I made a non-trivial iOS app with GPT-4 in just a few hours

In plain words

This is a demonstration of using GPT-4 to rapidly develop an iOS application. A developer with no prior iOS experience built a functioning app in a few hours by having the AI generate code, then iteratively fixing errors through back-and-forth prompting. The process involved copying generated code into appropriate files, running the application, and feeding error messages back to GPT-4 for solutions. The project illustrates how AI coding assistance can significantly compress development timelines for developers experienced in other frameworks like web development.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

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