Vibe vs. Plan Designer: A Comparison of App Development

In this video, Kylie Kiser explains how to create apps without code in the new Power Platform ‘Vibe’ experience, comparing and contrasting the process to that in Plan Designer.
Key Takeaways
- Overview: The new Power Platform Vibe experience introduces a no-code way to create apps, offering a different approach compared to the Power Apps Plan Designer. The Power Apps preview now includes a link to try the new Vibe experience, accessible via vibe.powerapps.com.
- Solutions: In preparation, Kylie set up default solutions for both the Plan Designer and Vibe, with the Vibe solution designated as the default. You canāt set the solution within Vibe, so it must be configured at the environment level.
- Prompt comparison: Using the same prompt to build a statusāupdate app, both tools align on the business problem. Vibe advances faster by autoācreating tables and code, while the Plan Designer emphasizes the plan/purpose stage before generation.
- Faster app build: Plan Designer requires you to confirm requirements before proceeding, whereas Vibe advances automatically, rapidly building the data model and app. Both tools generate plans, data models, and apps quickly with similar agent-driven processes, delivering immediate value.
- Coming up: Kylie’s next video will focus on comparing the data models, followed by a comparison of the apps and their respective solutions.