Lovable
Build full-stack apps by describing them in plain English
Overview
AI app builder (formerly GPT Engineer) that turns plain-English prompts into full-stack React + Supabase apps via Lovable Cloud. The Stockholm company hit $500M ARR by mid-2026 and closed a $330M Series B at a $6B+ valuation, with new funding talks reported near $13B.
Pricing
Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 11 Jul 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.
- 5 build credits/day (~30/month)
- 20 Cloud credits/month
- Unlimited workspace members
- 100 credits/month (scales with price)
- Custom domains + private projects
- Credits roll over up to 2 months
- SSO
- Opt out of AI data training
- Per-user credit limits + restricted projects
Use cases
What you can produce with Lovable
- A working SaaS MVP with user authentication, database, and dashboard — built from a plain-English prompt in under a day
- A landing page with hero section, feature list, email capture form, and live deployment in under 30 minutes
- An internal business tool (e.g. inventory tracker, CRM stub, booking form) wired to a Supabase database without writing code
- A PWA (Progressive Web App) with offline capability and ecommerce checkout flow, deployable to a custom domain
- A functional marketplace or multi-user app prototype (e.g. gig-economy frontend) for investor demos or user validation within hours
- A portfolio or showcase site for designers/creators with responsive layout, image galleries, and contact forms — generated and hosted end-to-end
- A loyalty or rewards app with points logic and basic backend, validated on the free tier before any paid commitment
ASEAN Perspective
Lovable in Southeast Asia
ASEAN-region availability and pricing notes coming soon. Drop the editorial team a note via /contact/ if you can supply local context (Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia/Thailand/Vietnam).
Lovable is the fastest-growing of the AI app builders, turning plain-English prompts into working full-stack web apps — React/Tailwind frontend, Supabase backend via Lovable Cloud, one-click deploy and GitHub sync. For founders, designers and product people validating an idea, it delivers a deployable app faster than almost anything else in the category, and the code stays editable rather than locked away. The caveats are real: credit-based pricing climbs quickly on iterative builds, AI-introduced bugs can trigger fix-break loops on complex projects, and generated code still needs engineering review before serious production use. Output is web-only, with no native mobile. It competes directly with Bolt, v0 and Replit Agent, and its $500M ARR suggests it is winning the non-technical segment. A prototype and MVP tool first — a starting point for real engineering, not a substitute.
What people say
$500 million in ARR and reported funding talks at a $12–13 billion valuation — Lovable's business numbers are extraordinary for a Stockholm company founded in 2023. It added $100 million in revenue in a single month in early 2026 with just 146 employees, and closed a $330 million Series B led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures in June 2026.
The user picture is more divided than the funding headlines. G2 holds at 4.6/5 across 270+ reviews; Trustpilot sits near 3.9, and the gap is instructive. Fans — heavily non-technical founders — describe getting a working React/Tailwind app with Supabase auth, a database and GitHub sync in an afternoon, with real editable code rather than a locked black box. The Trustpilot side is dominated by the credit system: reports of 60–150 credits burned on layout fixes and AI-introduced bugs, single fixes eating 30 credits, and a fix-one-thing-break-another loop as projects grow. One reviewer said iterating felt less like engineering and more like gambling. Support complaints recur too: automated bot replies, credits or whole projects lost after cancelling.
The free tier's five daily credits are gone in about three prompts, so honest evaluation starts at the paid tier around $20–25/month. Field consensus: superb for prototypes, internal dashboards and MVPs; once serious business logic arrives, the debugging loops and credit costs make it an expensive place to get stuck. Output is web-only — no native mobile apps.
Summary of public user & expert reviews, compiled by RECATOOLS.
Notable facts
- Lovable was founded in Stockholm, Sweden, making it one of the most successful European entries in the AI app builder market.
- The platform generates TypeScript React code by default — unusual for an AI builder, as most generate JavaScript. This reflects the focus on production code quality over speed.
- A non-developer founder built a full SaaS product with Lovable in one weekend, then continued iterating it to 1,000 paying customers.
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