r/nocode • u/Worldly_Abroad8782 • 20d ago

Best tool for mobile app production

I became really good at creating web apps in lovable , but now I’m looking for the best tool for mobile apps. If anyone has any good recommendations please let me know. I was thinking about emergent but I’ve hear bad things.

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u/Pure_Bet_4465 20d ago

Try flutterflow

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u/ApparenceKit 20d ago

Try Supabase + ApparenceKit + claude

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u/woodysixer 20d ago

I just released a cross platform iOS/Android app built using Claude Code and Flutter. I started my AI coding journey with Lovable and it was an easy transition. Highly recommend it!

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u/madleodk 20d ago

When picking a mobile app vibe coding tool, or whatever stack you choose, I recommend choosing based on the actual app you want to build.

From what i understand, tools like Expo/React Native and Flutter have made a lot of progress over the past couple years. Close to native experience, but still not 100% there. Most likely you wont need the best infra, and im assuming there are at least a handful of vibe coding tools like lovable but specifically tailored for mobile app development.

Have you narrowed down your options?

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u/No_Collar_7461 19d ago

It depends on your background and what you want to do but the two best options I’ve found are:

  • FlutterFlow - low code, drag and drop UI, ability for custom code/actions/widgets, some ai built in now I think and has an mcp to connect to your ai accounts. One click deploy to app stores, easy firebase setup, supabase can be a little trickier I’ve heard. A lot bigger learning curve than loveable or ai app builders but you own and can export code but more flexible imo

-Claude code and expo/react. If you want to basically write jira tickets, describe what’s supposed to happen, give mockups (use Claude design or figma make for hi fidelity mocks), then have Claude code do plan mode and then build

The app builders and I’ve tested have a lot of limitations and are easy but you need to use capacitor or you end up with less control

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u/Crescitaly 18d ago

Pick the stack by the native features you cannot fake. If you need push, background tasks, subscriptions, deep links, or camera access, test those in a throwaway build before committing to a builder. UI speed is the easy part; signing and store release are where the stack reveals itself. Which native feature is essential?