Since 2020, AI has been changing how software gets built, but it hasn't changed what makes software work well for end users.
A few years ago, every project we built would start at the whiteboard with a blank slate. Now a lot of people come to us with a designed front end, a brand, and much of the product direction already defined with AI tools. You may be wondering how to responsibly use AI to define and develop your idea before taking it to market with a development team.
We wrote these articles to answer the questions we hear from people about AI app development. To see how we work with AI in our own workflows, read about AI-augmented development.
Can I Build an App Myself With AI?
Kind of. AI tools can get you a working front end and a lot of the product. Most people get stuck on the backend, security, and getting the app ready for real users. That's usually the point where it makes sense to bring in developers.
What Does It Cost to Fix an AI-Built App?
It depends on the size of the app and what the audit finds, but it's often far less than building from scratch. On a recent large platform a client built with AI, our audit and backend rebuild came in at roughly half the cost of building it from scratch.
