Creating apps on Whip: FAQ for builders

Answers for Whip builders: daily build limits, failed builds, editing published apps, versions, attachments, remix rules, and getting discovered.

Everything builders ask about creating, editing, publishing, and growing apps on Whip — in one place. If you haven’t built anything yet, start with create your first app instead; this page assumes you’ve felt the magic once.

Building and editing

How many apps can I build per day?

Creating, editing, and remixing share one daily pool — up to about 50 generations a day (with shorter per-hour pacing), resetting automatically. Whip tells you with a friendly dialog if you get there. Details in build limits.

My build failed. Did I lose everything?

No. Whip auto-retries failed builds up to three times before you even see an error, and a failure never erases the conversation or earlier versions. Send another message in the same chat to continue — the rescue guide walks through it.

The build stopped and asked me to continue. What happened?

Your idea was ambitious enough to hit the per-build ceiling. Nothing is lost — Whip keeps the progress and says so: send a message like “keep going” and it resumes from where it left off. Splitting big ideas into a few messages works even better.

Can I stop a build in progress?

Yes — stop it anytime, and the partial work is saved so you can pick it back up with your next message.

Can I edit an app after publishing it?

Yes. Keep chatting to edit — each edit creates a new version, and your published app updates when the new version goes live. Every earlier version stays in your history, restorable anytime.

Can I undo a change I hate?

Yes. Every version stays on your chat timeline, so just ask the AI to go back to the previous one and it rebuilds from there. See versions & history — nothing on Whip is ever ruined permanently.

What files can I attach in the builder?

Photos (JPEG/PNG) and PDFs, up to 5 MB each and 5 per message — a menu photo to turn into an ordering app, a color palette to copy, a PDF of trivia questions. How attachments work.

Why does my app have a name and icon I didn't pick?

Whip auto-generates the title, icon, and description from what you built — a custom-designed icon, refreshed for every version. You can edit the title, description, and tags on the publish screen.

Publishing, sharing, and growing

What exactly happens when I publish?

Your chosen version goes public: it appears in the feed, in search, and on your profile, and anyone can play, like, comment on, save, or remix it. Until that moment, everything you build is private. The publish flow, step by step.

Why was my app blocked from publishing?

Public content (titles, descriptions, tags, images) passes an automated safety screen before going live. If yours got flagged, edit the content and publish again — most blocks are quick fixes. Repeated false positives? Email [e-mail]. More in how moderation works.

How do I get more plays?

The feed rewards engagement: remixes count most, then saves, then comments, then likes — plus recent plays. Practical moves: give your app a great highlight reel, publish when you can share the link around, and make things people want to remix. New apps also get a fair-shot boost their first day.

Someone remixed my app. Should I be mad?

Be flattered — remixing is Whip’s biggest compliment and its strongest discovery signal. Your app keeps automatic credit (“Remix of…” links back to you), you get notified, and remixes boost your app’s ranking. Remix culture, explained.

Can I take my app off the feed?

To take it off the feed, delete the app; to just tidy your own Home, archive it. There’s no one-tap unpublish today. Archive or delete, explained.

Do my own plays count toward my app's stats?

No — playing your own app doesn’t inflate its play count or ranking. Every play you see on your numbers is a real person.

Still curious? The general FAQ covers the basics, the privacy & safety FAQ covers your data, and the Discord covers everything else.