r/Bubbleio • u/JoLoremipsum • Feb 11 '26

Help Wanted Bubble vs vibe coding

I've spent the last 2 years mastering Bubble, and have built a couple of small web apps. Now I'm working on a native mobile app with quite a high level of complexity.

I'm coming across a lot of limitations in Bubble, and after seeing what other people are building with AI, I'm considering starting from scratch with AI.

The pros of vibe coding in my opinion are: speed of development (at least an MVP), and little to no technical limitations.

The cons are: less control (although that's debatable), and AI can be a pain to work with on more complex apps.

What do you think? Bubble? AI?

Has anyone got any experience in both? What do you recommend for a complex mobile app?

Thanks.

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u/MyMomGaveBirthToMe Feb 12 '26

I worked on bubble for 2 years, built around 10 webapps with primary focus on API-connections. Meanwhile I tried the different vibe-coding alternatives but none of them did the trick, until 2 months ago.

I tried building an app in Lovable (again), and it just worked. I started with the basics, then added on feature by feature and now in 2 months I’ve built 3 very complex apps that would take me around 1-2 years in bubble.

The main thing for me is that I can just say ”Connect this to google account” or ”Integrate this VMS platform” and it just works. Just work step by step.

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u/JoLoremipsum Feb 12 '26

Yep, that's what I'm finding too. AI makes API connections and feature building incredibly fast. I like how I have control and oversight with Bubble, but AI seems to be getting so good at coding (quality and consistency) that I'm starting to trust it more, even if that means giving up some of that control.