.

Keep your project context close.

Use the free tools on their own, or bring your brief into Archly to prepare prompts for your AI builder.

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