# Shipper review (2026): is the free plan enough? > No-code AI builder for web apps, mobile apps, stores and bots Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Shipper is a no-code AI app builder that turns a plain-English description into a hosted web app, mobile app, online store, Chrome extension or chat bot. It also lists an AI Advisor chat for copy, design and product advice, and a feature that finds local businesses without a website and builds one. Plans are sold by monthly credits per user. - **Category:** AI App Builders - **Made by:** Shipper - **Website:** https://shipper.now - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free: 10 credits a month and web apps only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Shipper has a free plan, and paid plans start at $25 per user / month, billed monthly (Pro). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** 5 daily credits, up to 10 a month, with Shipper hosting, public projects and unlimited collaborators. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | 5 daily credits, up to 10 a month; builds web apps and landing pages with Shipper hosting, public projects and community support. | | Pro | $25 per user / month, billed monthly, for 100 credits | From 100 credits a month, up to 20,000 on larger steps; adds mobile apps, extensions and bots, connectors, unlimited teammates and AI Advisor. | | Max | $200 per user / month, billed monthly, for 500 credits | Everything in Pro with 500 credits and larger steps, priority support, early access and AI Employees; several Max-only features are marked coming soon. | | Enterprise | Custom | Dedicated support, custom integrations, SSO and an opt-out of data training. | Read from https://shipper.now/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Shipper before buying. ## Key features - **Chat-built apps:** Describe an app and Shipper builds and hosts it; you can also edit the code by hand and export it. - **Many project types:** Websites, mobile and web apps, e-commerce stores, Chrome extensions, and WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and Discord bots. - **Website and Shopify to app:** Project types for turning an existing website or Shopify store into a mobile app. - **AI Advisor:** A mentor-style chat that reviews a project and gives advice on copywriting, marketing, design and product architecture. - **Local business outreach:** Finds local businesses without a website or app, builds one, and prepares an email pitch to the owner. - **Connectors:** The Pro plan lists connectors such as Stripe, Shopify, Google and Notion. ## Good for - Non-technical founders turning an idea into a hosted app - Freelancers building sites or apps for local businesses - Builders who want bots or extensions alongside web apps ## Worth knowing - The Free plan is limited to 5 daily credits and up to 10 a month, and builds web apps and landing pages only. - Pro is priced per user, from 100 credits a month at $25, and the credit steps go up to 20,000 a month. - Several Max-only features, such as selectable AI models and manual code editing, are marked coming soon. - Pricing is shown billed monthly; no annual price was seen. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Shipper turns a description into a hosted web app, mobile app, store, Chrome extension or chat bot. The free plan is 5 daily credits and up to 10 a month for web apps only, Pro is $25 per user, and several Max features are marked coming soon. - **Value for money: C.** Pro is $25 per user a month on monthly billing for 100 credits, the top of the category's range. Max is $200 for 500 credits, and no yearly price was seen. - **Free plan and trial: C.** 5 daily credits, up to 10 a month, web apps and landing pages only. You will reach that in one sitting. - **Features: C.** Many project types, connectors, an AI Advisor and a Shopify-to-app tool. Manual code editing and model choice are marked coming soon, so they are not there yet. - **Ease of use: C.** A web app where you build by describing. No store rating on record. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web with connectors to Stripe, Shopify, Google, Notion, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and Discord. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Shipper's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among AI app builders - Shipper's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 23 of the 89 other AI app builders we grade, and level with 27. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 29 of 89) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1). - Its paid plans start at $25 a month for each person, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 61 of the 82 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 20 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-app-builders ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Shipper 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. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 39 of the 89 other AI app builders grade higher. It costs $300 a year. - You could not: A tool that builds and hosts other apps. - You could not: A builder that other people can use without writing code. - You could not: An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. - You could not: A chatbot builder hooked into the messaging apps. - You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Stripe, Shopify and Google among them. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Stripe, Shopify, Google, Notion, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord **Tags:** App builder, No-code, AI features, AI agents, Chatbots ## Alternatives - [Lovable](https://toolgpa.com/tools/lovable): Chat-based AI builder for full-stack web apps and websites. 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