Ship a simple app to the App Store with Lovable
From blank slate to the App Store in about 55 messages · Reddit r/lovable · u/Gloomy_Appearance405 · Sep 2025
A product person with no dev background took a simple app (no database, no auth) to the App Store with Lovable, GitHub and Xcode.
The honest numbers
- Says about 50–60 Lovable messages
- Says about $10 of credits
- Says 10–20 hours of time
As stated by the source. Not independently verified.
Lesson
Simple apps with no database or login really are cheap to ship. Add those only when you need them.
Fix prompt
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I want to deploy my Lovable app to the web or the App Store / Google Play for the first time. 1) Check my project for things that work in preview but break in production: environment variables, redirect URLs for login, webhook URLs, CORS, and build settings. 2) For mobile: list what I must set before the first store build (app name, bundle ID, iPhone/iPad support, icons, Sign in with Apple if I offer other logins, account deletion, privacy policy URL). 3) Give me a step-by-step deploy checklist and how to roll back if something breaks. Don't change anything until I've approved your plan. Never ask me to paste API keys, passwords or .env contents; tell me where to check them myself.
Source: Reddit r/lovable ↗