📋 Developer Replication Guide — Daily Sunshine App

Daily Sunshine — Complete Developer Guide

A step-by-step blueprint to replicate the Daily Sunshine app from scratch. Covers architecture, data models, every feature, and full Flutter equivalents for mobile-first developers.

React / Vite (Web)Flutter (Mobile)Base44 BaaSAI PoweredMulti-languageAnalytics

Daily Sunshine is a web/mobile app where users receive and send uplifting positive messages. Messages can be AI-generated or sent by real contacts. Users can schedule future messages, set up AI push schedules, favorite messages, view their growth stats, and share an invite link.

Tech Stack (Web)

  • • Framework: React 18 + Vite
  • • Styling: Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui
  • • Routing: React Router v6
  • • State/Fetch: TanStack React Query v5
  • • Animations: Framer Motion
  • • Backend: Base44 BaaS (entities, auth, AI integrations)
  • • Fonts: Nunito (headings) + Quicksand (body)
  • • Icons: Lucide React
  • • Date utils: date-fns

Flutter Equivalent Stack

  • • Framework: Flutter 3.x (Dart)
  • • State: Riverpod or Provider
  • • HTTP/BaaS: Supabase or Firebase + http/dio
  • • Routing: GoRouter
  • • Animations: flutter_animate or AnimationController
  • • Fonts: google_fonts package
  • • Icons: material_symbols or lucide_icons
  • • Date utils: intl package

Pages / Screens (10 total)

/Home (Feed)
/sendSend a Message
/favoritesFavorites
/historyHistory
/scheduleSchedule Message
/ai-scheduleAI Schedule
/dashboardMy Growth Dashboard
/analyticsAdmin Analytics (admin only)
/inviteInvite Landing
/dev-guideThis Doc Page

Daily Sunshine Developer Guide · Generated 8/28/2026

This document covers 100% of the app's features as implemented.