Build your app with AI, from idea to store
You start from an idea, turn it into a clear spec and build the app with Claude as your developer, even if you can't code. It includes a complete example app, tests, Stripe payments and the steps to publish on the App Store and Google Play.
- 10 modules · 65 lessons
- exercises and quizzes in every module
- Completion certificate
- Lifetime access
Who it is for
- You have an app idea and can't code.
- You are a developer and want to go three times faster with AI.
- You want to launch a subscription digital product.
By the end
- You'll have a spec the AI understands first time.
- You'll have a working app with tests.
- You'll know how to charge and publish it in the stores.
Full syllabus
From idea to published app: design, code with Claude, payments and app stores.
M1Getting started: from idea to a real problem, and validating before you code7 lessons
- What you'll build (and what you won't)
- Honest expectations: money, time and maintenance
- From "wouldn't it be cool" to a specific problem
- Interviews that don't lie
- Competitors and a waitlist landing page
- Your Claude workspace
- Exercise and review
M2Define your first version (MVP): minimum features, user flow and an AI-written spec7 lessons
- What an MVP is (and isn't)
- Cutting down: the two-weekend rule
- The user flow
- The spec, written with Claude
- Acceptance criteria: knowing when it's done
- Your app: Dolphin Lanzadera
- Exercise and review
M3Choose your technical path: web app/PWA, native, cross-platform or no-code7 lessons
- The five routes in one table
- Web apps and PWAs: what they can do today
- Cross-platform: Expo (React Native) and Flutter
- Native (Swift and Kotlin) and no-code
- Real first-year costs
- How to decide (and this course's route)
- Exercise and review
M4Design: screens, a clickable prototype with Claude Artifacts, a design system and accessibility6 lessons
- Screens and states
- A clickable prototype with Claude Artifacts
- A basic design system
- Accessibility from day one
- Testing the prototype with 5 people
- Exercise and review
M5Build with Claude Code: install, ask for changes, git, tests and a complete app7 lessons
- Install Claude Code and set up your folder
- How to ask for changes (and read what it does)
- Git: your undo button
- The example app: Racha step by step
- Tests and how not to break anything
- Trying it on your phone, and the Expo route
- Exercise and review
M6Backend and data: user accounts, a database, basic security and GDPR6 lessons
- Do you need a backend?
- Supabase or Firebase
- User accounts
- Access rules and keys: what must not fail
- GDPR and backups
- Exercise and review
M7Getting paid: models, Stripe on the web, in-app purchases, fees and VAT6 lessons
- Choosing a model: subscription, one-off or freemium
- Charging on the web with Stripe
- In-app purchases: Apple and Google
- The EU after the DMA: other ways to pay
- VAT and who collects it
- Exercise and review
M8Publishing: domain and web hosting, the App Store and Google Play6 lessons
- Domain and hosting for your web app
- App Store: account, TestFlight and review
- Google Play: account and the mandatory closed test
- Listing, screenshots and privacy
- Checklist before you submit
- Exercise and review
M9Legal: privacy, terms, cookies, consumers, minors, accessibility and AI7 lessons
- How to use this module
- Legal notice, privacy, terms and cookies
- Consumers and subscriptions
- Minors
- Accessibility: the European Accessibility Act
- AI in your app: the AI Act
- Exercise and review
M10Launch and grow: ASO, launch, analytics, feedback and a 30-day plan6 lessons
- Before launch day
- ASO: getting found in the stores
- Launch: Product Hunt and communities
- Minimal analytics and feedback
- A 30-day plan, and when to stop
- Exercise and review
FAQ
Really without coding?
Yes: Claude writes the code and you learn to ask for it, review it and test it. We explain every step.
What kind of apps?
Simple web and mobile apps: habits, bookings, internal tools, small SaaS.
What does publishing cost?
We give you the current Apple, Google and Stripe fees.
How much is it and what is included?
It is included in the all-courses pack: €37 one-off, with lifetime access to the 11 courses, exercises, Dolphin Lab and certificate.
Is there a certificate?
Yes. Once you complete the lessons and pass the quizzes you download your Dolphin Academy completion certificate.
What if it's not for me?
You have a 14-day guarantee: if the course is not for you, email ayuda@dolphinia.academy and we refund 100%.