AI app builder alternatives, without the hype.

React Native (Expo), Flutter, Next.js, and blank projects. BYOK across seven providers, DeviceLab previews, App Blueprints, Supabase/Neon branching, and native mobile builds.

Best for: Developers shipping mobile and web apps locally with their own model keys.

Cursor is an AI-first code editor built on VS Code. It is strong for editing an existing codebase with AI assistance, but it is not an end-to-end app builder: it does not scaffold mobile projects, run a mobile device preview, or produce native APK/IPA artifacts.

Best for: Developers who already have a codebase and want faster editing, refactors, and codebase-aware chat inside an editor.

Lovable is a prompt-to-web-app builder that runs in the cloud and focuses on React/Next.js web applications. It is fast for prototypes and web apps, but it is not a local-first desktop workspace and does not provide native React Native or Flutter build pipelines.

Best for: Founders and teams who want to describe a web app and get a hosted React/Next.js prototype quickly.

Bolt.new is a browser-based AI app builder built around WebContainers. It is convenient for web prototypes and full-stack JavaScript apps, but it runs in the browser, is not local-first, and does not target native mobile builds.

Best for: Quick web prototypes and JavaScript apps that can run entirely in a browser sandbox.

Replit is a cloud IDE with an AI agent that can build and host apps. It is broad and collaborative, but it is cloud-hosted and does not provide a local-first desktop workflow or native mobile build pipelines.

Best for: Teams that want a cloud IDE, instant hosting, and an agent that can work in the browser across many languages.

Dyad is another local-first, open-source AI app builder, primarily focused on React/Next.js web apps. Caide overlaps on local-first and BYOK, but adds first-class React Native and Flutter toolchains, DeviceLab mobile previews, and native mobile builds.

Best for: Developers who want a local-first, open-source AI builder for React/Next.js web projects.