I Built an iOS App in 8 Minutes (No Code, No Developer)

Get Started 👉 https://bit.ly/dailyai-superapp #nocode #BuildInPublic #IndieHacker #Solopreneur #iOSDevelopment You have an app idea. You assumed you'd need a developer to build it. You don't.In this video I build a real iOS app — a barbershop hairstyle preview tool — from a single prompt. No code. No Swift. No prior Xcode experience. Then I ship it to my actual phone via TestFlight. Start to finish, in one sitting.What you'll see: How to write a prompt that builds your app for you (and how to use Claude to help craft it) Setting up Xcode — the slow part, but you only do it once Live build: a barbershop app that lets staff pick a face shape, choose a hairstyle, and generate an AI preview The one genuinely technical moment (Supabase — I walk you through it, it's fine) Publishing to TestFlight so your whole team can use it on their iPhones The app running live on my actual phone Chapters: 00:00 — Who this is for (and why I said yes to this sponsor) 01:00 — Setting up Xcode — download it, walk away, come back 02:45 — Getting your first prompt ready 03:00 — Building the app — one prompt, 8 minutes 05:00 — Fixing issues with Genius Mode 07:00 — Supabase setup — the only "technical" moment 09:00 — Connecting the API and getting results 11:00 — Publishing to TestFlight 14:00 — Installing the app on a real iPhone 15:30 — Live demo — barbershop app on my actual phone 16:00 — Wrap up + what to build next Tools used: → Superapp — the iOS app builder: [link] → Supabase — free backend/database service: supabase.com → Apple Developer Account — $99/year, required to publish: developer.apple.com → TestFlight — free, how your team gets the app on their phones → Claude — used to help write the initial prompt I turn down about 80% of sponsors. I said yes to Superapp because I tested it first and it actually worked. If you've got an app idea sitting in your notes — or a workflow at work that would be 10x better as a phone app — give this a try. Questions? Drop them below. I read