Saturday, January 17, 2026
Claude Code App Development
People are discussing the capabilities and limitations of using Claude Code to build mobile and web applications, with opinions ranging from its usefulness for simple apps to skepticism about its ability to handle complex projects.
Just watched @RayFernando and @RudrankRiam build a full iOS 26 app from scratch using Claude Code + Opus 4.5. Gold mine for new and experienced devs alike. Would've saved me hours if I knew about #3 and #5 earlier. Not scaffolding. Actually building—UI, local storage, themes,
Haha, oh, I did, but honestly, pasting the design directly into Claude code worked a little better for me than using the MCP. The app that I designed in Sketch is now live on the app store :) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bentomoney-spending-tracker/id6751673275… - Working on the Android version in the meantime... [Links: https://t.co/4luphPIp5O]