Built for AI coding tools

Describe your app.
Watch it come to life.

ZipBuild turns your idea into a complete scaffold: architecture, database schema, and build plan, ready for Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex to build from. Used to ship 5 production SaaS products.

No more AI chaos. No more starting over at week 3.

7 specialised AI agents architect your database, API, pages, components, and documentation in parallel.

Free to explorePay when you download~10 minutes to your architecture

Built with ZipBuild — All in Production

MyDealerToolsLive

Dealer management SaaS with AutoTrader integration

14 ZIPs·Supabase + Stripe

SubitLive

Contractor marketplace with real-time job matching

12 ZIPs·Supabase + Stripe

LYRALive

AI model monetisation platform

11 ZIPs·Supabase + Stripe

WelcomePackLive

Digital welcome books for Airbnb hosts

10 ZIPs·Supabase + Stripe
The Process

How It Works

A clear, realistic timeline. No "build an app in 5 minutes" nonsense.

01

Describe your idea

~10 minutes

Tell ZipBuild what you're building, who it's for, and how it makes money. No forms. Just a conversation.

02

Watch it get architected

60 seconds

Your product spec, database schema, API routes, design system, and phased build plan generate in real time. This is the part people screenshot.

03

Download your scaffold

7 AI agents

7 specialist AI agents architect your database, API, pages, components, and docs. Then drop it into VS Code.

04

Tell your AI to build

Days to 2 weeks

Drop the scaffold into your project. Your AI coding tool — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any other — reads the full context and starts building phase by phase. You stay in control.

Total time: days to 2 weeks of focused work

Who It's For

Built for builders

Solo founders

You have an idea and you're building it yourself with Claude Code or Cursor. You need structure so you don't end up with a codebase you can't explain.

Small teams

Your team is 1-3 devs shipping fast with AI tools. You need quality gates and documentation so you're not just throwing code at the wall.

Technical founders who need to pitch

You can build it, but can you explain it? ZipBuild gives you investor-ready architecture docs and technical fluency out of the box.

Works with your favourite AI coding tool

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Any tool that reads markdown context

The Reality

What happens without structure

Without ZipBuild

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Week 1

Quick progress, feels amazing

!
Week 2

Weird bugs, context lost between sessions

Week 3

Rewrite the auth system (again)

!
Week 4

Can't explain the database schema to your co-founder

Week 6

Start over with a "better approach"

✕
Week 8

Still not shipped

With ZipBuild

Day 1

Discovery + architecture complete. Scaffold generated.

Day 2-3

ZIP-00 through ZIP-02. Auth, database, core models working.

Day 4-7

ZIP-03 through ZIP-06. Core features shipping daily.

Week 2

ZIP-07 through ZIP-10. Polish, security audit, deployment.

Day 14

Live. Production-ready. Every decision documented.

What's Included

Everything You Need to Ship

A complete starter kit plus the methodology to use it properly.

Next.js 15 + TypeScript
Supabase auth + database
Stripe payments integration
20+ pre-built UI components
Landing page templates
Dashboard layouts
Email templates (Resend)
SEO optimization
my-project/
├── CLAUDE.md ← AI reads this first
├── app/
│ ├── (auth)/ ← Login, signup, OAuth
│ ├── (dashboard)/ ← Protected routes
│ ├── (marketing)/ ← Landing, blog, terms
│ └── api/ ← Stripe webhooks, billing
├── components/
│ ├── ui/ ← 20+ components
│ ├── landing/ ← Hero, pricing, FAQ
│ └── dashboard/ ← Sidebar, header
├── lib/
│ ├── supabase/ ← Auth, DB, admin, RLS
│ ├── stripe/ ← Payments, subscriptions
│ └── email/ ← Resend templates
├── docs/
│ ├── zipbuild/ ← Full methodology OS
│ ├── prompts/ ← Discovery, red team
│ └── guides/ ← Build, debug, deploy
└── supabase/ ← Migrations + RLS policies
108 files · 387KB · Everything you need.
The Methodology

Not Just a Template. An Operating System.

Other templates give you code and say "good luck." ZipBuild gives you a complete system for building production-grade software.

ZIPs

Zero-to-Implementation Packages

Your app broken into 10-15 focused build chunks. Each ZIP is 2-5 hours of work with clear entry and exit criteria. One at a time, no skipping around.

Quality Gates

Blocking Definition of Done

Not checklists you'll ignore. Real gates that block merging. Code quality, security, database, testing, documentation — nothing ships without passing.

Red Team

Attack Your Own Plans

Every major decision gets challenged before you build it. Find problems in minutes, not production. Built into the workflow, not an afterthought.

Technical Fluency

Understand What You Built

Plain-language architecture explanations. Investor-ready answers. Know WHY it works, not just THAT it works. Explain your product with confidence.

Compare

How ZipBuild Compares

A fair comparison against the real alternatives.

Feature
Lovable / Bolt
Templates
Raw AI Coding
ZipBuild
Time to MVP
Minutes
Days
Weeks
Days to 2 weeks
You own the code
Hosted by them
Yes
Yes
Yes
Production-ready
Demo-grade
Template-grade
Depends on you
Production-grade
Understand your architecture
No (black box)
Somewhat
If you documented it
Fully documented
Investor-ready docs
No
No
No
Yes — APP-SPEC + MASTER-PLAN
Quality gates
None
Docs you'll skip
Your discipline
Blocking gates
Security audit
Basic
DIY
Your responsibility
Built-in framework
Works when you hit a wall
Start over or prompt more
Read the template docs
Google it
Entry/exit criteria per ZIP
Design system
Their defaults
Generic components
Whatever AI generates
Anti-generic methodology
Price
$20-200/mo recurring
$50-300 one-time
Free (+ API costs)
£49-149 one-time

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The Real Cost

What vibe coding actually costs you

Same Cursor subscription. Same Claude plan. Dramatically different results.

Without a plan

Build time80–130 hours
Messages wasted re-explaining context40%+ of your daily limit
Major rewrites2–3 per project
"Start over" momentAlmost guaranteed
Rate limitsConstant — you burn messages on context, not code
DocumentationNone — scattered across 50 chat sessions
Can explain your architecture?"Uh... it works?"

With ZipBuild

Build time25–40 hours
Messages wastedZero — CLAUDE.md handles context
Major rewrites0 — planned upfront
"Start over" momentNever
Rate limitsMinimal — every message is productive
DocumentationComplete — every decision logged
Can explain your architecture?Investor-ready docs included

Same Cursor Pro. Same Claude plan. 3–4x more done per session because your AI never loses context.

The Time

Where your hours actually go

Without ZipBuild~100 hours
Boilerplate setup(17h)
Auth, payments, dashboard from scratch
Figuring out architecture(12h)
Trial and error, Stack Overflow
Rewrites(20h)
Got the data model wrong, redo auth
Re-explaining to AI(12h)
Every session starts from scratch
Debugging decisions(8h)
Why did I build it this way?
Building features(31h)
The actual product work
Setup & architecture
Wasted time (rewrites, re-explaining)
Actual feature work
With ZipBuild~30 hours
Discovery + generation(0.17h)
Building features(30h)
ZipBuild (5 min)
Same feature work

The green bar is identical in both. You spend the same time building features.

ZipBuild eliminates the 50–70 hours of everything else.

At freelancer rates, that's £2,500–5,000 of your time.
ZipBuild costs £49.

Proven Results

Built With ZipBuild

Five products. Different industries. Same methodology. All production-ready.

MyDealerTools

Production

Dealer management SaaS

Full dealer management platform handling stock, leads, and AI-generated FCA-compliant adverts. Official AutoTrader integration partner with multi-tenant architecture, RLS, and Stripe billing.

Automotive

LYRA

Production

AI model monetisation

AI model monetisation platform with a complex conversational interface. Multi-model orchestration, usage tracking, and full quality gates on every release.

AI/ML

Subit

Production

Contractor marketplace

Two-sided marketplace connecting contractors with sub-contractors. Real-time job matching, quote management, and role-based access control.

Construction

Bytrade

Production

Digital presence for trades

All-in-one digital presence platform for tradespeople. Website builder, admin panel, automated social media posting, and client management.

Trades

Welcome Pack

Production

Airbnb welcome books

Digital welcome books for short-term rental properties with AI concierge. Property management dashboard, guest-facing PWA, and automated check-in flows.

Hospitality

Your product next?

Join the builders shipping real products.

From the Founder

Why I Built ZipBuild

I've shipped 5 production SaaS platforms using this methodology. MDT alone has 284 API routes, 58 database models, and real paying customers. Every one was built by one person with AI tools and ZipBuild structure.

I got tired of watching builders hit the same walls I used to hit — so I productised the system that fixed it.

"Every founder I talk to has the same story. They built something fast with AI, it worked for a week, then they couldn't change anything without breaking something else. No documentation. No structure. No idea why half the code exists. ZipBuild is the system I wish I'd had when I started — and the one I still use every day."

Billy Arnold

Billy Arnold

Creator of ZipBuild

Running 5 production SaaS platforms · Official AutoTrader integration partner · Building with AI since GPT-3 · Based in the UK

The Math

See what building costs without structure

Medium (marketplace / multi-role)

Without ZipBuild
With ZipBuild
Time to ship
8–12 weeks
1–2 weeks
Rewrites
2–3 rewrites
0 (planned upfront)
Documentation
None (in your head)
Complete
Security audit
"We'll do it later"
Built into gates
Can explain architecture?
Maybe?
Investor-ready docs
Cost (if hiring help)
£20,000–40,000
£49

This isn't about saving money on developers. It's about saving yourself from unstructured AI coding.

Pricing

Three Ways to Build

Every scaffold is built by 7 specialist AI agents working together. We don't cut corners on your architecture.

ZipBuild Generate

Personalised scaffold for your specific idea

£49one time
  • Guided discovery session
  • Real-time generation experience
  • Shareable project URL
  • Complete personalised scaffold
  • Built by 7 specialist AI agents
  • Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, any AI tool
  • One free regeneration included

Not quite right? Regenerate once for free.

Spec My App → £49
Recommended

ZipBuild Starter Kit

Next.js boilerplate + methodology + scaffold

£99one time
  • Everything in Generate, plus:
  • Full Next.js 15 production codebase
  • Supabase auth + database pre-configured
  • Stripe payments integrated
  • 20+ production UI components
  • Landing page + dashboard layouts
  • Email templates (Resend)
  • Lifetime updates
  • Unlimited projects
Get the Starter Kit → £99

Done For You

We build your product using your scaffold

from£2,000
  • Everything in Starter Kit, plus:
  • We build your product using your scaffold
  • Production-ready on your infrastructure
  • Your Supabase, your Vercel, your Stripe
  • Full documentation handover
  • Built by the creator of ZipBuild
Get a Quote →

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FAQ

Questions? Answers.

Build something real.

Stop prototyping. Start shipping.

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