The Macaly Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Macaly in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Macaly
The Insider’s Guide
AI agent that builds and hosts websites and web apps from a prompt
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI app builders, read from Macaly’s own pages.
Made by LANGTAIL.COM s.r.o. · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Macaly’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Macaly’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.8
GPA, above 19 of the 26 other AI app builders we grade
Macaly is an AI agent that builds websites and web apps from a prompt and hosts them, with a database, logins, analytics and SEO tools included. Projects can start from a description, a screenshot, a document or an existing online listing, and edits can be made by clicking on the page. The agent can also be driven from WhatsApp, Telegram, Claude or ChatGPT. Plans are priced by monthly credits, in US dollars, euros or Czech koruna.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Macaly, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You can start from a screenshot, a PDF or a Google Maps listing, and nudge the agent from WhatsApp.
- 1
Best for prompt-built websites and web apps, hosted for you
Macaly builds a website or web app from a prompt and hosts it, database and logins included.
- 2
Paid plans start at $10 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $10 per month (Starter, 1M credits).
- 3
There is a free plan
1M credits a month, 1 published app on a macaly.app address, 1GB of traffic, 1 GiB of database usage, 50,000 backend API calls and 100 Cloud actions a month.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Agent that builds full-stack projects
The agent plans, asks questions and builds websites and web apps from a prompt, on Next.js with a Convex database. Paid plans add debugging and browser testing.
- 6
Several ways to start
A project can start from a screenshot or link, a Word, Excel or PDF file, or a YouTube video. Website tools turn a Google Maps listing, an Airbnb page or a PDF into a site.
- 7
Visual edits
Text, images and other elements can be changed by clicking them in the preview. These edits use no credits, except Ask AI, which shows its price before it runs.
- 8
A 2.8 GPA, above 19 of 26
That is against the other AI app builders we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Macaly you would be making a tool that builds and hosts other apps. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Macaly at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $10 per month (Starter, 1M credits)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- LANGTAIL.COM s.r.o.
- Category
- AI App Builders
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
Best for prompt-built websites and web apps, hosted for you
Macaly builds a website or web app from a prompt and hosts it, database and logins included. You can start from a screenshot, a PDF or a Google Maps listing, and nudge the agent from WhatsApp. Starter puts one app on your own domain for $10 a month, but with the same 1M credits as Free. It only builds with Next.js and Convex, unused credits expire monthly, and the free plan was cut to 1M credits on October 8.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Starter is $10 a month, inside the cheapest quarter of what builders here charge, and it puts one app on your own domain with code download, analytics, SEO tools and Stripe. The snag: it carries the same 1M credits as the free plan, so real building room means Pro at $25, the dear end of ordinary. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Free renews every month: 1M credits, one published app on a macaly.app address, a database, logins and 50,000 backend API calls. The caps are everywhere: 1GB of traffic, no custom domain, no code download, no analytics. |
| Features | C | The agent builds full-stack projects with hosting, a database and logins on every plan, you can start from a screenshot, a PDF or a Google Maps listing, and click-to-edit costs no credits. But Macaly's own FAQ names the limits: Next.js and Convex only, and not meant for native phone apps. |
| Ease of use | B | No rating on record. You describe it, or hand over a screenshot, a Word file or a link, and the agent builds and hosts the thing. Fixing text and images is a click in the preview, and those edits cost no credits. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | A web app, with nothing on desktop or phone. The agent is reachable over WhatsApp and Telegram, and Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor can drive it through the Macaly MCP server. It connects to Stripe, GitHub, Google Sheets and Notion. The Macaly API waits for Agency, from $350. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Macaly is for
- Fits if you want a site with bookings, forms or logins and no hosting to sort out
- Works for agencies, since the Agency plan keeps each client in a separate workspace
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you need a native iPhone or Android app, as Macaly's FAQ says it isn't meant for those
- Tight if you're staying free, with 1M credits a month, one published app, 1GB of traffic and no custom domain, code download or analytics
- Not for you if you want to pick your own stack, because it works only with Next.js and Convex
- Watch out: unused credits expire each billing period on every plan below Agency, and Starter has no more credits than Free
- Watch out: cancel a paid plan and a site on your own domain goes offline at the end of the billing period
Good to know
Good for
- Small businesses that want a site with bookings, forms or logins
- Marketing teams shipping landing pages and campaign sites
- Agencies running client projects in separate workspaces
Worth knowing
- Free and Starter each allow 1 published app at a time, and Free has no custom domain, code download or analytics.
- Unused credits on Free, Starter and Pro expire at the end of each billing period; only Agency credits roll over, for up to 60 days.
- Macaly's FAQ says it works only with Next.js and Convex and is not meant for native iOS or Android apps.
- Canceling a paid plan takes a site on a custom domain offline at the end of the billing period; the $5 Hosting plan is closed to new customers.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$10
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Macaly has a free plan. Paid plans start at $10 per month (Starter, 1M credits).
Free
$0
1M credits a month, 1 published app on a macaly.app address, 1GB of traffic, 1 GiB of database usage and 50,000 backend API calls.
Starter
$10
per month
1M credits a month and 1 published app on your own domain, with 5GB of traffic, AI image generation, analytics, SEO tools, code download and Stripe.
Pro
From $25
per month
10M credits a month at $25, with tiers up to 450M at $1,000. Adds unlimited published apps and custom domains, 10GB of traffic, GitHub and Macaly MCP access.
Agency
From $350
per month
150M credits and 5 client workspaces at $350, with steps up to 2B credits. Adds centralized billing, 60-day credit rollover and Macaly API access.
The free plan
1M credits a month, 1 published app on a macaly.app address, 1GB of traffic, 1 GiB of database usage, 50,000 backend API calls and 100 Cloud actions a month.
Read from macaly.com on Oct 9, 2026.
How its prices have moved
- Oct 9, 2026Free plan: 10,000 backend API calls → 50,000 backend API callsThe archive copy of Macaly's pricing page from July 19, 2026 gives Free 10,000 backend API calls, as the page did when we read it on October 5; the page read on October 9 gives 50,000.
- Oct 8, 2026Starter: new, $10 per month, with 1M creditsMacaly's changelog for October 8, 2026 introduces Starter at $10 a month, which keeps one app live on your own domain. It becomes the cheapest paid plan, below Pro at $25.
- Oct 8, 2026Free plan: 3M credits a month → 1M credits a month, with 100 Cloud actions a monthMacaly's changelog for October 8, 2026 says new Free accounts get 1M credits a month and existing ones move from 3M to 1M at their next renewal, with 1 published app and 100 Macaly Cloud actions a month.
- Oct 8, 2026Hosting: withdrawn (was $5 per month)Macaly's changelog for October 8, 2026 says the Hosting plan is no longer available to new customers, and that existing Hosting plans stay the same. Starter takes its place.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
AI agent that builds and hosts websites and web apps from a prompt. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, AI agents, app builder, no-code.
But Macaly's own FAQ names the limits: Next.js and Convex only, and not meant for native phone apps.
- Agent that builds full-stack projects
- The agent plans, asks questions and builds websites and web apps from a prompt, on Next.js with a Convex database. Paid plans add debugging and browser testing.
- Several ways to start
- A project can start from a screenshot or link, a Word, Excel or PDF file, or a YouTube video. Website tools turn a Google Maps listing, an Airbnb page or a PDF into a site.
- Visual edits
- Text, images and other elements can be changed by clicking them in the preview. These edits use no credits, except Ask AI, which shows its price before it runs.
- Hosting, database and logins
- Every plan includes hosting, a database and authentication. Sites publish to a macaly.app address; Starter puts one app on your own domain and Pro allows unlimited custom domains.
- SEO audit and analytics
- From Starter, an SEO audit runs after each publish with fixes the agent can apply, and cookieless analytics report page views, visitors, countries and UTM sources.
- Chat apps and AI assistants
- The agent can be reached over WhatsApp and Telegram, and the Macaly Cloud MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor write code that Macaly then builds and hosts.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Stripe
- GitHub
- Google Sheets
- Notion
- Telegram
- Claude
- ChatGPT
Macaly is made by LANGTAIL.COM s.r.o.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
19/26
Other AI app builders it is graded above
Macaly's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 19 of the 26 other AI app builders we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 24 of 26) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 0 of the 26 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 27 AI app builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Macaly’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 20 of 26
- BFree plan and trialAbove 24 of 26
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 26
- BEase of useAbove 7 of 26
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 26
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 27 AI app builders. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Macaly is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Macaly you would be making a tool that builds and hosts other apps. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 19 of the 26 other AI app builders we grade. It costs $120 a year.
What you could not
- A tool that builds and hosts other apps.
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- It plugs into other products, Stripe, GitHub and Google Sheets among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Macaly’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Lovable, Bolt, v0, Base44 and Replit
The 5 tools Macaly is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Lovable
Free plan · from $21/mo
Chat-based AI builder for full-stack web apps and websites.
- Only Lovable lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Macaly also covers AI agents.
- 2.6GPA
Bolt
Free plan · from $18/mo
Browser-based AI builder for websites, web apps and mobile apps.
- Macaly also covers AI agents.
- 2.4GPA
v0
Free trial · from $30/mo
Vercel's AI agent for building and deploying full-stack web apps.
- Macaly has a free plan. v0 does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only v0 lists an iOS app.
- Macaly also covers no-code.
- 2.8GPA
Base44
Free plan · from $16/mo
No-code AI builder with a database, login and hosting included.
- Only Base44 lists iOS and Android apps.
- Macaly also covers AI agents.
- 3.0GPA
Replit
Free plan · from $18/mo
Cloud platform where an AI agent builds, hosts and publishes apps.
- Only Replit lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Macaly free?
Macaly has a free plan. 1M credits a month, 1 published app on a macaly.app address, 1GB of traffic, 1 GiB of database usage, 50,000 backend API calls and 100 Cloud actions a month.
How much does Macaly cost?
Macaly lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Macaly work on?
Macaly is available on Web.
Does Macaly have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Macaly is listed for Web.
Does Macaly have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Macaly is listed for Web.
Is Macaly open source?
Macaly is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
Does Macaly have an API?
Yes. Macaly offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Macaly integrate with?
Macaly's listing names Stripe, GitHub, Google Sheets, Notion, WhatsApp, Telegram, Claude and ChatGPT.
Who makes Macaly?
Macaly is made by LANGTAIL.COM s.r.o.
What are the alternatives to Macaly?
The closest alternatives to Macaly in our directory are Lovable, Bolt, v0, Base44 and Replit.
How does Macaly compare with other AI app builders?
Macaly's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 19 of the 26 other AI app builders we grade, and level with 5.
Is Macaly good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Macaly B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 0 of the 26 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Macaly?
To replace Macaly you would be making a tool that builds and hosts other apps.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Macaly’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Macaly's own pages on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-04-23.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by LANGTAIL.COM s.r.o. Prices change, so check macaly.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
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
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Macaly, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/macaly
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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