Shipper

What Shipper Actually Is

Shipper.now is an AI-powered, no-code app builder that lets you create complete web apps by chatting with an AI. The pitch is straightforward: describe what you want, and the tool generates not just code, but a live, deployed product. You get everything in one place: hosting, database, billing, and analytics. It is positioned directly against tools like Lovable, Bolt, and Replit Agent, but with a tighter focus on getting something live with as little friction as possible.

It takes your description and turns it into a full working app in a minute or two. Not just a layout, but an actual project with structure, logic, and the bones of something you can grow into a business.

Shipper.now builds complete fullstack products including backend, frontend, auth, payments, and SEO, simply by describing your idea. For developers who are tired of gluing together disparate services to demo an idea, that bundling is genuinely useful.

Who It Is For

People who want to build something useful in a few minutes and share it without caring about setup are the core audience. More specifically, it is great for launching AI apps quickly , and reviews consistently point to solo founders, makers, and non-technical product people as the primary users.

If you are into low-code tools like Bubble or Adalo, Shipper.now feels like their AI-powered cousin, faster and smarter. That comparison is apt. If you already live in a proper IDE and are comfortable with a real stack, Shipper is probably not your daily driver. But if your goal is to get an MVP in front of users before spending weeks on infrastructure, it fits that gap well.

No matter if you are technical or not, with Shipper you can build full products from the first prompt. That claim holds up for straightforward projects.

Core Use Cases

You are not stuck in templates: a lot of no-code tools box you into forms or chatbots. Shipper feels more open-ended. You can build weird little utilities or AI flows without fighting the system. No messing with domains, hosting, or deployment.

Real-world use cases people are shipping with it include internal tools, SaaS landing pages with working auth, lightweight CRMs, and AI-powered utilities. The templates library lets you remix starter apps, which shortens the iteration loop further.

Pricing

Shipper has a free plan, a Pro plan at $25 per user per month billed monthly with up to 100 credits per month, the ability to remove the Shipper badge, and a custom enterprise plan with dedicated support and custom integrations.

The nice part is you can scale up only when you actually need more builds. Prices are based on Shipper's credit rate: $25 per 100 credits. Most people start with 200 or 400 credits until they figure out how often they build. The pay-as-you-go angle reduces the risk of committing upfront, though heavy users will want to do the math on credit burn before assuming it stays cheap.

Strengths and Limitations

The standout strength is speed. The five-minute claim holds up for basics, but complexity adds time. For a first prototype or a testable MVP, the turnaround is genuinely fast. You always own the exported code, no matter the plan.

You can bring it local, self-host it, or hand it to your developer. No strings attached. That matters. Code lock-in is a real complaint with similar tools, and Shipper avoids it.

On the other side, this is not for engineers building complex systems. It is also not a great fit for apps that need databases, user sessions, or real-time stuff. The fundamental constraint is the prompt-based model itself. The main limitation of its prompt-based generation is what some call "vibe coding." This works great for simple apps and straightforward use cases, but can struggle with more complex business logic or nuanced requirements.

It may have limitations for highly customized or complex app requirements beyond typical use cases. As a newly launched platform, long-term reliability and support experience are still being established. Team collaboration is listed as coming soon, so anything requiring multi-user workflows right now is a blocker.

For quick MVPs and solo builders, Shipper is a capable tool. For production-grade systems with real complexity, you will outgrow it fast.