I built an AI party planner with 100 themes, checklists, menus, and playlists(partygeniusai.com)
1 pointby baljeet_6 hours ago2 comments
  • baljeet_6 hours ago
    Hey HN! I'm Baljeet, and I built Party Genius AI to solve a problem I kept running into — planning birthday parties for my kids was always stressful and time-consuming.

    You enter the basics (child's name, age, theme, guest count, budget, date) and get a complete party plan in under 60 seconds: week-by-week checklist, themed menu with recipes, age-appropriate activities, shopping list with cost estimates, a Spotify-ready playlist, treasure hunt clues, and themed invitations.

    There are 100 themes (dinosaur, princess, superhero, space, etc.) with 8,400+ curated data items.

    Tech stack: Next.js, Supabase, Claude API for the initial generation pipeline, Vercel edge. Free tier available, no signup required to try it.

    Would love feedback on the UX and what features you'd want to see next.

  • golfer6 hours ago
    Thanks for sharing.

    I never got to the actual product/website itself. There were 4 popup dialogs that I had to wade through first, and I bailed. My advice is, don't antagonize or put roadblocks on your potential users before they can even begin to absorb your product.

    • baljeet_3 hours ago
      This is actually my first real feedback since launching, and I can't tell you how much I appreciate you taking the time to tell me this instead of just closing the tab.

      You're 100% right — 4 popups before seeing the product is ridiculous. I got so caught up building features that I forgot what the first visit actually feels like.

      Good news: I just pushed a fix. Disabled the welcome tour completely and the install prompt now only shows after you create an account. Should just be a small cookie notice at the bottom now.

      If you get a chance to revisit, I'd genuinely love to hear what you think of the actual product. And honestly, any other feedback — good or bad — is welcome. Solo founder here trying to build something useful, and this kind of input is exactly what I need.

      Thanks again