Base44 pricing: plans, credits and what a message costs
Base44 has a free plan and four paid plans with listed prices, from $20 to $200 a month, or $16 to $160 a month billed yearly. Each plan gives a set number of message credits, and Base44 says a message uses about 0.5 to 4 credits depending on the change. Credits you do not use expire each month. iqobi is an app builder for small apps you share with friends or family. It is free for 10 apps, and Go costs $18 a month, or $9 during early access.
Base44 plans
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 25 message credits a month, at most 5 a day; up to 5 apps |
| Starter | $20 | $16 | 100 message credits; connect your own domain |
| Builder | $50 | $40 | 250 message credits; GitHub sync and backend functions |
| Pro | $100 | $80 | 500 message credits; early access to new features |
| Elite | $200 | $160 | 1,200 message credits; priority support |
Prices from base44.com/pricing, checked November 10, 2026.
How Base44 credits work
Base44 sets no fixed cost per message. Its own estimates: about 0.5 credits for a small visual or text change, 1 for a small feature, 2 for a complex module, and 3 to 4 for a change across the whole app. (docs.base44.com/Account-and-billing/Credits.md, checked November 10, 2026)
Integration credits are separate. They pay for what the app does when people use it: about 1 credit per email sent, per generated image, or per AI call on the automatic model. (docs.base44.com/Account-and-billing/Credits.md, checked November 10, 2026)
Unused credits expire at each monthly reset. When message credits run out, you cannot send new messages until the reset, unless you move to a bigger plan, which adds its credits right away. Base44's pages list no separate top-up. (docs.base44.com/Account-and-billing/Credits.md, checked November 10, 2026)
What 100 credits buy
By Base44's own estimates, Starter's 100 message credits cover about 200 small text or style changes, 100 small features, or 25 to 33 changes across the whole app. (checked November 10, 2026)
On iqobi
On iqobi, a Studio credit pays for one message you send in Studio, whatever the app's size. Free gives 25 a month and 10 apps. Go gives 100 a month for $18, or $9 during early access. Pro is $79 a month. A credit is not the same unit on each tool, so compare what each plan builds, not the number of credits.
Base44, Lovable and iqobi side by side
| Feature | Base44 | Lovable | iqobi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make an app by describing it | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | $0: 25 message credits a month, up to 5 apps | $0: 5 credits a day, up to 30 a month | $0: 10 apps and 25 Studio credits a month |
| Lowest paid plan | Starter, $16 a month billed yearly | Pro, $25 a month, or $21 a month billed yearly | Go, $18 a month, $9 during early access |
| Backend and database | Built in on every plan | Built in, called Lovable Cloud | Built in |
| Your app on iPhone | App Store wrapper of the web app. You need an Apple developer account | No App Store tool. You wrap the web app yourself | Opens in the iqobi app with no App Store review. Home Screen widgets and Siri on Go |
We checked Base44 at base44.com and Lovable at docs.lovable.dev on November 5, 2026. Prices change, so check before you decide.
Pick Base44 if
- You want the app managed for you, with no code to look after.
Pick Lovable if
- You want your code in GitHub. Lovable syncs your project to GitHub on every plan, Free included.
- You plan to keep building the app yourself as a developer.
Pick iqobi if
- You want a small app for people you know, like a gift list, a chore chart or a trip plan.
- You want your app on your iPhone with no App Store review, and Home Screen widgets and Siri on the Go plan.
- You already use Claude or ChatGPT and want it to make and publish the app for you.
Drawbacks
- Base44: Unused credits expire every month, and the only listed way to get more before the reset is a bigger plan.
- Lovable: The free plan stops at 30 credits a month and has no custom domain.
- iqobi: Built for small apps you share with friends, family or a team.