Author: Anton Kulikov (LinkedIn).

Example product: https://relistapp.app – PWA made with zero React knowledge.

Version: 1.01 – Dec 11, 2025.

⁠⁠⁠Stage 0. Prerequisites

Lean and agile mindsets. Willingness to learn. A lot of spare time. Patience, grit, perseverance.

Do your product discovery first.

Only after deciding to actually build something, invest in tools:

[March 2024]

• ChatGTP Plus: $20/month (you will need both 4o and o1 models)
• GitHub Copilot: $10/month (it will already have access to all ChatGTP models as well as Claude Sonnet 3.7 preview)
• VScode / Xcode, Android Studio: free

[/March 2024]

This guide is written from the perspective of building PWA in VScode using GitHub Copilot. Experience building a native app will be different in detail but should follow the same principles.

Stage 1. Preparation

Step 1. Describe the product