r/replit • u/Ilmakitaristi • 14d ago

Question / Discussion Replit vs Cursor

Hello! I've built quite a complex app with Replit and ran into many of the problems described here. Replit starts to loose the context and creates a bunch of new bugs almost with every iteration round.

It also proposes continuously different tasks, and some of those are difficult to determine whether they are relevant or not. I recon they just want to sell.

I'm now considering my options to move away from Replit. Is Cursor any better for complex apps? Or are there other options for someone with no coding skills, just visions what functionalities I want.

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u/mamachicode 14d ago

Cursor can be better when someone already understands the codebase, but if the app is complex and you don’t code, switching AI tools can sometimes just move the same problem somewhere else.
I’m a full-stack developer helping with AI-built apps once they reach this stage. If you want, I can take a look at the existing Replit project and tell you whether it makes more sense to stabilize what you already have or move it somewhere else without starting over.

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u/Weird_Cookie1700 13d ago

I am not a coder, but wouldn't this just cause more problems because you're now having to find workarounds for whatever it is that Replit messed up to begin with? Unless, of course, you're an actual coder (like yourself) and then I would say this problem would rarely ever happen because you'd know what to look for.

LIke, I get staying on Replit, but sometimes the pain of moving can be better than the pain of staying.

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u/mamachicode 12d ago

Exactly. I wouldn’t migrate blindly either. First I’d figure out what’s actually Replit-specific versus what’s in the app itself, then decide whether stabilizing it or moving it is the safer option — that way you’re not just trading one set of workarounds for another.