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Replica: clone any app with Claude

You can now clone any app with Claude, so you never have to pay for another subscription.

It's called Replica: eleven free Claude skills that take an app apart and help you rebuild it.

Just paste a link into Claude and say: "install skill".

Then point it at any app you pay for, and it maps every screen and rebuilds the whole app.

It even tests every flow and hunts for bugs before it hands it back to you.

But here's the crazy part: it doesn't just copy the app. It reads the reviews to find what users hate, and fixes it in your version.

So instead of paying every month for an app that annoys you, you can have a better one that you actually enjoy using.

What you need

Claude Code

The skills work best in Claude Code, because some of them run small Python tools (version 3.8 or newer). In a regular chat you can paste a single skill, but without the tools.

No cost

All 11 skills are free, with no signup, no API key and nothing to connect.

An app to clone

A website or app you use today. The skills learn it from public pages, screenshots and your own account.

Step 1: Install Replica

Open Claude Code, copy this request and send it. Claude will download and install all 11 skills.

The request

https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill install skill

Step 2: Pick an app and ask for your own version

Go back to the chat, pick the app or website you want to clone, send Claude its name or link, and ask it to tailor the version exactly to you:

The request

Use Replica to build me my own version of [app name or link]. Start with replica-recon and map every screen and flow. Tailor my version to my needs: [what matters to you, and what annoys you about the current app]. Go through the skills in order, and stop after each step so I can approve before you continue.

What each of the 11 skills does

Each skill reads what the previous one wrote, in a folder called replica inside your project. You can run them in sequence or one at a time.

  1. /replica-reconTakes the app apart: screens, flows, components and data model, from public pages, screenshots, store listings and your own account.
  2. /replica-architectPlans the tech stack, the database and the API for your version.
  3. /replica-designRebuilds the design system: colours, fonts, spacing and components, with your own assets.
  4. /replica-buildBuilds the app screen by screen from the map that replica-recon made.
  5. /replica-backendAdds signup, the database, payments and integrations.
  6. /replica-testClicks through every flow in the app and hunts for bugs.
  7. /replica-diffCompares your version with the original: a match score and a list of what is still missing.
  8. /replica-entrepreneurReads real reviews from the app's users, finds what they hate most, and turns it into a fix list and a marketing angle.
  9. /replica-brandGives your version its own name and brand, so nothing of the original is left.
  10. /replica-launchWrites the landing page, suggests pricing and prepares the app store listing.
  11. /replica-deployPuts the app live on your own domain.
The recommended orderrecon → architect → design → build → backend → test → diff → entrepreneur → brand → launch → deploy

Example: a scheduling app

  • replica-recon finds 18 screens and 7 flows in the app, such as a guest booking a meeting and a host setting availability.
  • replica-architect builds a database where two guests can never book the same slot.
  • replica-test also checks edge cases: different time zones, a slot taken mid-booking, and a double click on the button.
  • replica-diff gives a score of 86 for how closely its features match the original, and shows what's missing.
  • replica-entrepreneur reads 140 reviews and finds three main complaints: the price jumps for every extra user, no SMS reminders, and guests confused by time zones. Your version fixes all three.
Tip

Not sure it is worth building? Start with the reviews.

You can run only replica-entrepreneur on an app you are thinking of cloning, and find out what its users hate and whether you have a real opportunity:

The request

Run replica-entrepreneur on [app name], and tell me what its users hate most and whether it is worth building my own version.

The fine print

  • It rebuilds the features and the flows. It never copies the original app's code, logo, copy or content.
  • It only reads what you are allowed to read: public pages and your own account. It never gets past a paywall or into anyone else's account.
  • Before your version goes live, it must get its own name, colours and logo.
  • You can clone what an app does, but not its content. For example, you can build a music player, but not the song catalogue.
  • A simple scheduling app is a few weeks of work. Complex systems take much longer.
  • If you plan to sell your version, check trademarks and terms of use, and talk to a lawyer.

Instead of paying for an app that annoys you, build a better one.

Install it once, pick an app, and let Claude work step by step.