{"tools":[{"name":"Lovable","slug":"lovable","category":"Chat-based app builder","bestFor":"My pick for most people","summary":"Chat-based app builder that handles the backend for you (database, auth, storage).","url":"https://lovable.dev","links":["https://lovable.dev","https://lovable.dev/pricing","https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/subscription-plans"],"price":{"free":"5 build credits a day, up to 30 a month, plus 20 Cloud credits a month. Checked October 14, 2026 on https://lovable.dev/pricing.","paid":"Pro starts at $25 a month for 100 credits. Checked October 14, 2026 on https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/subscription-plans."},"downside":"30 credits a month runs out fast if you iterate a lot. Daily credits do not roll over, and on Free you hit the monthly cap after about 6 days of full use.","picked":true,"issue":"0"},{"name":"Bolt.new","slug":"bolt-new","category":"Code-first builder","bestFor":"Best if you want to see the code","summary":"Code-first builder that runs in your browser.","url":"https://bolt.new","links":["https://bolt.new","https://bolt.new/pricing"],"price":{"free":"300K tokens a day, capped at 1M a month. Checked October 14, 2026 on https://bolt.new/pricing.","paid":"Pro is $25 a month, starting at 10M tokens a month with no daily cap. Unused tokens roll over a month. Checked October 14, 2026 on https://bolt.new/pricing."},"downside":"The bigger your project, the more tokens each message burns. Free sites carry Bolt branding, and custom domains are Pro only.","picked":true,"issue":"0"},{"name":"v0 by Vercel","slug":"v0","category":"Prompt-to-UI tool","bestFor":"Best for a polished UI","summary":"Prompt-to-UI tool that deploys to Vercel.","url":"https://v0.app","links":["https://v0.app","https://v0.app/pricing"],"price":{"free":"$0, with a 7 message a day limit. Deploys to Vercel and syncs with GitHub. Checked October 14, 2026 on https://v0.app/pricing.","paid":"$30 per user a month, with $30 in monthly credits plus $2 in daily login credits. Business is $100 per user a month. Checked October 14, 2026 on https://v0.app/pricing."},"downside":"7 messages a day goes quick, and it is built for UI first. Plan on wiring up a database yourself to save emails.","picked":true,"issue":"0"}],"notPicked":[{"name":"Cursor","slug":"cursor","category":null,"bestFor":null,"summary":null,"url":null,"links":[],"price":null,"downside":null,"picked":false,"note":"Not picked. Cursor is great once you have a codebase, but for a one-page waitlist a builder is faster.","issue":"0"}]}