Gappsy and Lovable both turn a plain-language description into a working app, but they produce different things. Gappsy builds from its own feature blocks and…
| Gappsy | Lovable | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary category | No-Code | AI Coding |
| Rating | Not documented | Not documented |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium/Credit-based subscription |
| Starting price | Free (paid plans from $19/month billed yearly, $29 monthly) | Free (paid plans from $25/month) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Not documented |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, Mobile App | Web |
| Team collaboration | Not documented | Not documented |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Public API | Not documented | Not documented |
Code ownership versus feature blocks
Gappsy: Apps are assembled from Gappsy's own feature blocks. There is no generated codebase to export or edit, and there is less room for custom logic and data modelling.
Lovable: Generates a real, editable full-stack codebase that can be edited visually or in code. Code can be downloaded on Pro and above, and Git sync with GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket is included on every plan, including Free.
Exportable code lets a team review, extend or move the app later. A block-based build removes code maintenance but limits the app to what the blocks support.
Business features out of the box
Gappsy: More than 50 feature blocks, including ordering, an online shop, bookings for appointments, tables and classes, memberships with monthly or yearly billing, gift cards, events and tickets, and forms with signatures, with payments going into your own Stripe account.
Lovable: Generates apps from prompts, with authentication, databases and storage through its Supabase integration. Ready-made payment, booking or membership modules are not documented.
A business that needs to take bookings or sell memberships on day one saves build and testing time when those features already exist as working blocks.
How pricing scales
Gappsy: Fixed tiers: Free, Pro at $19/month billed yearly or $29 monthly, and Business at $55/month billed yearly or $79 monthly. Each tier has a monthly allowance of typed AI changes (10, 50, or 300 per app), with unlimited tap-editing and 100 extra AI changes for $5. Gappsy adds a payment fee of 5%, 1%, or 0% on top of Stripe's fees.
Lovable: Credits meter both building and the compute used by deployed apps. Pro starts at $25/month and Business at $50/month for 100 credits, with tiers up to 10,000 credits ($2,250 Pro, $4,300 Business). A separate usage-based layer for Cloud and AI adds cost on top of the subscription.
Gappsy's costs move with visitors, AI edits and payment volume. Lovable's costs move with credits used, which its own cons describe as hard to predict for actively used apps.
Mobile and customer reach
Gappsy: Every app installs to the iPhone or Android home screen with your icon. Push notifications to the lock screen work on every plan, and Apple and Google Wallet loyalty cards are included. Pro and Business generate an Android package and an iOS Xcode project for App Store and Google Play publishing.
Lovable: Offers one-click deployment and custom domains on Pro. An installable app, push notifications, Wallet cards and app store packaging are not documented.
Repeat-customer businesses depend on staying on the customer's phone, through a home-screen icon, lock-screen messages or a loyalty card.
Team collaboration and governance
Gappsy: Team seats, SSO and access controls are not documented. The Business plan covers 5 apps for more locations, brands or clients, with priority support.
Lovable: Unlimited workspace members on every plan, including Free. Business adds SSO, role-based access, a security center, the Lovable API and workspace publish. Enterprise adds SCIM, audit logs and organizations across several workspaces.
Companies with IT or security requirements often need SSO, role-based access and audit trails before they can adopt a tool.
Selling what you build
Gappsy: Offers ready-made software for more than 50 categories that you can rebrand with your name and logo. Other people can sign up and pay you monthly for access, and the product can be listed on Gappsy's directory of more than 7,000 software profiles across 75 categories.
Lovable: Built-in paid sign-ups for your software and a directory for listing it are not documented. Generated apps deploy to production with custom domains.
Turning a build into a paid product requires billing for access and a way for buyers to find it.
| Feature | Gappsy | Lovable |
|---|---|---|
| Build an app from a natural-language description | Available | Available |
| Edit and download generated code | Unavailable | Available |
| Visual editing | Available | Available |
| Git sync (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) | Unavailable | Available |
| Build and translate in your own language | Available | Not documented |
| Ready-made software templates | Available | Not documented |
| Feature | Gappsy | Lovable |
|---|---|---|
| Hosted database and file storage | Available | Available |
| User or customer accounts | Available | Available |
| Custom domain | Limited | Limited |
| Installable home-screen app | Available | Not documented |
| App Store and Google Play packages | Limited | Not documented |
| Push notifications | Available | Not documented |
| Feature | Gappsy | Lovable |
|---|---|---|
| Payments into your own Stripe account | Available | Not documented |
| Bookings for appointments, tables and classes | Available | Not documented |
| Memberships with recurring billing | Available | Not documented |
| Apple and Google Wallet loyalty card | Available | Not documented |
| Charge others monthly for access to your software | Available | Not documented |
| Listing on a software directory | Available | Not documented |
| Feature | Gappsy | Lovable |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited workspace members | Not documented | Available |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | Not documented | Limited |
| Role-based access and security center | Not documented | Limited |
| SCIM and audit logs | Not documented | Limited |
| Priority support | Limited | Limited |
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
Pros
Cons
Pros
Cons
It depends on the plan and billing cycle. On yearly billing, Gappsy Pro costs $228 a year compared with $250 for Lovable Pro. On monthly billing, Lovable Pro is cheaper at $25 compared with $29, and Lovable Business ($50 a month or $500 a year) costs less than Gappsy Business ($79 a month or $660 a year). The two also charge for usage differently: Gappsy adds a payment fee of 5%, 1% or 0% on top of Stripe's fees, while Lovable's credits cover building and the compute of deployed apps, with a separate usage-based layer for Cloud and AI.
Lovable includes unlimited workspace members on every plan, including Free, and its Business plan adds SSO and role-based access. Gappsy does not document team seats or shared workspaces. Its Business plan is aimed at running up to 5 apps for several locations, brands or clients.
With Lovable, yes. It generates an editable full-stack codebase, offers Git sync with GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket on every plan, and allows code download on Pro and above. Gappsy builds apps from its own feature blocks and has no generated codebase to export or edit.
Gappsy is built for this case. Bookings for appointments, tables and classes, ordering, gift cards, memberships and payments into your own Stripe account are ready-made feature blocks, along with push notifications and a Wallet loyalty card. Lovable can generate custom apps from prompts, but ready-made booking or payment modules are not documented.
Gappsy Pro and Business generate an Android package and an iOS Xcode project and guide you through publishing. This requires your own developer accounts ($99 a year to Apple, $25 once to Google) and a Mac for iOS, or you can use Gappsy's $600 done-for-you service. App store publishing is not documented for Lovable, which deploys web applications with one click.
Gappsy Free includes 1 app on yourname.gappsy.co with every feature, including payments, 300 visitors and 10 AI changes a month, unlimited tap-editing, a 5% payment fee, and a Gappsy label with occasional ads. New Gappsy apps also start with a 14-day Pro trial that requires no card. Lovable Free includes 5 daily build credits capped at 30 a month, 20 monthly Cloud credits, unlimited workspace members, Git sync and workspace-private projects, while custom domains and removing the Lovable badge require Pro.