Can I vibe code BitLife?

Yes

Yes, you can build a life simulator with branching choices, character stats, and saved progress.

You can build a text-based game where players age up, face events, and see their choices change their lives. Start with a small set of original stories, then add more paths after testing how the choices connect.

Price
Free app
Best built as
iPhone app (native Swift)
Working first version
An afternoon
Category
Games

What keeps people on BitLife:Years of polish

Check your own twist on it

Which parts of BitLife you can build

The checker split your own version of BitLife into its key parts and sorted each one.

  • Character and life stats

    Vibecode can build character creation and track age, health, happiness, and money.

    Works out of the box

  • Life events and choices

    Use written events and simple rules so each choice changes stats and affects later events.

    Works out of the box

  • Age up and life history

    An Age Up button can advance the year and add events and results to a life timeline.

    Works out of the box

  • Save and restart

    Save progress on the device so players can return to their character or start a new life.

    Works out of the box

What to build first, and what it takes

Build this first

  1. 1Create a character with age, health, happiness, and money
  2. 2Age up through sample life events with choices that change stats
  3. 3Show a life timeline and save progress on the device

What it takes

Best built as
iPhone app (native Swift)
Working first version
An afternoon
Vibecode first build
One free build for new accounts
Vibecode Plus
$20 a month
Apple Developer Program
$99 a year

A native iPhone app fits a text game played in short sessions.

Plan ahead: Use your own name, writing, artwork, and screen design rather than copying BitLife's content or branding.

A prompt to build your own version of BitLife

Written by the checker for a first version. Paste it into Vibecode as is, or change it to make the app yours.

Your BitLife-style app, first version

Build an iPhone app for people who enjoy text-based life simulation games. Make an original game with a clean cream background, dark text, and green accents. Let me create a character by entering a name, then show their age, health, happiness, and money on the main screen above a scrolling life timeline. Add an Age Up button that advances one year and presents a life event with choices. Tapping a choice should show its result, update the relevant stats, and add it to the timeline. Use realistic sample events about school, friendships, work, and everyday decisions, with some later events depending on earlier choices. Save the current life on the device and include a New Life button with confirmation.

Opens Vibecode with this prompt ready. Your first build is free.

What a homemade BitLife won't have

BitLife gives players its original event writing and career stories, backed by a team that keeps adding content.

  • BitLife's original event library
  • Official career expansion stories
  • Candywriter's ongoing content team

Questions about vibe coding BitLife

Can I vibe code BitLife?

Yes, you can build a life simulator with branching choices, character stats, and saved progress. You can build a text-based game where players age up, face events, and see their choices change their lives. Start with a small set of original stories, then add more paths after testing how the choices connect.

How long does it take to build an app like BitLife?

Vibecode builds a first version from one prompt, and the checker would start with these parts: create a character with age, health, happiness, and money; age up through sample life events with choices that change stats; show a life timeline and save progress on the device. Plan on an afternoon for a working first version with its real features.

How much does it cost to build your own version of BitLife?

Vibecode's first build is free for new accounts that sign up with Google or Apple on the web or the iPhone app, as the account's first project: one build of about 10 minutes with up to 3 features, on sample data. After that you need credits, from a paid plan or auto-reload. For your own version of BitLife, the checker lists these costs: Vibecode Plus ($20 a month); Apple Developer Program ($99 a year).

What can't you copy from BitLife?

BitLife gives players its original event writing and career stories, backed by a team that keeps adding content. A version you build yourself won't have these: BitLife's original event library; official career expansion stories; Candywriter's ongoing content team.

Checked October 21, 2026 with the free Can I vibe code it? checker

BitLife is a trademark of its owner. Vibecode isn't affiliated with or endorsed by BitLife.

Build your own version of BitLife

Start from the checker's prompt and get a first version you can tap through. Your first build is free. Got a twist on it? Check that idea first.

Check your idea