# Mage review (2026): is it any good? > Free generator that turns a description into a Wasp web app Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Mage is a hosted web app, made by the team behind the Wasp framework, that generates a full-stack web app from a short description. You enter an app name, a description, a brand color and an auth method, and it writes a Wasp project using React, Node.js and Prisma. The project is archived and no longer maintained, and it generates apps for Wasp 0.23 only. - **Category:** AI App Builders - **Made by:** Wasp (wasp-lang) - **Website:** https://usemage.ai - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a maintained product, as the repository was archived on July 10, 2026. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Mage is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** The hosted app at usemage.ai is free to use, according to the project's GitHub README. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | The hosted generator at usemage.ai is free to use, per the GitHub README. | Read from https://github.com/wasp-lang/mage on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Mage before buying. ## Key features - **Describe-to-app form:** A short form takes an app name, a description, a brand color and an auth method, then generates the project. - **Full-stack output:** The generated app uses Wasp with React, Node.js and Prisma, with a database and username-and-password auth as an option. - **Example ideas:** The page offers ready-made ideas such as a todo app, a plant-watering tracker and a blog with comments. - **Open-source code:** The site says the whole app is open-source, and its code is in the wasp-lang/mage GitHub repository. ## Good for - Trying the Wasp framework by generating a starter app - Developers who want a quick full-stack scaffold at no cost ## Worth knowing - The GitHub repository was archived on July 10, 2026, and the README says Mage is no longer maintained. - Mage is frozen on Wasp 0.23 and generates legacy Wasp DSL apps, so output will not match current Wasp versions. - It produces Wasp projects only, not apps in other frameworks. - The site publishes no pricing page; that it is free comes from the GitHub README. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Mage turns a description into a full-stack Wasp web app and is free to use, according to its GitHub README. But the repository was archived in July 2026 and is no longer maintained, and it makes legacy Wasp 0.23 apps for that framework only. - **Value for money: A.** Free to use, per the README, against a category whose paid plans start at $15 a month. The README is the only place that says so. - **Free plan and trial: A.** The hosted generator is free with no plan or cap listed. Because it is archived, that can change or stop without notice. - **Features: D.** One narrow function: a form that makes a Wasp project. It is frozen on Wasp 0.23 and produces apps other Wasp versions will not match. - **Ease of use: D.** The output is a Wasp project that you must run and fix with the Wasp tooling yourself. No store rating is on record. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, with no apps, and the generated code is for one framework. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Mage's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. Its home page returned only a title, so the status comes from the project's GitHub README. ## Where it stands among AI app builders - Mage's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 51 of the 89 other AI app builders we grade, and level with 15. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 88 of 89) and worst on features (D, above 0). - Mage has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-app-builders ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Mage is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. - You could not: A tool that builds and hosts other apps. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Wasp, React, Node.js, Prisma **Tags:** AI features, App builder, Open source ## Alternatives - [Bolt](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bolt): Browser-based AI builder for websites, web apps and mobile apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bolt-vs-mage) - [Lovable](https://toolgpa.com/tools/lovable): Chat-based AI builder for full-stack web apps and websites. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lovable-vs-mage) - [v0](https://toolgpa.com/tools/v0): Vercel's AI agent for building and deploying full-stack web apps. 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