How it works
Every Bilt project has a chat interface. You type instructions in plain English; Bilt interprets them and modifies your app. Each message triggers a workflow — Bilt plans the changes, writes or modifies code, rebuilds the app, and updates the live simulator. You see progress in real time with status updates and a thinking indicator.What you can ask
Bilt handles everything from high-level app descriptions to specific UI tweaks:Attachments
You can attach screenshots and images to your messages — useful for showing Bilt a design you want to match, a bug you’re seeing, or a reference from another app. You can also paste links into chat. Bilt treats them as attachments and can inspect the page: read its content, understand its structure, and visually review it via screenshots. Use this when you want your app to match an existing website or reference a live page.Session history
Your full conversation history is saved. You can scroll back to see what the AI built, what you asked for, and how the app evolved. Each session tracks the tools used, status changes, and results.Tips for better results
- Refine your prompt first — iterate on what you want to build with an AI chatbot such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc. before sending it to Bilt. That does not consume Bilt tokens — so it is a free way to get better results from Bilt
- Be specific about what you want — “add a profile page with avatar, name, and email fields” works better than “add a profile”
- Iterate in small steps — build the core flow first, then refine
- Reference what exists — “on the home screen, add a search bar at the top”
- Describe the user experience — “when the user taps a recipe, show the full recipe with ingredients and steps”