I made a to-do list app where users use LLMs to rewrite their front end

Name: I made a to-do list app where users use LLMs to rewrite their front end
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Author: maxharrison

by maxharrison·Mar 5, 2026·3 points·2 comments

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AI Analysis

●●SolidBold BetZero to One

LLM-powered vibe coding for frontends is clever; unclear if it's practical or just novelty.

Strengths

•Genuine zero-to-one idea: end-users rewriting frontend via natural language fits malleable software philosophy
•Backend/frontend decoupling enables rapid UI iteration without backend changes
•Live user examples show concept validation; transparent token tracking ($1.94 spent) adds credibility

Weaknesses

•LLM reliability for code generation unproven at scale—hallucinations and broken UX likely in real workflows
•No evidence users actually prefer this over traditional customization; could be a fun experiment that doesn't convert to retention

Post Description

To-do apps are the canonical overengineered demo. This one leans into that - and offloads the overengineering to you.

This is mostly an experiment, but I've put a bit of effort making it into a little platform people can play around with.

With the advances of LLMs being able to one shot some frontend code, I thought it would be a fun experiment to have a end-user facing vibe coding app, following the ideas of malleable software.

It allows users to change the full theme and design from a single prompt, but also and more importantly, allowing the end-users to add features such as categorisation or kanban.

Please let me know any feedback, try to break it etc.

(posted on crappy internet 3800m above sea level)