Hello
I am building an app to reduce food waste in my local community by connecting users to nearby donation sites based on their selected criteria & location. I’m working on a Thunkable Builder Plan & have no coding/app development experience. My goal was to quickly build this app using Thunkable’s AI App Generator & Editor, but I’ve run into problems with getting AI to generate the blocks/functionality.
App Flow:
- On the Enter Your Food screen, the user makes selections using check boxes and a text input for quantity.
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The user taps Find Drop Spots and is taken to the Nearby Drop Spots screen.
This screen is connected to my Google Sheet data source & includes information for 26 drop spots.
Main problem:
The user selections from the Enter your food screen aren’t saved or used to the filter the results on the Nearby Drop Spots screen, which should only show donation sites that accept the user’s selected food type and condition.
Other issues:
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Add a back button so users can return from the Nearby Drop Spots screen to the Enter Your Food screen
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Add a dropdown module for each drop spot that reveals more info (contact info, photos, etc.)
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Fix image display in the Nearby Drop Spots List
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Replacing current icons (generated by AI) on my Nearby Drop Spots List with my custom, already downloaded, PNG icons
Questions:
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How can I prompt Thunkable’s AI to save user selections and filter the Google Sheet data correctly?
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Would connecting to an API (OpenAI or another service) make the filtering logic easier? I don’t want to manually code all the variables and conditions for filtering (e.g., “if user selects X, show Y”).
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What tools can I use to quickly and correctly get my app working?
Any advice on how to best prompt Thunkable’s AI or use dif tools would be really appreciated.
Thanks,
Georgia