People keep asking where the catch is, which is fair. Software that says “free” usually means “free until you care about it”. So here is the arithmetic.
What a template costs us
A template reuses screens, sign-in and database structure already built for that use case. Creating your copy avoids generating all of that code again. Hosting and running the service still cost us money; free template creation is how we choose to offer the product, not a claim that an app has no operating costs.
A few premium templates, the bigger apps such as the shop, food delivery and video calls, cost credits to claim, and each one shows its price before you spend anything. The standard ones stay free.
What changes cost us
When you ask for a change, AI generation uses computing resources. That work is charged in credits. Every message is priced by the work it takes: a simple app is ~15 credits, a bigger one ~50, and most fixes are a credit or two, though a stubborn bug costs more. These are estimates, not a fixed price for every request. Check the plan and credit details before budgeting a larger project.
New accounts receive 5 credits to try changes. We do that because we think the moment you watch your own app change because you asked it to, in your own words, is the moment this product makes sense. We would rather show you than describe it.
So where do we make money?
Subscriptions, boringly. When your app matters enough that you want your own name on it, more changes, apps built from your own description or a managed backend that stays awake longer, you can choose a monthly plan that is listed on the pricing page next to exactly what it buys. No surprise meters, no “contact sales”.
The bet
The whole model is one bet: that some meaningful number of people who get a working app for free will love it enough to invest in it. If the product is good, the bet pays. If the bet does not pay, that is our problem to fix, not yours to prepay for.
The aim is to let you judge a working starting point before paying for more changes. Read the workflow guide for installation, hosting and release requirements.