The company behind one of the world’s most popular coding education platforms is launching a tool that might make coding obsolete for millions — and they’re okay with that.
Vienna, Austria — June 10, 2025
Mimo, the edtech company that helped over 35 million people learn to code, is launching Instance, an AI-powered tool that lets anyone build fully functional apps by describing what they want to create. No coding is required.
With Instance, users prompt the AI with their idea, answer a few clarifying questions, and get a complete, working product in minutes. From games and booking systems to custom dashboards and management tools, Instance beta testers have already created production-ready products without writing a single line of code.
“A lot of people learning to code aren’t trying to become developers. They just want to build things,” says Johannes Berger, Mimo co-founder and CEO. “Instance gives them that power right away.”
While most AI software development tools are meant for a technical audience, Instance is designed for non-developers like designers, entrepreneurs, and product managers. It handles the whole application stack and runs on web, iOS, and Android. It currently uses Claude Sonnet from Anthropic but is built to support multiple LLMs.
“It’s your personal dev team,” says Berger. “It doesn’t just write code but builds the whole product for you.”
The idea for Instance began when Mimo introduced an AI assistant into its learning platform, and noticed users stopped coding because the assistant handled it. Rather than resist the shift, the team embraced it.
“We knew Instance could change everything, including our own business,” Berger says. “But we chose to build it anyway.”
Mimo’s mission has always been to make coding accessible. With Instance, they’re skipping the intermediate step and going straight to the outcome: building software.
Instance is available now on web, iOS, and Android.
Mimo isn’t going away — it’s evolving. The platform will now also teach people how to build with Instance.
“It’s actually a great symbiosis,” says Berger. “Mimo helps you understand how software works. Instance lets you build it.”