Dear Suzannah

Clean the sheet first, then let Glide build the app from it.

The real use case

You run operations on a Google Sheet that’s grown into a monster — job tracking, inventory, sign-ups — and your team wants to check and update it from their phones. You need a working app without writing code.

No prompt needed: use this workflow instead

Glide AI is not mainly a blank-prompt tool for this use case. Use the interface, source material, settings, and review path instead.

1. Open your Google Sheet and clean it: one row per record, clear column headers, no merged cells, no blank columns in the middle.
2. Go to glideapps.com, sign in, click New Project, and pick Glide App.
3. Choose your data source and connect the cleaned Google Sheet.
4. Let Glide auto-generate the app, then review the default list, details, and edit screens.
5. Rename each column’s display label and set the correct data type (text, number, date, image URL, choice).
6. Set up the main list tab — choose the list layout, the title field, and the filters your team needs.
7. Turn on AI columns (summary or data extraction) only where they actually help.
8. Publish the app and share the link with your team, then test adding a real record from your phone.

Make the result less generic

• Clean your headers before connecting — Glide reads them as field names.
• Keep one row per record; no merged cells or sideways columns.
• Set the right data type on every column so dates and images render.
• Lock edit access to the right roles so people can’t break the sheet.
• Test adding a real record on your phone before you share it widely.

Quick human check

• Does the list show the right records?
• Does editing work on a real phone?
• Are the data types correct (dates, images, numbers)?
• Are permissions set so only the right people can edit?
• Is the sheet still your single source of truth?

Sources and further reading

• Glide official source
• Glide pricing or plans
• Glide AI features