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Apr 12, 2026 · The Mana Team

Welcome to Mana — say it, ship it

Mana turns a sentence into a real iPhone app. Here's the story behind why we built it, and what's possible today.

For most people, "I wish there was an app for that" never becomes more than a passing thought. The tooling gap between an idea and a working app is enormous — a senior engineer might spend a weekend on it; everyone else gives up.

We built Mana to close that gap. You describe what you want, in plain words, and Mana writes the code, fixes its own bugs, and lands the result on your home screen.

What you can build today

  • Personal trackers — sleep, mood, caffeine, deep-work hours
  • Tiny utilities — split-bill calculators, packing lists, currency converters
  • Lightweight games — flashcards, memory drills, dice rollers
  • Companion widgets — Lock Screen + Dynamic Island surfaces tied to your data

Mana apps run inside your iPhone, in a sandbox, with access to widgets, the Dynamic Island, push, and shortcuts.

What's coming next

We're working on richer media APIs, third-party integrations (Notion, Linear, Things), and a sharing layer that lets you publish a Mana app to friends without an App Store review.

Subscribe to the changelog to follow along, or check the roadmap for what's queued up next quarter.