Lovable, the Swedish startup embracing vibe coding, launched its app for iOS and Android on April 28. The move comes right after Apple tightened its policies against apps that generate code, affecting rivals like Replit and Vibecode. The proposal allows building applications through voice or text commands from the mobile device, with continuous synchronization between devices.
Vibe coding: AI writes, the user just speaks 🎤
The concept of vibe coding, popularized by Andrej Karpathy, is based on the user expressing what they want in natural language and the AI generating the code. Lovable brings this idea to mobile, allowing users to describe functions or interfaces with voice commands and see the result in real time. Synchronization between devices ensures the project progresses without interruptions. Although Apple limits code generation in its store, Lovable has found a niche by presenting its app as a productivity tool, not a full IDE.
Vibe coding: when talking is easier than programming ☕
Now anyone can sit in a café, dictate to their mobile I want an app that reminds me to hate Apple and, voilà , the AI writes the code while the user only worries about their coffee not getting cold. The irony is that while Apple closes doors to competitors, Lovable slips in through the voice dictation window. In the end, true vibe coding consists of the mobile doing the dirty work while you pretend to be productive.