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How I built a Glide app and turned my Google Sheet into a no-code app

Alexis Grant · benlcollins.com Free Beginner

A real build diary from a non-technical maker who shipped a public app (a hiking-trail directory) on top of a multi-tab Google Sheet. You see the actual sheet structure, the Glide screens it produced, and the honest tradeoffs of the free tier. Useful because it is one specific finished thing, not a feature tour.

  • Separate tabs modeled hikes, restaurants, and parking
  • A directory is a natural first spreadsheet-backed app
  • Free tier ships, paid tiers unlock scale and custom domains
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The question it answers

  1. What can I build with just a spreadsheet as the backend?

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