AI build tools

Each tool, ranked by how many sourced apps on Vibe Shipped were built with it.

Tool	Apps	Total stated $/mo	Median $/mo	New (30d)	Top app
Cursor	21	$1.19M	$25K	+21	Revid
Lovable	15	$152K	$20K	+15	AbMaxx
Claude Code	12	$455K	$26K	+12	Stella
Replit	3	n/a	n/a	+3	n/a
Bolt	2	n/a	n/a	+2	n/a
Rork	1	$23K	$23K	+1	Wrestle AI
v0	1	n/a	n/a	+1	n/a
Windsurf	1	$20K	$20K	+1	Creator Buddy
Grok Bot	0	n/a	n/a	0	n/a

Monthly USD figures normalize stated revenue (MRR as stated, ARR/12, $/month as stated). USD only; non-USD, totals, savings, prizes and exits are excluded. Figures are as stated by makers or sources, not audited. An app built with several tools counts toward each.

Cursor

AI code editor with an agent that writes and edits code across your repo.

Best for: Developers who want AI inside a full IDE on an existing codebase.

21 apps+21 this month

Lovable

Chat-to-app builder for websites and full-stack web apps.

Best for: Non-developers and founders shipping a web app or MVP fast.

15 apps+15 this month

Claude Code

Anthropic's terminal-based coding agent.

Best for: Developers comfortable in the terminal handing off multi-step coding tasks.

12 apps+12 this month

Replit

Cloud IDE with Replit Agent that builds and deploys apps.

Best for: Building and hosting full apps from the browser, including internal tools.

3 apps+3 this month

Bolt

In-browser AI builder for web apps, with hosting and databases.

Best for: Quick web prototypes and small business apps without local setup.

2 apps+2 this month

Rork

Chat-to-mobile-app builder that ships to the App Store.

Best for: Non-developers building native iOS/Android apps.

1 apps+1 this month

v0

Vercel's AI app and UI builder (React/Next.js).

Best for: Front-end prototypes and Next.js apps deployed to Vercel.

1 apps+1 this month

Windsurf

AI code editor with an agentic assistant.

Best for: Developers wanting an agentic IDE alternative to Cursor.

1 apps+1 this month

Grok Bot

Autonomous AI agent that builds and deploys software.

Best for: End-to-end build and ship tasks run by an agent.

0 apps

Not sponsored and no affiliate links. Pricing comes from each tool's official pricing page; see each tool page for the source and the date we checked it.