iqobi vs Lovable, Base44, Replit, Bolt and Cursor
All six make an app from plain words. They differ in who they are for. Lovable, Bolt and Replit give you a code project to keep working on. Base44 runs a web app for you. Cursor is a code editor for developers. iqobi is for small apps you share with friends, family or a team, and puts them on your iPhone with no App Store review.
Six app builders side by side
| Feature | iqobi | Lovable | Base44 | Replit | Bolt | Cursor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | ||||||
| Free plan | $0: 10 apps and 25 Studio credits a month | $0: 5 credits a day, up to 30 a month | $0: 25 message credits a month, up to 5 apps | $0: daily Agent credits, 1 published app online for 30 days | $0: 300,000 tokens a day, up to 1 million a month | No apps. Apps needs a paid plan with cloud agents |
| Lowest paid plan | Go, $18 a month, $9 during early access | Pro, $25 a month, or $21 a month billed yearly | Starter, $16 a month billed yearly | Core, $18 a month billed yearly | Pro, $25 a month | Premium, $30 a month, the lowest plan that lists cloud agents |
| How building is charged | One Studio credit per message, whatever the app's size | Credits. A bigger request costs more | Message credits. The cost depends on the action and the AI model | Credits. A harder request costs more | Tokens, used as Bolt reads, plans and writes code | Usage from your plan, at each AI model's rate |
| Building | ||||||
| Make an app by describing it | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, from a Cursor cloud agent |
| Build from Claude or ChatGPT | Yes. The iqobi connector works in Claude and in ChatGPT's developer mode | Yes. A ChatGPT app, and a connector for Claude | Yes, through its MCP server on Base44's Builder plan and up | Yes. A ChatGPT app and a Claude connector | No ChatGPT app or Claude connector listed | No ChatGPT app or Claude connector listed |
| Backend and database | Built in | Built in, called Lovable Cloud | Built in on every plan | Built in, with a production database | Built in on every plan | Postgres database when the app needs one |
| Using your app | ||||||
| Sign-in for the people who use your app | Built in. People you add sign in with an iqobi account | Built in | Built in on every plan | Yes. Agent adds Replit Auth or Clerk | Email and Google sign-in when you ask Bolt to add it | Cursor sign-in for the people you share a private app with |
| Your app on iPhone | Opens in the iqobi app with no App Store review. Home Screen widgets and Siri on Go | No App Store tool. You wrap the web app yourself | App Store wrapper of the web app. You need an Apple developer account | Native app with App Store upload. You need an Apple developer account | Native app with Expo, uploaded from your computer. You need an Apple developer account | Web app only. No iPhone app listed |
Monthly prices in US dollars. We checked each company's own site between November 5, 2026 and November 13, 2026.
Where iqobi is different
On your iPhone with no App Store review
Your app opens in the iqobi iPhone app, with no Apple developer account and no App Store review. On the Go plan, it gets Home Screen widgets and Siri.
One credit, one message
A Studio credit pays for one message in Studio, whatever the app's size. You know what a change costs before you send it.
Made for the people you share with
Add people by username or email, or send a join link. Choose who can view and who can participate.
Make it from Claude or ChatGPT
Add the iqobi connector in Claude, or in ChatGPT's developer mode, and make apps from a chat.
Which one fits you
- iqobi: You want small apps for people you know, on the web and on your iPhone. Pick another tool for a large business web app or an App Store app under your own name.
- Lovable: You want a web app you own as code, synced to GitHub on every plan.
- Base44: You want a web app it runs for you, with no code to look after.
- Replit: You want to read and edit every file, and a native iPhone app it uploads to the App Store with your Apple developer account.
- Bolt: You want web and mobile app code, with a free plan of up to 1 million tokens a month.
- Cursor: You already code in Cursor and want a web app for your team from a cloud agent.
What to check before you choose
What a credit buys
Each tool counts its own way. Lovable and Replit charge more for bigger requests, Bolt counts tokens, and iqobi charges one credit a message. Compare what a plan builds, not the number of credits.
Daily or monthly limits
Lovable, Bolt and Replit refill free credits each day, up to a monthly cap. Base44 gives 25 a month, at most 5 a day. iqobi gives one amount a month.
Getting it on a phone
A native App Store app needs your own Apple developer account and Apple's review. Replit, Bolt and Base44 go that way. Lovable and Cursor make web apps. iqobi apps open in the iqobi iPhone app.
Who will use it
Picture the people who will open the app. For a family, a club or a team, sharing and sign-in matter more than any other row in the table.
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Questions
Which AI app builder is easiest if I can't code?
Base44 and iqobi ask for no code at all. Base44 runs a web app for you. iqobi makes small apps you share and open on your iPhone. Lovable and Bolt also start from plain words, and give you a code project.
Which ones have a free plan?
Five of the six. Lovable gives 5 credits a day, up to 30 a month. Base44 gives 25 message credits a month. Replit gives daily Agent credits and keeps one published app online for 30 days. Bolt gives 300,000 tokens a day, up to 1 million a month. iqobi gives up to 10 apps and 25 Studio credits a month. Cursor makes apps only on Premium, $30 a month.
What do the paid plans cost?
Billed monthly, iqobi Go costs $18, or $9 during early access. Lovable Pro and Bolt Pro cost $25, and Cursor Premium $30. Billed yearly, Base44 Starter costs $16 a month, Replit Core $18 and Lovable Pro $21.
Which ones put an app on my iPhone?
Replit and Bolt build a native app, and Base44 wraps your web app on its Builder plan. All three need your own Apple developer account. Lovable and Cursor make web apps. iqobi apps open in the iqobi iPhone app with no App Store review.
Can I make an app from Claude or ChatGPT?
Lovable and Replit each have a ChatGPT app and work in Claude. Base44 connects to AI assistants through its MCP server on its Builder plan and up. iqobi works in Claude and in ChatGPT's developer mode with the iqobi connector. Bolt and Cursor list neither.