--- title: The SIMPLEST Way to Build an App with AI in 2026 | daily.dev description: A promotional walkthrough demonstrates using the AI app builder Base44 to create a calorie-tracking app entirely through natural-language prompts, with no... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-simplest-way-to-build-an-app-with-ai-in-2026-zpkzzmbyy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The SIMPLEST Way to Build an App with AI in 2026 | daily.dev og:description: A promotional walkthrough demonstrates using the AI app builder Base44 to create a calorie-tracking app entirely through natural-language prompts, with no... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-simplest-way-to-build-an-app-with-ai-in-2026-zpkzzmbyy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZpkZzMByy.png og:image:alt: The SIMPLEST Way to Build an App with AI in 2026 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The SIMPLEST Way to Build an App with AI in 2026 **[YouTube](https://daily.dev/sources/youtube)** · 15 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A promotional walkthrough demonstrates using the AI app builder Base44 to create a calorie-tracking app entirely through natural-language prompts, with no coding involved. It covers writing an initial prompt, using plan mode to preview changes, making iterative refinements via chat and a visual editor, running a built-in security scan, and publishing the app with automatic hosting and custom domain support. The bulk of the video promotes the creator's paid ($499, offered free) masterclass on building profitable SaaS apps, websites, and AI agents using Base44. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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