Breadboard
Ranked 4 of 4 low-code app builders by recommenders
Recommended as a clean, easy-to-navigate visual web app builder that people compare to HyperCard. Critics say its examples are simple.
Recommended as a clean, easy-to-navigate visual web app builder that people compare to HyperCard. Critics say its examples are simple.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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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
Clean, easy-to-navigate interface
“I like the interface, and its easy to navigate.”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Breadboard – a modern HyperCard for building web apps on the canvas” “Looks nice, I'm gonna look into it further”
Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Breadboard – a modern HyperCard for building web apps on the canvas” “the execution and UI are super clean”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Show HN: Breadboard – Figma for Breadboard Hackers”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Examples feel simple
“they're simple, but I could see taking that weather example to another level”
Comment from 19 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Breadboard – a modern HyperCard for building web apps on the canvas”
Other low-code app builders people recommend
The three most recommended other low-code 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Power Apps | 11 | 8 | 58% | 4 | — | — |
| Retool | 8 | 13 | 38% | 7 | — | — |
| FileMaker Pro | 8 | 4 | 67% | 5 | — | — |
| BreadboardThis page | 7 | 2 | 78% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“A modern HyperCard for the web.”
“the execution and UI are super clean”
“It’s nice to be able to test it here now instead of normally working on a breadboard.”
“visual app builder that mixes Figma-style UI design with Shortcuts-style logic”
“they're simple, but I could see taking that weather example to another level”
“Anything less totally misses the entire point of HyperCard. Otherwise it's just another version of Flash.”
“I like the interface, and its easy to navigate.”
“Breadboard is an excellent name for this project”
“Looks nice, I'm gonna look into it further”
“The parasitic capacitance of those breadboards is just terrible.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.