AI App Builders

Contents

1. 01WelcomeWhat these tools do, how many we grade and what to know before choosing
2. 02Our top threeThe three we'd look at first, and who each one suits
3. 03What they costWhat paid plans start at, the best buy at each budget and the free plans
4. 04The gradesThe highest graded, and how the whole category does on each subject
5. 05Keep or make?Which are worth paying for, and which you could make yourself
6. 06Every toolAll of them, best graded first, with what each costs
7. 07Quick answersThe questions people ask when choosing, each answered in a line or two
8. 08About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from each tool’s own pages, their app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on the AI App Builders page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.

Describe an app or site and have AI build it, with no code or a little.

Before you choose, here are 8 things to know about AI app builders, worked out from every one we grade.

1. 1

   We grade 27 AI app builders

   17 of them are free or have a free plan, and 9 more let you try before paying. Everything in this guide comes from their own pages and our grades.

2. 2

   Paid plans start at $19 a month in the middle

   From $10 (Taskade) to $36 (Adalo), going by what each one's paid plans start at.

3. 3

   Best value: Replit and Taskade

   Nothing on our chart scores higher than these without costing more.

4. 4

   7 of 27 have iPhone and Android apps

   26 run in a web browser and 5 have a Windows app. Check the one you need before you fall for anything.

5. 5

   The middle GPA is 2.4

   2 score 3.0 or higher. The highest is Taskade, at 3.2.

6. 6

   Best free option: Taskade

   Taskade has the highest GPA of the free ones, 3.2. Workspace that builds apps, AI agents and automations from prompts.

7. 7

   27 worth keeping, 0 you could make

   By our keep-or-make rules, 27 do something you couldn't reasonably build yourself, 0 are simple enough to make with an AI app builder, and 0 are a close call.

8. 8

   8 price changes in the past year

   That's how many price moves we've recorded for AI app builders in twelve months. Prices change, so check the maker's page before you pay.

Part 02 · Top three

Our top three

The three we'd look at first, and who each one suits

The three AI app builders we'd look at first. First place suits the most people; second and third are the best picks for the people it leaves out. Each has an Insider's Guide of its own.

1. 1st

   

   3.0GPA

   Replit

   Free plan · from $18/mo

   For: Most people

   Replit's Agent turns a description into a working web app or a native iPhone or Android app and publishes it, with a managed database, file storage, sign-in and hosting included. It runs on the web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, and its iPhone and iPad app averages 4.7 from about 21,000 ratings. Core is $18 a month, billed annually, with $20 of monthly credits, unlimited published apps and up to 5 builders. Know the limits: the free Starter plan allows only Lite build with a daily cap, and its one published app goes offline after 30 days. Power and Max mode work is billed by effort, and usage beyond the monthly credits is pay-as-you-go.

   The Replit Insider’s Guide

2. 2nd

   

   2.8GPA

   Lovable

   Free plan · from $21/mo

   For: People building a web app in chat, alone or with a team

   Lovable builds a full-stack web app from a chat prompt: frontend, backend, database and sign-in, as code that syncs to GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket on every plan. Unlimited members share one pool of credits with no per-seat fee, and it has web, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android apps; the iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 from about 2,200 ratings. Pro starts at $25 a month, or $250 a year, for 100 credits. It is second because it builds web apps only, with nothing for the App Store or Google Play, and Pro costs more than Replit Core. The Free plan stops at 30 build credits a month, with no custom domains or code editing.

   The Lovable Insider’s Guide

3. 3rd

   

   2.2GPA

   Dyad

   Free plan · from $20/mo

   For: People who want the code on their own computer

   Dyad is an open-source desktop app for Mac and Windows that writes a web app into a folder on your own computer. The app is free, with no sign-up and no limit on apps, and runs on your own API keys, a ChatGPT subscription or local models; with a local model it works offline. Supabase and Neon supply the database and sign-in, and a project can sync to GitHub. It is third because it asks more of you than the two above: on the free app you supply and pay for your own AI model access, Basic Agent stops at 20 messages a day, and there is no browser or mobile version. It builds web apps only, Linux support is experimental, and Dyad Pro is $20 a month for 200 AI credits.

   The Dyad Insider’s Guide

Going by our grades, Replit and Taskade give the most for the money among AI app builders: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $19 a month across the 27 that charge, from $10 (Taskade) to $36 (Adalo).

6 of the 27 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 6 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

Every tool gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. Here are the 12 highest graded AI app builders, then how the whole category does on each subject.

Tool	Value	Free	Features	Ease	Platforms	GPA
Taskade	A	C	C	A	A	3.2
Replit	C	C	B	A	A	3.0
Base44	B	C	B	B	B	2.8
Lovable	C	C	C	A	A	2.8
Macaly	B	B	C	B	B	2.8
Readdy	B	C	B	B	B	2.8
Rocket	C	C	A	B	B	2.8
Rork	C	C	A	B	B	2.8
Bolt	C	C	B	B	B	2.6
Capacity	C	C	B	B	B	2.6
Framer	B	B	C	C	B	2.6
Hostinger AI Builder	B	C	C	B	B	2.6

Some software does something you couldn’t reasonably build yourself. Some is simple enough that an AI app builder could make the core of it in an afternoon. Here’s where AI app builders land, by the same rules for every tool.

• 27

  Keep it

  It does something you could not reasonably make for yourself, or it costs nothing.

• 0

  Your call

  You could make the core of it, and you would give something up.

• 0

  You could make this

  What it does is the kind of thing an AI app builder makes well, and it charges every month.

Every AI app builder we grade, with its GPA and what it costs. Each one has a page of its own on toolgpa.com, with its Insider’s Guide.

1. 1TaskadeFree plan · from $10/mo3.2
2. 2ReplitFree plan · from $18/mo3.0
3. 3Base44Free plan · from $16/mo2.8
4. 4LovableFree plan · from $21/mo2.8
5. 5MacalyFree plan · from $10/mo2.8
6. 6ReaddyFree plan · from $15/mo2.8
7. 7RocketFree trial · from $25/mo2.8
8. 8RorkFree plan · from $20/mo2.8
9. 9BoltFree plan · from $18/mo2.6
10. 10CapacityFree trial · from $25/mo2.6
11. 11FramerFree plan · from $10/mo2.6
12. 12Hostinger AI BuilderFree trial · from $10.99/mo2.6
13. 1310WebFree trial · from $10/mo2.4
14. 14EmergentFree plan · from $17/mo2.4
15. 15GlideFree trial · from $25/mo2.4
16. 16SoftgenFree trial · from $25/mo2.4
17. 17SoftrFree plan · from $19/mo2.4
18. 18v0Free trial · from $30/mo2.4
19. 19VibecodeFree trial · from $16.67/mo2.4
20. 20AdaloFree plan · from $36/mo2.2
21. 21BubbleFree plan · from $29/mo2.2
22. 22DurableFree plan · from $22/mo2.2
23. 23DyadFree plan · from $20/mo2.2
24. 24ThunkableFree plan · from $18/mo2.2
25. 25TrickleFree plan · from $17/mo2.2
26. 26DreamflowFree trial · from $20/mo2.0
27. 27AnythingFrom $19/mo1.8

ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.

Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

• 3,189

  tools graded

• 94

  categories

• 426

  price changes on record

• 579

  apps priced in 12 countries