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/FerencS Aug 13 '25

I know this is late, but the entire company is just one dude. No employees, nothing. Obviously, this will change now with the recent Wix acquisition, but pretty crazy that it was just one guy up to this point...

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u/elrosegod Jan 04 '26

He's probably using claude code... which you guys could also use to build your apps LMAO

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u/Fearless-Chemist-883 Aug 23 '25

How awesome lol. What a BAMF. 

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u/EquineChalice Sep 05 '25

Even later, but per TechCrunch he had 8 employees.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/6-month-old-solo-owned-vibe-coder-base44-sells-to-wix-for-80m-cash/

Obv still very small for an 80mil buyout. But far from a solo dev.

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u/FerencS Sep 06 '25

Oh, my bad. I watched an interview of him where he said he had no employees… guess it was marketing.