# How to build an app with Corey: step by step

To build an app with Corey, describe what it should do and who it is for, then let Corey scope it, design the screens and a design system, and build it in your own repo with its engineering specialists. You review like a product manager and approve what ships; once it is live, Corey maintains it and builds the next features.

## Steps
1. Describe the app: Tell Corey what the app should do, who it is for and the main thing a user should be able to accomplish. Corey asks the sharp questions and turns your answers into a clear scope you sign off before any building starts.
2. Scope the first version: Corey trims the idea to a first version that is small enough to ship and useful enough to matter - the core screens and the one flow that has to work. Everything else goes on a later list.
3. Design the screens: Corey designs the key screens and a reusable design system, so the app is consistent and feels considered from the first tap. You pick the direction and it refines from there.
4. Build it: Corey's engineering specialists build the app in your own repo, in reviewable pieces, with the checks running as they go. The code is yours, and nothing reaches users until you approve it.
5. Test on real cases: Corey runs the app through real scenarios, reproduces issues and prepares fixes. You steer like a product manager - describe the bug, paste a screenshot - and it reships until the core flow is dependable.
6. Ship and maintain: Corey releases the app, then keeps it healthy - fixing issues, updating it and building the next features on a schedule. You keep the calls on what goes live and what touches users' data or money.

## FAQ
Q: Can AI build a working app?
A: Yes, and keep it working. Corey scopes the app, designs the screens and a design system, dispatches its engineering specialists to build it in your repo, and maintains it after launch. You direct the work and approve anything that ships to users.

Q: What kind of apps can Corey build?
A: Corey is strongest on web apps and the tools, dashboards and sites most businesses actually need. Tell it what you have in mind and it will be straight with you about the right approach and any limits before you commit time to it.

Q: Do I need to be a developer?
A: No. You describe the app and steer it like a product manager - reviewing screens, reporting bugs in plain words, approving releases. Corey's specialists handle the code and the checks. You own the repo and the decisions.

Q: Is the code mine?
A: Yes. Corey works in your own repository, so everything it builds is yours to keep - no lock-in. If you bring on a developer later, they inherit a real codebase rather than a black box.

Q: How much does it cost to build an app with Corey?
A: Corey is £49 a month or £490 a year, with a 28-day probation at no cost and no card to start. One subscription covers the scoping, design, build and ongoing upkeep, rather than separate bills for each stage.

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