Pico
Verified Oct 15, 2026 ActiveTurns a plain-text description into a deployed web microapp, then lets you edit it in natural language
Listed on EffectHub ·
Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $29/mo
- Billing
- Monthly
Plan data in the site's own app bundle lists a free 'Try' tier (1 app or 4 iterations), Pro $29/month ($240/year), Premium $49/month ($390/year) and Business $129/month ($990/year); the yearly toggle reads '4 months free'. Extra image generations on Premium and Business are billed at $0.80 per 100. The site is a JavaScript app with no server-rendered pricing page, so verify at checkout.
Use tool ↗About Pico
Pico builds small single-purpose web apps ('microapps') from a text description: it generates the app, deploys it to a shareable URL, and you iterate by asking for changes in plain English. Its own FAQ copy is explicit about scope — front-end apps only, no custom backends and no native mobile — with Google Sheets read/write, password gates, custom domains and GPT-powered app logic filling the gaps. A free Try tier exists; paid plans run Pro $29, Premium $49 and Business $129 per month, and creators earn a revenue share when others subscribe through their remixed apps. The public site has decayed to a JavaScript shell, so we read these details from its app bundle.
- Platforms
- Web
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
Verified sources
- App bundle plan data: Try (free, up to 1 app or 4 iterations), Pro $29 monthly / $240 yearly (unlimited apps, 1 custom domain, 1,000 image generations), Premium $49 / $390, Business $129 / $990; Stripe checkout (15 October 2026)picoapps.xyz ↗
- Home page HTML is a JavaScript shell titled 'Pico'; its main bundle was last modified 28 September 2026 and lists current models such as GPT-5.4 mini, Claude Haiku 4.5 and Gemini 3 Flash for in-app AI, so the product is still being updated (15 October 2026)picoapps.xyz ↗
Is Pico legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Mar 27, 2023 (3 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar Squarespace Domains II LLC, looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Dec 20, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026The site answered
- On the market since
- 2023The vendor's own material, read by us
Pros & cons of Pico
A quick route from idea to a live, shareable mini web tool without touching code, with honest limits: no backend, no mobile. The bigger worry is the project's pulse — the marketing site now renders as an empty shell, which forces this record to rely on its app bundle.
Pros
- Prompt-to-deployed-URL in a single step, with conversational editing after
- Practical extras: Sheets integration, password protection, custom domains
- Creator revenue share (30%) on subscriptions triggered by remixes
- Generated code is yours to use commercially per its own FAQ
Cons
- Public marketing, docs and pricing pages no longer render without the JS app
- Deliberately low ceiling — front-end microapps only
- Maintenance and company status are hard to gauge, a real risk for paid plans
Best for
- Non-coders shipping one-purpose tools like calculators and quizzes to a URL
- Founders validating a small idea before investing in real development
- Creators monetizing remixable GPT-backed mini-apps
Not for
- Products needing a real backend or database beyond Google Sheets
- Native iOS/Android apps
Watch out: Without JavaScript the homepage shows only the word 'Pico', and no public pricing page renders — confirm the service is still actively operated before subscribing.
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