AI app builder
DKnapp Design vs Base44
Base44 is an AI app builder: you prompt it to build an app and publish it yourself, with plans from $16 a month billed annually, the first that connects your own domain. DKnapp Design builds and checks the website or app for you, from $99 a month for a site or $99 for an app, and keeps looking after it.
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Who does each one suit?
Base44
People who want to build their own app or internal tool by prompting, and maintain it themselves.
DKnapp Design
Local businesses that want a customer-ready app or website built for them, checked by a designer.
How do they compare?
| DKnapp Design | Base44 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price | Free to see. $99 a month for a website, or $1,499 once to own it; apps from $99 a month | A free plan with 25 message credits a month; paid plans from $16 a month billed annually |
| Time to live | ||
| Time to live | Built in about 20 minutes (an app about 15), live within 48 hours of choosing a plan | A first version in minutes, then as many prompts as it takes |
| Who designs it | ||
| Who designs it | We build it from your business; a designer checks every build before you see it | You do, by prompting the AI |
| Who maintains it | ||
| Who maintains it | We do: hosting, SSL and changes whenever you email are in the monthly price | You do, by prompting changes or editing the code |
| Who owns it | ||
| Who owns it | Your domain is registered in your name; pay $1,499 once and the files are yours too | Hosted by Base44; two-way GitHub sync of the source from the Builder plan ($40 a month billed annually) |
Base44’s column is from their own pages where they state it, read on the dates below. Plans change, so check their site for current prices.
When should you choose Base44?
Choose Base44 when
- You want to build a custom app or tool yourself and iterate on it.
- You want the source code in your own repository.
- You are comfortable checking and fixing what the AI produces.
Choose DKnapp Design when
- You want an app your customers can use for ordering, booking and rewards, built from your Google listing.
- You do not want to write prompts or test the result yourself.
- You want a person to make changes when you email.
What do Base44’s own pages say?
- Base44’s pricing page listed Starter at $16 a month and Builder at $40 a month, billed annually; Starter is the first plan to list connecting a domain.
- The free plan listed 25 message credits a month, and the page’s FAQ says two-way GitHub sync exports the full source code to your own repo.
- Base44, Base44 pricing, read
Questions
- Is DKnapp Design like Base44?
- Both can start from a sentence. Base44 hands you the tool to keep building; we hand you the finished website or app, checked by a designer, and keep looking after it.
- Base44 or DKnapp Design for a restaurant app?
- If you want to build it yourself, Base44 gives you the tools. If you want it built from your Google listing, with ordering and rewards, 0% commission and no prompting, our App plan is $99 a month.
See yours before you decide
Free to see, no card. A designer checks it before you do.