launchpad vs Lovable
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launchpad takes the apps you build with Claude Code from idea to live. It sets up hosting, payments, analytics, crash reports and a landing page on free platforms in your own accounts. You pay $49 once and use it on unlimited apps.
Lovable builds and hosts your app on its own platform, for a monthly plan with usage credits. With launchpad you build in Claude Code on the subscription you already have, and launchpad ships the app to standard free platforms in your own accounts. Your code and accounts stay with you. If you'd rather work only in a browser and never install anything, Lovable is the simpler fit.
| Lovable | launchpad | |
|---|---|---|
| How you build | You describe the app in a chat in your browser. | You build with Claude Code on your own computer. |
| Price | A free plan gives 5 credits a day. Pro starts at $25 a month for 100 credits, and Business at $50 a month. | launchpad costs $49 once. You also need a Claude subscription, which you already use to build. |
| Usage | Each message spends credits. Monthly credits expire two months after they're issued. | launchpad works within your Claude plan's normal limits. |
| Where the app runs | Lovable hosts it on lovable.app. | Your app runs in your own Vercel or Cloudflare account, on their free plans. |
| Your code | GitHub sync comes with every plan. Code download needs Pro. | Your code lives in your own GitHub repository from the start. |
| Kinds of app | Lovable builds web apps. | launchpad ships web apps, iPhone apps to TestFlight and the App Store, Android test builds, Mac apps and backends. |
| Custom domain | A custom domain needs Pro or above. | launchpad connects a domain you buy from a registrar. |
| How many apps | Every app draws on the same credits. | One key covers unlimited projects, and Mission Control shows them all on one dashboard. |
Other costs with launchpad: Apple charges $99 a year for iPhone and Mac apps. Vercel charges $20 a month per seat once a web app takes money. GitHub, Firebase and Cloudflare are free to start.