Lovable
Free tier availableAI full-stack app builder
About Lovable
Describe what you want to build in plain English and Lovable writes the React code, connects to Supabase, and deploys to production. Genuine full-stack app generation from a text prompt — faster than most developers can scaffold a new project, and genuinely useful for founders who need to ship before they can afford engineering headcount.
Pricing plans
- 5 credits/day
- Full-stack + deploy
- 100 credits/mo
- Custom domains
- GitHub sync
- 250 credits/mo
- Multiple projects
How Lovable compares
| Rating | 4.6 | 5 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Reviews | 207 | 36 | 190 | — |
| Price | From $20/mo | From $20/mo | From $20/mo | Free (pay API tokens only) |
| Free tier | 5 credits/day | $5 credits/mo | Free tier available | Free |
| API access | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Watermark | No | No | No | No |
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