Adalo vs Lovable

Adalo is a US-based no-code platform for building native mobile apps and web apps with a drag-and-drop editor. It targets non-technical founders, small businesses and community organizers who want a real app in the App Store and Google Play without hiring developers. Screens are assembled from components such as lists, forms, buttons and maps, and actions link them to a built-in relational database.

Data can live in Adalo's own database or in external collections connected through Airtable, Xano or any REST API, which lets teams move heavier logic to a proper backend later. A component marketplace adds payments, charts and other blocks, and custom actions call outside services. The free plan allows unlimited test apps; paid plans (Starter, Professional and Team) are priced mainly by the number of published apps, with custom actions and collaboration reserved for higher tiers.

Adalo fits simple booking, directory, loyalty and community apps, and MVPs meant to validate an idea quickly. It struggles when lists grow large, when logic gets complex or when performance becomes critical. FlutterFlow generates Flutter code you can export and suits more ambitious mobile projects, Bubble is stronger for complex web apps, and Glide is faster for internal apps built on spreadsheets.

Lovable is an AI app builder from Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2023 by Anton Osika and Fabian Hedin. It grew out of GPT Engineer, an open-source code generation project that became one of the most-starred AI repositories on GitHub, and was renamed Lovable in late 2024. In December 2025 it raised a $330 million Series B at a $6.6 billion valuation. Its core job is turning a plain-language description into a working web app that users keep editing by chat.

Lovable generates React and TypeScript front ends, connects back ends through Lovable Cloud or Supabase for databases, authentication and storage, adds payments with Stripe, and deploys apps with one click to a lovable.app subdomain or a custom domain. Users can edit visually, sync code to GitHub and switch to their own IDE. Plans are priced by monthly credits rather than seats, and workspaces allow unlimited members. The free tier gives 5 build credits a day; Pro starts at 100 credits with custom domains and code editing; Business adds SSO and design templates.

Lovable fits founders, product managers and designers building prototypes, MVPs and internal tools fast. Bubble and FlutterFlow give more visual control and mature hosting for complex apps; Softr is simpler for apps on top of Airtable or Google Sheets. Credit use grows fast on large or messy projects, and generated code still needs review for security and maintainability.

Buying tip: monthly credits expire two months after issue and annual credits one month after the term ends, so buy the smallest tier that covers real usage and top up when needed.