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Lovable vs Shipper.now

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Both start at $25. Both have a free tier.

LovableDescribe an app and get a deployed full-stack projectShipper.nowDescribe an app in chat and it builds, hosts and launches the web, mobile or storefront version

Side by side

FactLovableShipper.now
CategoryVibe Coding & App GeneratorsVibe Coding & App Generators
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$25 month$25 seat_month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyLovableCHGROUP - FZCO
Launched2023—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

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
  • No API for driving builds programmatically

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

Which one fits

Choose Lovable if you need

  • Founders and designers shipping a working prototype without a developer
  • Anyone who wants generated code exported to GitHub rather than held hostage
  • Small internal tools needing authentication and a database on day one

Choose Shipper.now if you need

  • Non-developers who want a working app rather than a clickable prototype
  • Small businesses wanting a site and a mobile app from one place
  • Anyone building a WhatsApp or Telegram bot without standing up a backend

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