Jobs · 02

AI app builders

Prompt to a running app

Use this when you want a product on screen before you want a repo layout. These tools turn a prompt into UI and often a backend. Expect to outgrow them when you need control.

Initial editorial estimate. Not a measured benchmark. Edit scores in data/tools.json.

1. 01

   Lovable

   Best for Turning a product description into a full-stack app

   Describe a product. Lovable builds a full-stack app you can keep editing in chat.

   • + The interface is the chat, which matches how vibe coding actually starts
   • + It aims at full-stack apps, not only a component

   • − You will want a normal repo once the product sticks
   • − Credits and prices: check site

   8.1

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2. 02

   Bolt

   Best for A running app in the browser before you open a local repo

   StackBlitz's in-browser builder. Prompt a full-stack app and run it there.

   • + The preview runs in the browser, which is the whole pitch
   • + StackBlitz is the environment underneath, so it is a real project rather than a screenshot

   • − Generated projects still need a human once the edges show
   • − Plan limits and prices: check site

   7.9

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3. 03

   Replit

   Best for Building and hosting in the browser

   Browser IDE plus an agent that can build and host the app.

   • + Environment, editor, and deploy are the same product
   • + Nothing to install to start

   • − Leaving Replit means taking the code somewhere else on purpose
   • − Compute and agent pricing: check site

   7.7

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4. 04

   v0

   Best for Generating the first React screens

   Vercel's generator for React and Tailwind UI from a prompt.

   • + Output is ordinary React and Tailwind, which you can own
   • + Sits next to Vercel hosting if that is already the deploy target

   • − Not a full product builder on its own
   • − Generations and team plans: check site

   7.5

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5. 05

   Base44

   Best for An internal tool or simple app from a prompt

   Prompt-to-app builder for internal tools and simple products.

   • + Aimed at whole apps, including data, rather than a single component
   • + Chat-first, which is the vibe-coding loop

   • − Less of a known export path than generating code you already understand
   • − Pricing: check site

   7.0

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6. 06

   Firebase Studio

   Best for Prototyping on Google's stack

   Google's cloud workspace for building apps with Firebase nearby.

   • + The path from prototype to Firebase is short
   • + No local setup required to open the workspace

   • − You are opting into Google's platform, not a portable editor
   • − Quotas and what is free: check site

   6.8

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