Guides for shipping AI-built apps.
Step-by-step how-tos, honest comparisons, and concept explainers. Start here.
Best MCP servers for Claude Code in 2026
Nine servers across the jobs a Claude Code session actually needs, with the install line for each and the caveat you should know before you add it.
Best MCP servers for Cursor in 2026
The MCP servers that earn a slot in Cursor, grouped by the job they do, with the mcp.json shape and an honest caveat for each.
Best MCP servers for Codex in 2026
What to put in Codex's config.toml and why: the servers for repos, data, docs, browsers, payments and deployment, each with its caveat.
Postgres MCP servers compared: giving your AI agent a database
Hosted versus self-run, read-only switches, auth, and what you still have to provision. Plus the shape where the database already exists the moment the project does.
Claude Design vs Lovable vs Claude Code for shipping a website
A design tool, a prompt-to-app builder and a coding agent, compared on the question that matters: how does the site end up live, and whose is it.
Base44 review (2026): what it does well, and when to look elsewhere
Positive-first and dated: what Base44 is good at, the trade-offs that come with the model, and the alternative for people who want to own the stack.
Lovable review (2026): strengths, limits, and the credit question
Widely praised for speed to an MVP. Here is the honest picture: what it does well, how the billing shape works, and when it is the wrong fit.
Best vibe coding tools in 2026
Builders, agents, and the home for what they make. A table you can actually choose from, with the caveats written down.
The state of AI app and site building, 2026
Five ways to get an app built and online in 2026, sorted by three questions: who writes the code, who runs it, and how you get billed. An honest map of the whole landscape, including where we sit in it.
Hatchable vs Lovable: which is the right free AI app builder?
Lovable ships the prettiest first-draft UI in the category. Hatchable wins when you need to build and rebuild forever. Neither is universally better — here's the honest breakdown of who should pick which.
Hatchable vs Replit: different tools for different builders
Replit shines if you want everything — editor, AI, and host — in one tab. Hatchable shines if you already have an AI and just need somewhere for it to deploy. An honest comparison.
Hatchable vs Bolt.new: prototyping speed vs permanence
Bolt.new gets you from prompt to running app in 90 seconds. Hatchable keeps that app alive for years without paying. They solve different problems — here's when each wins.
Hatchable vs v0: full-stack apps vs polished UI components
v0 is the best in the category at generating gorgeous React components tied to Vercel's stack. Hatchable is the better pick when you want full-stack apps built by any AI tool. The honest tradeoffs.