The user wishes for an option to explore the Zite AI app builder without being forced to start the process through AI, implying a desire for a more traditional or manual starting point.
Interesting idea, bringing no-code and AI-assisted app building together. It currently leans pretty hard towards the AI side of that spectrum. A sprinkling of no-code, a lot of vibe coding. Based on my first 30mins with it, here are some quick review notes. Some question marks: - I wish it would give me the option to explore without starting via AI. Although I guess the AI is kinda the point 😅 - I have some doubt that it can truly protect users from needing to look at code (a TypeScript compilation error message in my first 15mins with it, and looking at the generated workflows I suspect you'll pretty quickly need to code there) - It doesn't seem to create the snappiest of apps (noticeable lag when just changing a task status in my simple todo app test). - How much will the interface + workflows + database pattern make sense to someone who didn't have the concept of an API in the back of their mind? Though this is something that can be taught via the app. - Oh and a quick word of warning to anyone trying it: it looks like once you publish a Zite, you can't unpublish. So don't hit 'Share' on anything you aren't happy to either delete, or have out there on the internet permanently. - Pricing is currently confusing: it looks like the pricing is basically the Fillout (form tool) pricing. But it did only launch this month. I assume Zite-related pricing & feature tiers are coming. I know I just listed a bunch of negatives 😬, but overall I was actually impressed 🎉! It's definitely progress in the right direction: - Being able to edit targeted elements in a no-code manner, without having to involve the AI, is very nice. - The option to use a built-in database and hosting is a BIG plus. This is a lot more non-coder friendly than some of the other vibe coding tools I've tried. The negatives are mostly small things (and again, this just launched, it's inevitably going to have a bunch of 'small things' for a while). The positives are big things, especially with Bolt and Lovable as my main points of comparison.