FluxNative vs Lovable

Key differences

• What gets built

  Lovable builds a React web app with PostgreSQL, hosted at a URL. FluxNative generates a React Native project and compiles it into signed APK, App Bundle and IPA files.

• App stores

  Lovable publishes a website. For the stores you wrap it yourself, and Apple's guideline 4.2 turns away apps that are little more than a repackaged website. FluxNative uploads native builds to TestFlight and Google Play internal testing.

• Backend

  Lovable Cloud gives every project a Supabase-based database, sign-in, storage and functions, with no extra account. FluxNative connects your chosen backend, such as Supabase, Firebase or Appwrite.

• Coding agents

  Lovable has an MCP server on every plan, plus Git sync. FluxNative's remote MCP opens the project to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other clients on paid plans.

Side by side

Feature	FluxNative	Lovable
Build
One native codebase for iOS and AndroidFluxNative only	React Native	Web apps only
Build and preview a working app on a free plan	Browser preview, welcome credits	5 credits a day
Ship to the stores
Signed iOS and Android builds, no MacFluxNative only	Paid plans	Web URL only
Uploads to TestFlight and Google PlayFluxNative only	First Play upload by hand	Wrap it yourself
Submits for App Review, releases on PlayFluxNative only	After you confirm
Sends the store listing and Data safety formFluxNative only
Backend and revenue
Sets up your own Supabase, Firebase or Appwrite	Tables, rules, functions	Supabase
In-app purchases and ads	RevenueCat, AdMob	Web payments only
Code and team
Full code export	Every plan	Git; .zip on Pro
Claude Code, Cursor and Codex over MCP	Creator and up	Read-only MCP
Bring your own coding agentFluxNative only	Creator and up
Team roles and per-app access		Pro and up
Where others lead
Built-in hosted database	Connects yours	Lovable Cloud
Builds web apps	Landing pages only
GitHub sync	One-way push, every plan	Two-way
Figma import	Builds from screenshots

YesLimitedNo?Not documented

Full details

What it builds

FluxNative: A React Native project in TypeScript: real native source code you own.

Lovable: Web apps only (React, TanStack Start, PostgreSQL). No React Native.

Getting the app onto phones

FluxNative: Signed Android APK and App Bundle and iOS IPA, built in the cloud. iOS builds need no Mac.

Lovable: No native apps. Docs suggest a PWA, or wrapping the web app with Capacitor yourself.

Code ownership

FluxNative: Full source in the Code tab, exportable as a .zip any time.

Lovable: Two-way Git sync on every plan; code editing and .zip download on paid plans.

What the AI starts from

FluxNative: Chat, screenshots and images, a working template, or an existing Expo Router app uploaded as a .zip (paid plans).

Lovable: Prompts and voice, images and screenshots, documents, Figma (plugin, .fig files, MCP), web pages.

Preview and testing

FluxNative: Live preview in a device frame and 30-day share links; on paid plans, APK install by QR code and TestFlight.

Lovable: Live browser preview with desktop, tablet and mobile views.

App Store and Google Play

FluxNative: Uploads to TestFlight and Google Play, sends the listing and Play's Data safety form, submits for App Review and releases to Play production after you confirm. You create the app record once in each store console, and a new Play app's first upload is done by hand in Play Console.

Lovable: Publishes to a web URL. No App Store or Google Play flow.

Backend and data

FluxNative: Supabase, Firebase, Appwrite, Cloudflare or your own API; the assistant creates tables, rules and functions.

Lovable: Lovable Cloud (Supabase-based PostgreSQL, auth, storage, edge functions) or your own Supabase.

Coding agents and editors

FluxNative: Remote MCP on paid plans: one connection lets Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and others create and edit your apps.

Lovable: Lovable MCP server for ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code; Git sync.

Pricing

FluxNative: Free plan with welcome credits to build and preview in the browser; native builds, store upload and remote MCP on paid plans.

Lovable: Free: 5 build credits a day (30 a month). Pro from $25/month for 100 credits.

Feature	FluxNative	Lovable
What it builds	A React Native project in TypeScript: real native source code you own.	Web apps only (React, TanStack Start, PostgreSQL). No React Native.
Getting the app onto phones	Signed Android APK and App Bundle and iOS IPA, built in the cloud. iOS builds need no Mac.	No native apps. Docs suggest a PWA, or wrapping the web app with Capacitor yourself.
Code ownership	Full source in the Code tab, exportable as a .zip any time.	Two-way Git sync on every plan; code editing and .zip download on paid plans.
What the AI starts from	Chat, screenshots and images, a working template, or an existing Expo Router app uploaded as a .zip (paid plans).	Prompts and voice, images and screenshots, documents, Figma (plugin, .fig files, MCP), web pages.
Preview and testing	Live preview in a device frame and 30-day share links; on paid plans, APK install by QR code and TestFlight.	Live browser preview with desktop, tablet and mobile views.
App Store and Google Play	Uploads to TestFlight and Google Play, sends the listing and Play's Data safety form, submits for App Review and releases to Play production after you confirm. You create the app record once in each store console, and a new Play app's first upload is done by hand in Play Console.	Publishes to a web URL. No App Store or Google Play flow.
Backend and data	Supabase, Firebase, Appwrite, Cloudflare or your own API; the assistant creates tables, rules and functions.	Lovable Cloud (Supabase-based PostgreSQL, auth, storage, edge functions) or your own Supabase.
Coding agents and editors	Remote MCP on paid plans: one connection lets Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and others create and edit your apps.	Lovable MCP server for ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code; Git sync.
Pricing	Free plan with welcome credits to build and preview in the browser; native builds, store upload and remote MCP on paid plans.	Free: 5 build credits a day (30 a month). Pro from $25/month for 100 credits.