Part 3 Free
Plan your app
Turn a rough idea into a small, clear first version with a one-page plan Claude can build from.
Most first apps fail before they start, because they try to be everything. This part keeps yours small on purpose. You write your idea in one sentence and pick the one person it's for. You look at the apps that already exist; there will be some, and that's good news. Then you decide the few things the first version must do.
Then you sketch the screens on paper, choose a name, and sit down with Claude to turn your notes into a one-page plan file. That file is what you hand to Claude in Part 4, when the building starts. Every step uses the example app, Binder, a made-up app for tracking your trading card collection and what it's worth.
- 1Your idea in one sentence 20 minutes
- 2Who is it for? 20 minutes
- 3Look at similar apps (that's normal) 45 minutes
- 4What makes yours different 20 minutes
- 5The first version: must-have and later lists 30 minutes
- 6Sketch your screens on paper 45 minutes
- 7Pick a name 30 minutes
- 8Individual or company? Decide early 20 minutes
- 9Turn your plan into a plan file with Claude 45 minutes