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This tutorial walks you through the entire Rocket workflow - from initial research to a live, deployed app. By the end, you’ll have built something real and understand how Solve, Build, and Ship work together. Time: 15–20 minutes
No coding experience required. If you can describe what you want in plain language, you can build with Rocket.

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What you’ll do

  1. Come up with an app idea
  2. Research the space with Solve
  3. Build the app with Build
  4. Customize and iterate
  5. Deploy with Ship
Let’s go.
1

Come up with an idea

Every great app starts with a problem worth solving. For this tutorial, we’ll build a customer feedback board - a simple app where users can submit feature requests and upvote ideas.You can follow along with this example or swap in your own idea. The process is the same regardless.A few other ideas to consider:
  • A personal portfolio site
  • A simple booking tool for a service business
  • A landing page for a new product
  • A habit tracker mobile app
2

Research with Solve

Before building, use Solve to understand the landscape. Create a new Solve task and ask a strategic question about your idea.Try this prompt:
What are the most popular customer feedback tools (like Canny, UserVoice, Nolt)? Compare their features, pricing, and what users complain about. What gaps could a simple, free alternative fill?
Rocket will research across public sources and return a structured report with competitive analysis, feature comparisons, and recommendations.Read the report and note what resonates. This gives you a clear picture of what to build and how to differentiate - before you write a single line of code.
This step is optional but powerful. Solve helps you make informed decisions about what to build and why. Skip it if you already have a clear vision.
3

Build your app

Now create a Build task and describe your app. Be specific about the features you want based on your research.Try this prompt:
Build a customer feedback board app. Users can submit feature requests with a title and description. Other users can upvote requests. Show a sorted list with the most-voted ideas at the top. Include a simple admin view where I can mark requests as "planned," "in progress," or "done." Use a clean, modern design with a blue and white color scheme.
Rocket will generate your full app - UI, navigation, logic, and all. This typically takes one to three minutes. Watch the preview panel as screens come together.
4

Preview and test

Once generation completes, your app appears in the live preview. Interact with it like a real user:
  • Submit a test feature request
  • Upvote an existing idea
  • Switch to the admin view and change a status
  • Navigate between pages
  • Resize the preview to check mobile responsiveness
Take note of anything you’d like to change - colors, layout, wording, missing features.
5

Iterate and customize

Refine your app through conversation. Ask Rocket to make changes in natural language.Example iteration prompts:
Add a search bar at the top so users can filter feature requests by keyword.

Change the color scheme to dark mode with a purple accent color.

Add a "submitted by" field to each request that shows the user's name.
You can also use Visual edit to click directly on elements and modify them, or open Code view to edit the source code.Keep iterating until you’re happy with the result. There’s no limit to how many changes you can make.
6

Deploy with Ship

When your app is ready, it’s time to go live. Click Publish to deploy your app to the web.Your app will be available at a Rocket URL (like your-app.rocket.new) within seconds. From there you can:Congratulations - you’ve gone from idea to deployed app using Rocket.

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Tips for a great first experience

  • Be specific in your prompts. “Build a feedback board with upvoting and admin controls” gets better results than “build me an app.”
  • Use Solve first. Even a quick research task helps you articulate what you want more clearly.
  • Iterate in small steps. Make one change at a time so you can see exactly what each prompt does.
  • Preview often. Check the live preview after every change to catch issues early.
  • Don’t aim for perfection on the first try. Get the structure right first, then polish.

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What’s next?

Security checklist

Lock down API keys, authentication, and data access.

Add payments

Connect Stripe and start accepting payments.

Prompt starters

Browse ready-to-use prompts for your next project.

Template catalog

Start your next app from a production-ready template.