THIS GUY VIBE CODED A RUNNING APP WITH CLAUDE CODE IN A WEEKEND THAT TURNS YOUR CITY INTO A BATTLEFIELD he wanted a reason to go outside so he built an app where you claim real territory on a map just by running through it every street you run on becomes yours. your neighborhood turns into your turf, but other runners can take it from you by running the same streets imagine runners waking up at 4am just to claim their blocks before anyone else does the territory mechanic is what makes this different from every other running tracker because it gives you a reason to care about your next run, not just the one you just finished if this idea is executed and marketed correctly it'll blow up on the app store most fitness apps try to motivate you with stats and streaks, but this one actually motivates you with competition over real streets in your actual city vibe coded in a weekend by a guy who doesn't even know how to code

the community note is wrong this is NOT the app that people are saying it is (intvl) It’s apparently a clone of it that’s vibe coded by someone from reddit the ui is completely different here’s the actual source (this one’s in beta) reddit.com/r/SideProject/…

@om_patel5 how does the app resolve conflicting claims when multiple runners run the same street?

@om_patel5 What if there are weird creeps who track who’s running when and where???

@om_patel5 @grok what are other good ideas to vibe code a great marketable product

@om_patel5 Really cool mechanism. It’s similar to Pokémon Go but I think the spatial aspect makes it feel novel. It would be cool if there was a monetary prize to people that claim a square as a reward for being active. Could pay for it with ad revenue

@om_patel5 Why is everyone using and building running apps all of a sudden

@om_patel5 The nightmare starts when people spoof GPS, run through dangerous areas, or min-max the game until it stops being fun. XD

@om_patel5 You on my block cuz, I run this shit round here. 🤣

@om_patel5 the territory state is rented from the app, your turf is real only as long as the game's servers stay up and the app stays in the app store, the running stays yours but the meaning around it doesn't

@om_patel5 there are several apps like this already, it’s pretty easy to copy paste what exist, the real thing is to build something new what people need

@om_patel5 This is already a game that’s been out a couple years downloadcard.io

@om_patel5 the best apps now come from the dev solving their own boring problem first. nobody plans this stuff with a pitch deck, it starts because you wanted to go outside

@om_patel5 And other people see the locations claimed? Doesn’t sound safe

@om_patel5 Would be even better if, while in the area, you could set specific records..fastest mile..longest circuit nonstop..fastest 1/4 mile…and to claim territory you have to beat records as well for prime locations . Maaaaaaaan let me on the team I’ll make this app CRUSH

@om_patel5 Here is another one for you with a similar idea apps.apple.com/pt/app/map-you…

@om_patel5 Why would I trust code that wasn’t made by a human, especially when it involves me being navigated around town?

@om_patel5 great idea, origin story is bs tho. this wasn’t vibe coded in a weekend by a non coder abd released on the app store

@om_patel5 Ideas like these in 2015 would needed hundreds of thousands dollars of funding , but now a 30 day work could build cool ideas into reality

@om_patel5 It also promotes you maybe meeting others and having a built in running joke(pun intended) right when you meet

@om_patel5 It will die when people cheat with bikes/scooters. Good idea though

@om_patel5 Engineers be warned, the sales people can create products now We are about to have an innovation boom

@om_patel5 every AI gaming startup has 18 months and 100 million dollars. this guy had a weekend and claude code

@om_patel5 Ends up starting a real civil war

@om_patel5 The AI-built part gets attention, but the game loop is the actual product. Territory makes running social, measurable, and weirdly addictive.

@om_patel5 Me driving the perimeter of my entire city

@om_patel5 Until it gets serious and someone starts camping to beat the fuck out of anyone trying to take over your territory

@om_patel5 oh shiet. this is a legit a idea. make it a monthly battle, 30-50 participants, every day or couple days the one with the least territory will be ruled out. etc.

@om_patel5 I like his idea , the only thing wrong with it is the fact he colors the entire block by the time you are done the map is going to look bad , like that on the photo, he should only color the road you been on not fill the entire block

@om_patel5 funny mechanic :) half the vibe coded successes I see have a hook like that. the tech got cheap, the hook is the moat.

@om_patel5 He's not running at all... he is slowly walking!

@om_patel5 this remind me of like a block game I used to play in elementary school but I don't remember what but was called, kind of similar to slitherio ands agario

@om_patel5 How does it stop you from biking it?

@om_patel5 What if the runners competing for that one plot run into each other

@om_patel5 Bro this is annoying!! I’m literally working on the exact thing but for cycling!! Mine is a bit more elaborate but…. Here I’m thinking my tracker is gonna be different, but wouldn’t you know it~ Either way cool app!!🤙

cool build. for anyone hitting limits without hardware: the fix is structural. paste a full brief as a markdown file once, then ask claude to output deployable files instead of chat replies. my token use dropped roughly 80% when i stopped re-explaining context every prompt. managed agents takes it further, one prompt runs a 40-step workflow as a single call :)