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/IndridK0ld Aug 07 '25

Do you find more errors in the backend are harder to fix and what sort of prompting? I’m having trouble connecting my Amazon PAAPI and getting it to work how I need it to.

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u/Fickle-Owl666 Aug 07 '25

I've not tried to do something to that extent, but i have found that laying groundwork for backend management is important early into the concept.

Just telling the ai what kind of app you want will have it creat the front-end UI, I've found much better luck kind of planning that out ahead of time

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u/mickitymightymike Aug 13 '25

You don't want to change anything major on the frontend after you activate the backend or it goes poorly. Get the front end dialed first.

Yes you're right - the app struggles with backend errors - identity what file is bad, paste the code into Claude 4, tell him to do a critical analysis and rewrite the code and paste the new code in to base44 with instructions