Best AI tools to build an app

Claude Code

Build Websites & Apps

#1

People comfortable with code who want AI to make big changes to software for them.

Cursor

Build Websites & Apps

#2

Programmers who want AI help inside a familiar code editor.

OpenRouter

For Developers

#3

Programmers who want one account for many AI models.

Lovable

Build Websites & Apps

#4

Non-technical founders who want a good-looking working website or app, fast. Just describe it.

OpenAI API

For Developers

#5

Programmers adding ChatGPT-style AI to their own apps.

Replit

Build Websites & Apps

#6

Apps that need to store data, with one-click publishing.

v0

Build Websites & Apps

#7

Beautiful web page designs, fast.

Bolt.new

Build Websites & Apps

#8

The fastest way to get a working demo of an idea, right in your web browser.

Free Claude add-ons that study an app, rebuild your own version, test it, and fix what users complain about.

A fast engine that runs voice, speech-to-text and music AI on your own computer. Programmers build apps on it.

Helps you launch an app that an AI built, covering hosting, domain, email and payments, all on your own accounts. You approve every step.

A lightweight code editor that adapts to how you work, built for 'vibe coding' with AI.

Course notes, in Chinese, on building with AI and 'vibe coding'.

A collection of fun little games made with GPT-6 Astra. Many are playable demos, so it's worth a browse even if you don't code.

Maps out how messy code actually works, so a business can see the hidden risks in software an AI wrote.

Companion files for a book about making 3D things with AI by describing them, including demos and an online version of the book.

300 games built by AI, rated and sorted, each with a link to its code. A fun look at what AI can make.

A programmer used AI on a $100/month budget to build a working compiler, the kind of tool that turns code into programs.