Best AI app builder
Worked out for one person, paying yearly, with custom domain.
The short answer
For one person, the cheapest option with a fully published price is Base44 Starter at $16 a month, billed yearly (a provisional figure). Next is Bolt.new Pro at $18 a month, billed yearly (a provisional figure).
Lovable Pro ($21 a month, billed yearly) is listed first because its price is fully published, while Base44's figure is provisional.
We left 3 tools out. The reasons are below.
Base44 Starter
$16a month
- Provisional: the vendor's page isn't clear on this.
- Bolt.new ProProvisional figure$18($2 more)
- Lovable Pro$21($5 more)
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4 AI app builders that fit
Ranked by fit, then by how sure the price is, then by total cost.
Full price published
Number 1: Lovable Pro
$21a month
$252 a year
Plan only, billed yearly, no extra fees.
Why it's here
- Cheapest Lovable plan for one person
- Has custom domain
- Paying yearly saves $48 a year
Limits to know
- 100 monthly credits (the 5 daily credits are not counted) a month
- No SSO or role-based access
- Rollover credits expire 2 months after issue on monthly billing
- Monthly credits (entry tier): 100; resets monthly (billing cycle)
Provisional price
Number 2: Base44 Starter
Provisional figure
$16a month
$192 a year
Plan only, billed yearly, no extra fees.
Go to Base44All Base44 plansDetails
Why it's here
- Cheapest Base44 plan for one person
- Has custom domain
- Paying yearly saves $48 a year
Limits to know
- 100 message credits a month
- Integration credits: 2,000; resets monthly
- Provisional: the vendor's page doesn't state this clearly.
Number 3: Bolt.new Pro
Provisional figure
$18a month
$216 a year
Plan only, billed yearly, no extra fees.
Go to Bolt.newAll Bolt.new plansDetails
Why it's here
- Cheapest Bolt.new plan for one person
- Has custom domain
- Paying yearly saves $84 a year
Limits to know
- 10,000,000 AI tokens a month
- File upload limit: 100MB
- Provisional: the vendor's page doesn't state this clearly.
Must-haves not confirmed. Full price published
Number 4: Replit Starter
Free planFeature not confirmed
Free
Go to ReplitAll Replit plansDetails
Why it's here
- Free plan that covers one person
Limits to know
- 1 published app
- Agent allowance: amount not published; resets daily
- Cloud credits: amount not published; resets monthly
- Published apps: 1
- Custom domain: the vendor's page doesn't list it for this plan, so we can't confirm it.
Left out: 3 tools don't fit what you asked for
- Cursor
An AI code editor, not a chat-based app builder
- GitHub Copilot
An AI code editor, not a chat-based app builder
- Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)
An AI code editor, not a chat-based app builder
Common questions
What is the cheapest AI app builder for one person?
Of the prices published for one person, the lowest is Base44 Starter at $16 a month, billed yearly (provisional). Next is Bolt.new Pro at $18 a month, billed yearly (provisional).
How are these ranked?
Fit comes first. The plan has to cover your size, have your must-have features and fit your budget. Next comes how sure we are of the cost, then the lowest total. A tool we earn a commission from can be shown first only when two options are equal on all of that and both costs are fully published and within 5% of each other. The listing says when this happens.
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