Projects using Bubble in EnglandProjects using Bubble in EnglandA few months ago I posted about Dextr - an AI physio app I'm building to help with my recovery after carpal release surgery on both hands. Here's what's happened since:
The platform changed - as much as I love building in Bubble, it is still a mostly manual process and I was struggling to make progress around client work.
So I switched to Lovable! Once again I was blown away by what AI can build and the speed at which it does it. Within 20 minutes I had a working app with signup/login, an onboarding process, dashboard, warm up and hand stretching exercises with pain level reporting and logging.
After a few iterations, I began to see how quickly you can burn through credits, and this coupled with some emerging limitations led me to switch again. I used up my remaining credits iterating on the UI because that is where Lovable really does shine - then downloaded the code and set Claude to work.
I'm now building the app locally using Claude Code and Gemini - feeding screenshots to Gemini for design iteration, then building prompts for Claude to implement the changes. It's a surprisingly effective workflow.
Right now the app handles warm-up stretches and tendon exercises with guided timers, pain level check-ins, and session logging. There's also an early AI layer that generates a short practice session for me - scales, arpeggios, chords, and finger dexterity exercises, complete with tablature and a built-in metronome. You can see it in action in the video.
I'm not playing bass yet. But I'm stretching every day using the app, and that's the first step.
I find it almost poetic that I'm using my new skills to aid in the recovery of the thing that ended my old career. It's a perfect case study in using AI to build tools for our daily lives - not a startup, not a SaaS side hustle, just a tool I needed that didn't exist. And the barriers to doing this are dropping month by month, week by week.
The end goal hasn't changed: play bass again. 🤘
#buildinpublic (https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23buildinpublic&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED) #ai (https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23ai&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED) #lovable (https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23lovable&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED) #claudecode (https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23claudecode&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED) #rehabilitation (https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23rehabilitation&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED) #careerchange (https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23careerchange&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED) #nocode (https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23nocode&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED) Airboo is a mobile lifestyle app designed to encourage people to spend more time outside through emotional interaction rather than fitness pressure.
You can try Airboo here:
https://airboo.bubbleapps.io/version-test/api/1.1/mobile/preview?debug_mode=true&preview_view=Home
Instead of focusing on performance, Airboo introduces a tiny digital companion whose energy and mood are directly connected to the user’s outdoor time. When users spend time outside, Airboo becomes happier, more energetic, and more alive. When users stay indoors for long periods, Airboo slowly loses energy and becomes sleepy or sad.
The goal of the app is to create a softer, more emotional relationship with outdoor habits and fresh air, especially for people who struggle with screen time or low motivation.
The seasonal spring theme inspired the entire concept. Airboo helps reconnect with nature and makes it into a calming digital experience where users are rewarded for stepping outside, even for small moments.
Core features currently include:
• Outdoor session tracking
• Dynamic energy system
• Animated emotional companion
• Mood changes based on activity
• Premium companion and customization system
The monetization strategy is based on a freemium model. Free users can use the core outdoor companion experience, while premium subscribers unlock additional companions, seasonal themes, animations, personalities, and advanced progression features.
The app was built entirely in Bubble’s native mobile editor, enhanced with Lottie animations, and focuses heavily on emotional UX, lightweight interaction design, and delivering a polished mobile-first experience.
