Hey builders, welcome back. What if learning to prompt and launching your first project could all fit into one bite-sized creative session?

You’re in the right place.
This is Ship Happens w/ Lovable - where we turn simple prompts into real products and real momentum. Let’s kick off this week by starting small, prompting smarter and shipping with soul.

In today’s issue you will find:

• Speak with Lovable: The art of basic prompting

• Start small, ship smart: Building a Mini Habit Tracker

• 3 exciting news from the Lovable universe

• 4 new Lovable projects & 3 unique startup ideas

Main Articles

🗣️ Speak with Lovable: The art of basic prompting

⚡️ TL;DR:
Prompting is how you talk to Lovable. The clearer and more thoughtful your prompts, the better the AI performs. Treat it like a creative partner - and it’ll build like one.

What if building was just… talking?

Imagine if building a product felt less like dragging blocks or writing code - and more like giving instructions to a really smart teammate who gets you. That’s prompting.

And in Lovable, prompting isn’t just helpful - it’s everything. Let’s break it down.

What is Prompting?

Prompting is how you communicate with Lovable. It’s the text input - your “instruction” - that tells the AI what you want.

Think of it like briefing a designer or a developer:

• “I want a landing page for a productivity app that helps freelancers time-block their week.”

That’s a prompt. And the better your prompt, the better your results.

Lovable uses large language models (LLMs), which means it understands natural language really well - but it thrives on clarity, context and structure.

Why Prompting matters (more than you think)?

The biggest myth? “You just type something in and see what happens.“ That’s like walking into a kitchen, tossing ingredients in a bowl and hoping for cake.

Prompting well unlocks Lovable’s full potential.

In short: Prompting is your new superpower.

Prompting fundamentals (a mini cheatsheet)

Here are a few golden rules to help you get better results inside Lovable:

1. Be clear, not clever

2. Give context

3. Break it into parts

4. Mention tone and style

5. Don’t be afraid to iterate

A real prompt example

Let’s say you're building a site for a journaling app for Gen Z creatives.

Here’s a solid prompt:

This prompt gives Lovable:

• A name

• A target audience

• A design style

• A structure

• A tone

• And a goal

Result? A much more “lovable” build.

📋 Start small, ship smart: Building a Mini Habit Tracker

⚡️ TL;DR:
Start small. Build something that works. Learn how AI handles state, logic and UI - then scale up from there.

Big results start with tiny projects

When you're just getting started with Lovable (or just building anything), it’s tempting to chase a big idea right away. But trust me: starting small is how you build momentum.

This week, we’re walking through how to create something actually useful and simple to build:
👉 A Mini Habit Tracker

It’s the perfect beginner project - you’ll work with UI, toggles, logic, local storage and dynamic state… without needing to write a single line of code.

Let’s go.

Step-by-step: Building the Mini Habit Tracker in Lovable

We used a few simple prompts in sequence to create this little app. Here’s the exact journey:

🔹 Prompt 1: Base layout and daily checklist

Start with:

Boom - Lovable gives you a responsive layout, clean design and your first working prototype.

🔹 Prompt 2: Add persistent state

Next, make the toggles “stick” across refreshes:

Now the habits stay checked even if you reload the app later that day.

🔹 Prompt 3: Progress bar magic

Add some visual motivation:

🔹 Prompt 4: Habit streaks

Let’s make it fun to stay consistent:

Lovable handles streak logic and stores it using local storage.

🔹 Prompt 5: Add week view & per-day tracking

Now for the fun part: habit tracking across days

One last thing…

Give this Mini Habit Tracker a try - it’s a simple way to practice prompting and practice is what really counts.

You might hit a few bugs. Don’t worry - just describe the issue clearly and ask Lovable to fix it. Iterate, refine and keep building.

That’s how you get better.

Press News

📰 What’s new in the Lovable universe?

Last week, a record number of people launched projects on Lovable Launched - the highest ever in a single week. The milestone was announced by Anton Osika, celebrating the growing wave of builders shipping fast with soul.

Domains can now be purchased in Lovable right from your project settings. Simply click “Buy a domain”, find the one you’re looking for and complete the purchase in just a few steps. This feature is made possible through partnership with IONOS.

Not sure if something’s down? You can now visit Lovable’s status page to see real-time updates. Check it here…

Quick Hits

 🔎 Lovable Showcase

• 📊 Brand Signal AI - Track your Brand's visibility in AI.

• 🐦 TwitPoster - Increase your social media reach with automated posts generated by AI.

• 📖 Gemi ChatPDF - Chat with your PDFs intelligently.

• 🎮 PlayMix AI - Got a game idea? Describe it and start playing in seconds.

🤔 Startup Ideas

• 💡 InboxCoach - An AI email helper that gives you instant feedback on how your message sounds before you hit send.

Prompt to start building with Lovable:

Create a clean, professional landing page for InboxCoach, a tool that helps users write better emails by offering tone, clarity, and intent feedback in real time. The site should include a prominent headline like “Write emails that land right” and a mock-up of the tool interface showing a sample email and tone analysis. Add a CTA: “Try InboxCoach for free” and a section that explains 3 key features (e.g., Tone Detector, Rewrite Suggestions, Professional Templates). Include testimonials, a FAQ section, and subtle UI elements that give it a tech-savvy but friendly feel. Mobile-optimized.

• 💡 Eventless - A curated guide of local micro-events and pop-ups for people who don’t like big crowds.

Prompt to start building with Lovable:

Design a stylish and minimalistic landing page for Eventless, a curated discovery platform for small-scale, intimate events (like art pop-ups, indie screenings, low-key workshops). The site should open with a headline like “Big vibes, tiny crowds”. Include a location input field to personalize suggestions, a visual list of 3-4 featured events with photos, dates and brief descriptions, and a CTA: “Find your next vibe”. Add a section titled “Why Eventless?” with 3 short blurbs about avoiding crowds, supporting locals and finding hidden gems. Use soft gradients, spacious layout and modern typography.

• 💡 Briefly AI - A tool that turns messy notes into clean summaries, instantly.

Prompt to start building with Lovable:

Build a landing page for Briefly AI, an AI tool that transforms raw meeting notes, brainstorm dumps or voice memos into organized summaries. The design should be clean and focused, with a tagline like “From chaos to clarity in seconds”. Include a visual demo (placeholder) of a messy input on the left and a clean summary on the right. Add 3 key features (e.g., Auto-Summary, Bullet Point Mode, Export to Notion) and a CTA: “Try Briefly Now”. Incorporate trust-building elements like testimonials and use cases for founders, students and team leads. Keep it sleek and professional with light blue accents.

That’s it for today!

Thanks so much for joining me again for Ship Happens w/ Lovable! Whether you're locked into your next MVP or still sketching ideas on a napkin, I hope this sparked a new way of thinking (or building).

While the next issue’s loading, why not build to some good vibes? Here’s a playlist I made to keep the creativity going. Listen here 🎧

See you next week! 🚀

~Product Kick-off’s editorial team