Stacks

Prompt an app into existence

Stay inside a generator until the demo works. Leave when the diff matters.

The stack for a founder who wants a clickable product this afternoon and will rewrite the messy parts later. Pick one builder and do not run three of them at once.

Outcome A shareable app from a prompt, with a path out to a normal repo and database.

1. 01

   Check site

   Lovable

   Primary builder

   The opinionated pick when you want a full-stack app from a description and you are fine living in their editor at first.

   Score 8.1 · Turning a product description into a full-stack app

2. 02

   Check site

   Bolt

   Sandbox alternative

   Switch to Bolt if you want the app running in a browser sandbox and a StackBlitz-style environment instead.

   Score 7.9 · A running app in the browser before you open a local repo

3. 03

   Freemium

   Supabase

   Escape hatch

   Point the generated app at Supabase when you want a database you can keep after you export the code.

   Score 8.5 · Postgres plus auth for an indie app

4. 04

   Freemium

   Clerk

   Accounts

   Add Clerk if the builder's built-in auth is not the login you want to ship to strangers.

   Score 8.2 · Sign-in components you do not design yourself