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S0 · Episode 29

Building app with AI: each fix breaks something else

filmed 12 September 2026 · 1:59 · filmed in private, before the series went public

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I'm on the 24th build trying to get the app into TestFlight, because every time I fix one thing something else breaks. I don't know yet whether that's because I'm new to this and just telling the AI what I want, or whether it's normal for building an app. I've also added a tour so people can look around before they're pushed into recording themselves. Next submission goes in and we'll see.

The episode, in writing

by Richard Lovatt · from the episode above, checked against what was said

Guys, I'm just doing a real quick update, quick episode. Can you believe it, we're on the 24th build to send in the TestFlight app to Apple. Literally 24 builds, because every time we go through it there's something wrong. It's like every time I fix something, something else knocks off and something changes.

I'm trying to work out whether this is because I'm new to this, I don't know what I'm doing, I'm just talking to the AI and telling it what I want, or this is because maybe this is normal, maybe developing an app, I do understand that bugs happen.

Well, we're back. But I do, obviously, building an app, I know there will be bugs, but this is kind of insane. But I think we're close, I think we're close. 24th build, I've made some major changes.

One thing I have changed recently is because I put myself in the shoes of downloading the app as a founder. When I download any app, one thing I want to do, don't know if this is just me but personally, I want to look around the app before I get pushed into doing anything. Especially with an app like this where it's all about making you record yourself, a video, and obviously that's a big thing. And people, sometimes when you download it, you don't seem to be ready to just jump in, you know.

So I created like a tour. Sometimes they're annoying as well, because I've downloaded apps before and there's like a tour you have to click through, and you're like, hey, just, oh, I added that. And the ability to just look around before you kind of start that process, and start your series and what you're building and talk. So I've added that, amongst other things.

So we'll see how this goes on the next submission.

Read the transcript

Guys I'm just doing again just a real quick update quick episode I think we're on I think we're on Now let's just check I think we're on Yes Can you believe it We're on the 24th build to send in the TestFlight app to Apple Literally 24 builds because every time we go through it there's something wrong It's like every time I fix something something else knocks off and something changes I'm trying to work out whether this is because I'm new to this I don't know what I'm doing I'm just talking to the AI and telling it what I want or this is because maybe this is normal maybe developing an app I do understand that bugs My fiance is now on the door and I'm recording an episode I'm going to leave you guys for a minute Okay Well we're back We'll see what happens in that episode But I do obviously building an app I know there will be bugs but this is kind of insane But I think we're close I think we're close 24th build I've made some major changes One thing I have changed recently is because I put myself in the shoes of downloading the app as a founder When I download any app one thing I want to do don't know if this is just me but personally I want to look around the app before I get pushed into doing anything Especially with an app like this where it's all about it's making you record yourself or video And obviously that's a big thing And people aren't sometimes when you download it you don't seem to be ready to just jump in you know So I created like a tour Sometimes they're annoying as well because I've downloaded apps before and there's like a tour You have to click through the tour and you're like hey just oh I added that And the ability to just look around before you kind of start that process and start your series and what you're building and talk So I've added that amongst other things So we'll see how this goes on the next submission

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