Lovable vs Shipper.now

Lovable

The cleanest prompt-to-app experience for someone who cannot write React, and GitHub sync means you are not locked in — but 100 credits a month is less runway than it sounds once the app gets real.

Pros

• +Live preview after each change keeps iteration legible to non-developers
• +GitHub sync and Supabase mean the output is real, portable code
• +The free tier is enough to find out whether the idea works
• +Per-action credit costs are published, so estimating is possible

Cons

• −Free tier caps at 30 credits a month regardless of the daily grant
• −Debugging a bad generation can cost more credits than the original build
• −Opinionated stack — React front end, Supabase back end, little room to differ
• −API access is reserved for the Business tier, which charges double Pro's price per credit

Shipper.now

Shipper reaches wider than most chat-to-app builders — web, native mobile, storefronts and messaging bots from the same conversation, with hosting bundled and the output yours to keep. Credit allowances are generous for $25. Two things deserve a second look: the two paid tiers cost the same and differ only in credits, and the contracting entity is a Dubai free-zone company under UAE law, which matters if you are putting a business on it.

Pros

• +Builds web apps, iOS and Android apps, stores and messaging bots from the same chat
• +Hosting is included on paid plans rather than billed separately
• +You keep ownership of the projects you build
• +Free tier works without a card at 5 credits a day
• +Can convert an existing website into a mobile app project

Cons

• −Everything is metered in credits with no stated mapping to real work
• −Pro and Shipper MAX are both $25 per user and differ mainly in credit allowance
• −Free-tier projects are public
• −Registered in a Dubai free zone under UAE governing law
• −No public API and no self-hosting option

Is Lovable cheaper than Shipper.now?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: Lovable starts at $25/mo, Shipper.now at $25/seat/mo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does Lovable or Shipper.now have a free tier?

Both: Lovable has a free tier, and Shipper.now has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Lovable or Shipper.now?

Lovable ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Shipper.now is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.