# Build apps

> Build apps and agents that use your tools.

Your starting point depends on whether you write code. Without it, describe the app to Lovable, Bolt or Replit, which write, run and host it from a prompt. Developers get more from Cursor or Claude Code working inside a real codebase kept on GitHub. Design tools, hosting and error tracking come once something works, so skip paying for voice agents or monitoring before a single customer has used the app.

## [Want a working app without writing code?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/build-an-app)

Lovable suits founders without a developer: it adds a database and login and hosts the finished app, on a free plan. Bolt runs the full-stack code live in your browser, so a prototype can work the same day. If you want real React and Next.js code to keep, v0 turns a prompt or screenshot into one and deploys it to Vercel.

- **[Lovable](https://suiteintent.com/t/lovable?m=GB)**: Builds web apps from a plain-language description. · Best for: Founders testing an idea without a developer · Free plan
- **[Bolt](https://suiteintent.com/t/bolt?m=GB)**: Web apps built, run and deployed from a prompt. · Best for: A working prototype the same day · Free plan · 28%
- **[Replit](https://suiteintent.com/t/replit?m=GB)**: Build and host apps with AI in the browser. · Best for: Prototyping an idea with nothing to install · Free plan
- **[v0](https://suiteintent.com/t/v0?m=GB)**: Vercel's AI builder for React and Next.js apps. · Best for: Prototypes you can ship as real code · Free plan

## [Adding AI to how your team already codes?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/code-with-ai)

Cursor carries over your VS Code extensions and makes changes across many files from one request, with a free plan to try it. Keep the code on GitHub, where public and private repositories cost nothing and Copilot adds suggestions. Claude Desktop connects to MCP servers, which lets Claude act on your own files and tools.

- **[GitHub](https://suiteintent.com/t/github?m=GB)**: Code hosting, issues and pull requests. · Best for: Teams reviewing code through pull requests · Free plan · 10000
- **[Claude](https://suiteintent.com/t/claude?m=GB)**: Anthropic's AI assistant, with MCP connections. · Best for: Connecting AI to your own tools with MCP · Free plan
- **[Linear](https://suiteintent.com/t/linear?m=GB)**: Fast, keyboard-first issue tracker. · Best for: Startups planning work in cycles · Free plan · Free for startups
- **[Cursor](https://suiteintent.com/t/cursor?m=GB)**: AI code editor built on VS Code, with MCP. · Best for: Multi-file changes from one request · Free plan

## [Want an AI to answer customer questions for you?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/ai-support-agent)

Chatbase builds an agent from your website and help articles, answers around the clock and has a free plan. Intercom, from $29 a month, wraps a shared inbox around Fin and hands harder chats to a person. Crisp, a French company, charges per workspace instead of per seat, which helps a team that expects to grow.

- **[Zendesk](https://suiteintent.com/t/zendesk?m=GB)**: Customer service ticketing for larger support teams. · Best for: Support teams that have outgrown a shared inbox · From $19/mo · 180 days
- **[Intercom](https://suiteintent.com/t/intercom?m=GB)**: Customer service built around an AI agent. · Best for: AI answers drawn from your help centre · From $29/mo · 93%
- **[Help Scout](https://suiteintent.com/t/help-scout?m=GB)**: Help desk built on a shared email inbox. · Best for: Small teams answering support by email · Free plan · 180 days
- **[Crisp](https://suiteintent.com/t/crisp?m=GB)**: Live chat and a shared inbox for small teams. · Best for: Growing teams avoiding per-seat pricing · Free plan · 50%
- **[Chatbase](https://suiteintent.com/t/chatbase?m=GB)**: AI support agent trained on your own content. · Best for: Answering customers outside office hours · From $40/mo

## [Want Claude to act on your issues, docs and files?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/connect-claude-to-my-tools)

Claude Desktop and Claude Code talk to MCP servers, so Claude can read and act on your tools, and its free plan lets you try that. Linear ships an official MCP server, which makes issue tracking a quick first connection. For apps without a server, Zapier links tools through trigger and action workflows on a free plan.

- **[GitHub](https://suiteintent.com/t/github?m=GB)**: Code hosting, issues and pull requests. · Best for: Teams reviewing code through pull requests · Free plan · 10000
- **[Claude](https://suiteintent.com/t/claude?m=GB)**: Anthropic's AI assistant, with MCP connections. · Best for: Connecting AI to your own tools with MCP · Free plan
- **[Linear](https://suiteintent.com/t/linear?m=GB)**: Fast, keyboard-first issue tracker. · Best for: Startups planning work in cycles · Free plan · Free for startups
- **[Notion](https://suiteintent.com/t/notion?m=GB)**: Docs, wikis and lightweight databases. · Best for: Building a shared company wiki · Free plan · Free for students
- **[Zapier](https://suiteintent.com/t/zapier?m=GB)**: No-code automation between thousands of apps. · Best for: Your first automations, with no developer · Free plan · 14 days

## [Hand off a whole task, or get help line by line?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/ai-coding-assistants)

Claude Code reads your codebase, edits files, runs commands and opens pull requests, and it comes with paid Claude plans from $20 a month. GitHub Copilot suggests code as you type in VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, with a free tier for individual developers. If you already pay for ChatGPT, Codex gives you a coding agent at no extra cost.

- **[Claude Code](https://suiteintent.com/t/claude-code?m=GB)**: Anthropic's coding agent for your codebase. · Best for: Handing off whole coding tasks · From $20/mo
- **[Cursor](https://suiteintent.com/t/cursor?m=GB)**: AI code editor built on VS Code, with MCP. · Best for: Multi-file changes from one request · Free plan
- **[GitHub Copilot](https://suiteintent.com/t/github-copilot?m=GB)**: GitHub's AI coding assistant. · Best for: Developers who want help inside their editor · Free plan
- **[Codex](https://suiteintent.com/t/codex?m=GB)**: OpenAI's coding agent for CLI, IDE and cloud. · Best for: Developers already paying for ChatGPT · Free plan
- **[Windsurf](https://suiteintent.com/t/windsurf?m=GB)**: AI code editor with the Cascade agent. · Best for: Multi-file refactors you'd rather delegate · Pricing on request

## [Designing screens before anyone builds them?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/design-apps-sites)

Figma keeps designers, developers and marketers in one browser file, and Dev Mode hands specs to developers. Founders without design training can test an idea in Uizard, which turns a prompt, screenshot or paper sketch into a clickable prototype. Framer suits a designer who wants to publish the marketing site, with hosting and SEO settings included.

- **[Figma](https://suiteintent.com/t/figma?m=GB)**: Collaborative interface design in the browser. · Best for: Designers and developers sharing one file · Free plan · Free for students
- **[Framer AI](https://suiteintent.com/t/framer?m=GB)**: Website builder for designers and startups. · Best for: Marketing sites built by the designer · Free plan · Free for startups
- **[Uizard](https://suiteintent.com/t/uizard?m=GB)**: AI wireframes and clickable app prototypes. · Best for: Testing an app idea before hiring a designer · Free plan
- **[v0](https://suiteintent.com/t/v0?m=GB)**: Vercel's AI builder for React and Next.js apps. · Best for: Prototypes you can ship as real code · Free plan

## [Need an agent that answers the phone?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/voice-chat-agents)

Retell AI provides phone numbers, call transfer and batch calling, and you pay per minute with no monthly fee, which suits agencies building agents for clients. Vapi lets developers choose the speech, LLM and voice providers and control call flows, with a free plan to test. For narration or dubbing in many languages, ElevenLabs turns text into lifelike speech.

- **[ElevenLabs](https://suiteintent.com/t/elevenlabs?m=GB)**: AI text to speech with lifelike voices. · Best for: Narration and dubbing in many languages · Free plan · 17%
- **[Vapi](https://suiteintent.com/t/vapi?m=GB)**: Build phone and web voice agents in code. · Best for: Custom call flows you control end to end · Free plan
- **[Retell AI](https://suiteintent.com/t/retell?m=GB)**: Build AI voice agents that answer phone calls. · Best for: Agencies building phone agents for clients · Free plan
- **[Synthflow](https://suiteintent.com/t/synthflow?m=GB)**: No-code AI voice agents for phone calls. · Best for: Contact centres handling high call volume · From $30,000/yr
- **[Quickchat AI](https://suiteintent.com/t/quickchat?m=GB)**: Build human-like AI assistants for customers. · Best for: Support teams wanting answers in their own voice · Pricing on request

## [Turning a design into code you can ship?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/design-to-code)

v0 takes a prompt or a screenshot and returns a React and Next.js app whose code stays yours. Figma's Dev Mode gives developers the specs from the same file the designers use. Once the code exists, Cursor's agent edits many files at once, and MCP servers feed it extra context about your project.

- **[Figma](https://suiteintent.com/t/figma?m=GB)**: Collaborative interface design in the browser. · Best for: Designers and developers sharing one file · Free plan · Free for students
- **[Framer AI](https://suiteintent.com/t/framer?m=GB)**: Website builder for designers and startups. · Best for: Marketing sites built by the designer · Free plan · Free for startups
- **[Cursor](https://suiteintent.com/t/cursor?m=GB)**: AI code editor built on VS Code, with MCP. · Best for: Multi-file changes from one request · Free plan
- **[v0](https://suiteintent.com/t/v0?m=GB)**: Vercel's AI builder for React and Next.js apps. · Best for: Prototypes you can ship as real code · Free plan

## [Where should your app live once it works?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/ship-and-deploy)

Vercel, run by the team behind Next.js, gives every push its own preview URL, and the free hobby plan covers personal projects. Netlify builds front-end sites from a Git repo, with forms, functions and a generous free plan for side projects. Cloudflare's free plan covers most small sites and adds DNS, caching and DDoS protection.

- **[Vercel](https://suiteintent.com/t/vercel?m=GB)**: Hosting that deploys web apps from Git. · Best for: Preview links on every push for your team · Free plan · 30000
- **[GitHub](https://suiteintent.com/t/github?m=GB)**: Code hosting, issues and pull requests. · Best for: Teams reviewing code through pull requests · Free plan · 10000
- **[Cloudflare](https://suiteintent.com/t/cloudflare?m=GB)**: DNS, CDN and security for your website. · Best for: Small sites on the free plan · Free plan · 350000
- **[Netlify](https://suiteintent.com/t/netlify?m=GB)**: Hosting that deploys every Git push. · Best for: Front-end sites built from a Git repo · Free plan

## [Hearing about bugs before customers email you?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/error-triage)

Sentry reports errors and slow requests with the context to fix them, and its free plan suits developers starting out. Log the fix as an issue in Linear, whose GitHub integration updates the status as the code ships. Claude can read those errors through MCP and help you work out the cause.

- **[Claude](https://suiteintent.com/t/claude?m=GB)**: Anthropic's AI assistant, with MCP connections. · Best for: Connecting AI to your own tools with MCP · Free plan
- **[Sentry](https://suiteintent.com/t/sentry?m=GB)**: Error and performance monitoring for apps. · Best for: Hearing about bugs before customers do · Free plan · 5000
- **[GitHub](https://suiteintent.com/t/github?m=GB)**: Code hosting, issues and pull requests. · Best for: Teams reviewing code through pull requests · Free plan · 10000
- **[Linear](https://suiteintent.com/t/linear?m=GB)**: Fast, keyboard-first issue tracker. · Best for: Startups planning work in cycles · Free plan · Free for startups

## Questions

### I can't code. Can I still build a working app?

Yes, for many internal tools and first versions. Lovable builds the interface and code from a plain-language description and adds a database and login. Bolt runs the full-stack app in your browser and deploys it in a click, and Replit's agent plans, writes and hosts the app with a database built in. All three have free plans, so you can test an idea before paying.

### Should a developer pick an AI editor or a coding agent?

An editor keeps you typing and reviewing: Cursor is built on VS Code, so your extensions carry over, and GitHub Copilot suggests code in VS Code and JetBrains IDEs. A coding agent takes a whole task, and Claude Code reads your codebase, runs commands and opens pull requests. It is included in any paid Claude subscription ($20 a month and up). Many developers keep one of each, and Cursor and Copilot both have free tiers to try.

### Do I need Figma before I build with AI?

Not for a prototype, since the app builders design the screens as they go. Uizard turns a prompt, a screenshot or a paper sketch into clickable screens, which helps you test an idea with others first. Figma becomes useful once a designer and a developer share files, and its Dev Mode gives developers specs. Framer publishes a marketing site from the same canvas you design on.

### Can I build an AI that answers my customers' calls or chats?

For phone calls, Vapi and Retell AI give developers phone numbers, call flows and per-minute billing, and both let you start free. ElevenLabs supplies lifelike voices in many languages and powers voice agents through its API. For written support, Intercom's Fin, Zendesk's AI agents and Help Scout's AI drafts answer from your own help content without code. Take the no-code route first unless phone calls are your main channel.

### After the app works, what do I need to host it and catch bugs?

Vercel deploys from each Git push and gives every change a preview URL, with a free hobby plan for personal projects. Cloudflare puts your site behind its network with DNS, caching and DDoS protection, and runs code at the edge with Workers. Sentry reports errors and slow requests with the context you need to fix them, and it has a free plan. Keep the code on GitHub, where Actions can run your deployments.