Build Apps Faster with Claude Code + React Native

I burned $30 on Claude Code in a single day, then upgraded to the $100/month plan anyway. It felt like a different level from every other AI tool I'd tried, and nobody paid me to say that. The catch: used carelessly, it produces messy junior-level code. In the video I build an Expo camera app with the workflow that keeps you in control.

What's inside

• Generate a CLAUDE.md with the init command so Claude actually knows your project
• Use plan mode (Shift+Tab) to review every change before it lands
• Write structured prompts that describe features and constraints, not vibes
• Configure expo-camera and expo-media-library permissions in app.json
• Simplify your app structure first so the AI has less to misunderstand
• Make Claude adapt to your tooling (it switched npm scripts to Bun when I asked)

Resources

BookFrom Idea to App Store with Claude Code

Build and ship a real mobile app with Claude Code. The mental model from idea to deployment, no code required.