FAQ

Everything founders ask before building with AppGenie

Real answers to the questions we hear most — about pricing, native iOS and Android, code ownership, our diff-aware multi-agent pipeline, and how AppGenie compares to other AI app builders. Skim a section, or jump to the topic you care about.

Basics

What is an AI app builder?

An AI app builder — also called an AI app generator or AI app maker — is a tool that generates a working app from a plain-language description, no code required. AppGenie takes an idea, prompt, or voice note, runs a multi-agent pipeline that classifies your intent, plans the architecture, generates the app, and validates it — so non-technical founders and SMB teams can ship real web and native apps with code ownership.

Do I need coding knowledge to use AppGenie?

No. AppGenie is designed for non-technical founders, SMB owners, and product managers. You describe the app you want in plain English — or speak it out loud — and AppGenie generates the full codebase, live preview, and release artifacts for you.

What kinds of apps can I build with AppGenie?

Consumer apps (habit trackers, subscription apps, social), field and operations apps (offline task workflows, approvals), commerce and booking apps (catalog, checkout, payments), and internal tools (forms, dashboards, approvals). AppGenie ships each project as a web app and a native app for iOS and Android.

How fast is AppGenie compared to hiring developers?

AppGenie typically produces a testable build in minutes, not weeks. Early users go from idea to first working preview in under four minutes. Hiring an agency for the same MVP usually takes four to twelve weeks.

Pricing & plans

Is AppGenie free to use?

Yes. The Free plan is $0 and includes 3 projects, core generation, live preview, and version snapshots. Pro is a flat $29/month for unlimited projects, diff-aware patching, mobile export, and a priority build queue.

How much does AppGenie cost?

AppGenie is $0 on the Free plan and $29/month on Pro. Max is $79/month for power builders running multiple projects in parallel, with 5x credits and the highest-priority build queue. Enterprise pricing is custom. Every tier keeps full code ownership.

Does AppGenie offer a free trial or credit card-free signup?

Yes. AppGenie's Free plan is forever free at $0 with no credit card required, so you can validate an idea end-to-end before paying. When you outgrow the daily build limits, you can upgrade to flat Pro pricing at $29/month directly from the builder.

Can I cancel my AppGenie subscription anytime?

Yes. AppGenie subscriptions are managed through a self-serve billing portal — you can cancel, downgrade, or switch between monthly and annual at any time. Your projects, code, and history stay intact on the Free tier even after you cancel.

Does AppGenie offer refunds?

AppGenie offers a refund within the first 14 days of a new Pro or Max subscription if it is not the right fit. Because every project includes the generated source code under your ownership, contact support from the billing portal and we will process the refund manually.

Native mobile & preview

Can AppGenie build apps for web, iOS, and Android?

Yes. AppGenie targets web, iOS, and Android from the same project, so you can ship a web app alongside native mobile builds.

Does AppGenie really build native mobile apps or just mobile-friendly web apps?

AppGenie generates real React Native projects, not a wrapped mobile site. The output runs on Expo, previews live in Snack, and uses native components — so you get true iOS and Android apps, not a responsive web layout pretending to be mobile.

Does AppGenie support live preview and iteration?

Yes. AppGenie streams a live preview as the pipeline runs. Follow-up prompts trigger diff-aware patches — only the files that need to change are updated, so your existing code and design decisions are preserved.

How does the AppGenie live preview work?

AppGenie boots an Expo Snack preview right inside the builder so you can interact with your native app on a simulated device while the pipeline streams events. The preview hot-reloads after every diff-aware refinement, so you see each change immediately without rebuilding from scratch.

Can I publish my AppGenie app to the App Store and Play Store?

Your AppGenie project is ready for Expo and Snack preview today, and you fully own the React Native source — so you can run the standard EAS submission flow yourself. A one-click App Store and Play Store publish pipeline inside AppGenie is on the near-term roadmap.

Pipeline & iteration

What is the AppGenie multi-agent pipeline?

AppGenie runs a six-stage pipeline: A1 classifies your intent, A2 expands the prompt, A3 writes a PRD, A4 plans the architecture, A5 generates the code, and A6 validates the result. Stages run conditionally based on whether the change is cosmetic, a new feature, or a full regenerate, so iterations stay fast and surgical.

What is diff-aware iteration in AppGenie?

Diff-aware iteration means AppGenie classifies each follow-up prompt as cosmetic, feature, or full-regenerate and only re-runs the stages that need to change. The result is that small tweaks patch a few files in seconds without breaking the rest of your app — a pattern most single-pass AI builders cannot match.

Can I describe my app by voice?

Voice input is wired into the AppGenie builder so you can dictate your app idea instead of typing. Voice-to-text is currently disabled until our transcription credentials are live; once enabled, it routes through the same multi-agent pipeline that handles typed prompts.

Does AppGenie remember context between prompts?

Yes. AppGenie persists every project — PRD, architecture, generated files, and validation results — to a per-project state store, and every refinement reads from that state. That is why follow-up prompts produce surgical diffs instead of throwing away your previous work.

Code ownership

Can I export the generated code?

Yes. Every AppGenie project produces a clean codebase you can export, run locally, and deploy to the web, the App Store, and the Play Store. The Pro plan includes CI/CD-ready artifacts and full version history.

Do I own the code AppGenie generates?

Yes. You own 100% of the code AppGenie generates for your projects, with no usage royalties or runtime lock-in. Unlike proprietary no-code runtimes, your AppGenie project is a real Next.js plus React Native codebase you can host anywhere — even if you stop paying for AppGenie.

What happens to my apps if I cancel AppGenie?

Your generated code is yours to keep. After cancelling, you can still access your projects on the Free tier, export the source, and continue running them on your own hosting — AppGenie does not hold your apps hostage behind a proprietary runtime.

How AppGenie compares

How is AppGenie different from Bubble, Adalo, or FlutterFlow?

Bubble, Adalo, and FlutterFlow are visual builders first. AppGenie is AI-first, supports voice and prompt input, and differentiates on its multi-agent pipeline, diff-aware patching, and generated code you own on every plan.

How does AppGenie compare to Lovable or Bolt.new?

Lovable and Bolt.new are excellent web-first AI builders. AppGenie is the better fit when the product is mobile-first and you want a documented A1 to A6 pipeline, diff-aware patching instead of single-pass rewrites, and flat Pro pricing instead of token-style usage meters.

How is AppGenie different from v0 or Blink?

v0 and Blink are great at generating web UI components and snippets. AppGenie is structured around shipping a complete product: persisted spec, architecture, generated app code, diff-aware refinements, and version snapshots, not just a single screen you copy into your project.

How does AppGenie compare to Replit or Base44?

Replit and Base44 are general-purpose AI coding environments. AppGenie is a focused product factory: it owns the end-to-end flow from idea to native app, with a typed multi-agent pipeline and live mobile preview, so non-technical users do not have to manage files, dependencies, or build configs themselves.

Integrations & data

What integrations does AppGenie support?

AppGenie ships a focused starter set covering the building blocks every real app needs on day one: Supabase for auth and Postgres, Polar for checkout, Resend for transactional email, OpenAI for AI features, PostHog for analytics, and Expo Image Picker / Camera for native device access. We are growing this set deliberately — every integration we name is one we have wired end-to-end. Because you own the code, you can also drop in any additional SDK by hand or by asking AppGenie to add it in a follow-up prompt.

Can AppGenie connect to my own database or backend?

Yes. AppGenie can generate apps that talk to your own REST or GraphQL backend, Postgres database, or third-party service. Describe the endpoint shape in your prompt and the A4 architect plans the data layer, then A5 wires the calls into your screens.

Security & accounts

Is my project data secure?

Yes. Every project lives in its own isolated git repository with ownership checks on all routes. Pro and Enterprise plans add private deployment options, JWT-enforced access, and sandboxed execution for previews.

How does AppGenie handle authentication and accounts?

AppGenie sign-in uses Google OAuth via Better Auth, with a JWT bridge to the FastAPI backend so every project request is scoped to your account. Generated apps can also include their own auth flows — AppGenie scaffolds login screens and session handling as part of the codebase you own.

Does AppGenie train its models on my prompts or code?

No. AppGenie does not use your prompts or generated code to train foundation models. Enterprise customers get an explicit data-training opt-out in writing along with SOC 2 reporting and SAML SSO.