launchpad vs Replit
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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.
Replit gives you an editor, an AI agent, a database and hosting in one browser tab, 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. If you want everything in one browser tab and don't mind the monthly plan, Replit is the simpler fit.
| Replit | launchpad | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Core costs $20 a month ($18 billed yearly) and includes $20 of usage. Pro costs $100 a month ($90 billed yearly). | launchpad costs $49 once, plus the Claude subscription you already have. |
| Free plan | The free plan publishes one app, and that app goes offline after 30 days. | launchpad uses the free plans of Vercel, Cloudflare, Firebase and the others, and those apps stay up. |
| Hosting and database | Publishing, data transfer and database storage are billed from your credits. | Your app and its data live in your own accounts, on free plans while it's small. |
| Your code | You can download it or sync it both ways with GitHub. | Your code lives in your own GitHub repository from the start. |
| Kinds of app | Replit's agent builds web apps, and mobile apps with Expo. | launchpad ships web apps, iPhone apps, Android test builds, Mac apps and backends. |
| How many apps | Core allows unlimited published apps, all billed from one pool of credits. | One key covers unlimited projects 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.