Tools & Tips: Build Sites & Apps with AI
Hey all, Doug allowed me to share a sneak peek of our new Tooltester Newsletter. It highlights the coolest new tools that will help you grow your business. Let's jump right in: Lovable (AI Coding) Lovable is like magic for an impatient individual like me. You write a quick prompt like βBuild me a personal website for my digital consultancy business with the following details...β and within minutes, you've got a draft ready to tweak. I tested it one morning, and it had something (very decent) drafted before I even finished grinding my morning coffee beans β. Other platforms like Cursor or Claude Code handle complex projects better, but Lovable is by far the easiest to use. It can be used to build all kinds of mini-projects, landing pages, business calculators, you name it. Robert, at our sister site EmailTooltester, used it to build a βsmart travel suggestion appβ that picks destinations based on your home currency. I canβt wait to see how far this can go. π Alternative to: Cursor, Firebase and Claude Code Visit π lovable.dev π° From $25 a month | Free plan available Uizard (AI Design) I don't have an eye for web design. Layouts and proportions just stress me out. So when I needed a homepage for my YouTube channel, I gave Uizard a prompt and let the AI do the rest. It came back with a solid first wireframe, and from there, I just dragged and dropped to tweak things, or asked the AI assistant for help. You can even sketch something on paper, or upload a screenshot of a site you like, and Uizard will replicate the structure / design for you. It also comes with loads of templates like landing pages, mobile apps, SaaS dashboards, and startup pitch decks, all ready to remix. π Alternative to: Figma, Canva, Framer or Adobe XD Visit π βuizard.io π° From $12 | Free plan available β‘This Weekβs Productivity Hack I run a YouTube channel (too embarrassed to share the link, sorry), and one thing I make a lot of are: thumbnails. Lately, Iβve been using AI to generate images of myself doing... stuff. Bit weird, yes, but also kind of addictive.