Base44
Shares rank 10 of 14 AI app builders by recommenders
Recommended as a no-code app builder, with one user calling it the best on the market. Common caveats: heavy ad exposure and limited control over tooling.
Recommended as a no-code app builder, with one user calling it the best on the market. Common caveats: heavy ad exposure and limited control over tooling.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 60%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Sets up Supabase backends
“AI app builders—such as Adalo, FlutterFlow, Base44, and Retool—configure Supabase backends”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 on Hacker News Called best no-code platform
“Base44 is the best no code platform on the market.”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Dream and Love – Shared vision board for couples” Higher benchmark score than Lovable
“Lovable averages a 77.2%, Base44 82.1%.”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 on Hacker News
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Intrusive ads on YouTube
“I'm getting extremely annoyed by the Base44 ads I see on YouTube every other video.”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode” “I will never use your services because of the ad bombardment”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Google officially announces that ads will be included in AI Mode search results”
Other AI app builders people recommend
The four most recommended other AI app builders, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovable | 73 | 77 | 49% | 11 | — | — |
| Replit | 51 | 39 | 57% | 11 | 9 mo3 owners | — |
| Squarespace | 23 | 23 | 50% | 11 | — | — |
| Bolt.new | 20 | 14 | 59% | 9 | — | — |
| Base44This page | 6 | 4 | 60% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“AI app builders—such as Adalo, FlutterFlow, Base44, and Retool—configure Supabase backends”
“Lovable averages a 77.2%, Base44 82.1%.”
“I'm getting extremely annoyed by the Base44 ads I see on YouTube every other video.”
“I will never use your services because of the ad bombardment”
“tools-outside-ai-inside platforms like Lovable, Base44 and Replit which don't leave as much flexibility in terms of swapping out tooling”
“Base44 is the best no code platform on the market.”
“Base44 is not able to put the meta tag into the website”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.