Tools / Coding

Lovable

Free plan

Build web apps from a chat prompt, with hosting and backend included

Lovable builds working web apps from plain-language prompts and lets you keep refining them by chat. Lovable Cloud covers hosting and backend, and you can sync code to GitHub. Usage runs on credits, with a free daily allowance.

What freelancers use it for

  • →Building a clickable prototype to win a client pitch
  • →Launching a simple internal tool for a client
  • →Creating an MVP without a full dev team
  • →Testing a product idea of your own over a weekend

Key features

  • •Prompt-to-app generation
  • •Chat-based editing
  • •Lovable Cloud hosting and backend
  • •GitHub sync
  • •Shared credit pool for building, hosting and AI features

Pros

  • +Very fast from idea to working app
  • +No setup for hosting
  • +Free daily credits to experiment

Cons

  • −Credits can run out on complex apps
  • −Generated code still needs review before production

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