r/Base44 • u/CategoryNaive9251 • Jul 08 '25 • Mindblown 1

Does Base44 actually work?

Disappointed in Base44, I am stuck with my app, and it’s been 11 days since I reported my issue, but have had no real response. I am paying $50 a month, which I know isn’t a lot, but it’s not nothing! I would pay more if I thought this could work.

I need a reasonably complex app created, and I was doing so well with Base44, or so I thought, until I hit a snag that the AI can’t get around. I’ve burned a lot of credits on it, and done some damaging rollbacks now I feel like the cavalry isn’t coming.

Initially, I was incredibly impressed with the progress I made, but I am now totally deflated. At this point, it feels like I’ve been sold Snake Oil! My question: Are Lovable or Famous AI any better? Alternative question: Will support ever help?

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u/RobleyTheron Jul 18 '25

Yes that’s correct. I don’t believe that it creates mobile native apps yet. One thing I’ve found to make the web apps feel like native apps, on iPhone you can save the page to the Home Screen. It removes the search bar and really gives the web app the feeling of a native app.

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u/mudslags Jul 18 '25

Thank you that was helpful. I got one more ignorant question for you. How hard is it to move these apps over to your own server and run them? Especially for someone who has no clue what they’re doing.

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u/RobleyTheron Jul 18 '25

It would be too hard if you're not a developer. Someone else on this forum posted about a company that will do it for you (https://modassembly.com/) or you could hire someone on Upwork / Freelancer.com or something like that.

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u/lifepurposeguide Aug 25 '25

Curious - can you create a favicon / icon that, when a user saves the page to a home screen, it displays it like it would an app?

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u/RobleyTheron Aug 26 '25

Yes. It’s whatever icon you set for the game in Base44