AI-built apps · Lovable, Bolt, v0, Cursor
Built it in Lovable? Let's get it ready for real users.
AI app builders get you from idea to a working app remarkably fast. Getting that app ready for paying customers is a different job. Here is a practical checklist, and senior engineers near Manchester who can help when you get stuck.
Based in Hale, near Manchester. We work remotely across the UK and travel nationwide when it helps.
Signs it's time
When to get a second pair of eyes.
- You are about to take payments or store customer data.
- Every fix seems to break something else.
- The AI keeps going round in circles on the same bug.
- Your hosting or AI bills are growing faster than your users.
- A customer, partner or investor has asked how it is built.
Checklist
Before real users arrive.
Data and access
- Database rules so each user can only see their own data (for example row level security in Supabase).
- No secret keys in front-end code or committed to your repository.
- Admin pages and internal tools behind a proper login.
Money and costs
- Payments through a hosted checkout such as Stripe, so card details never touch your app.
- Spending limits and alerts on AI services and hosting.
- A rough idea of what each active user costs you to run.
When things go wrong
- Automatic database backups, and a restore you have actually tried.
- Errors reported somewhere you will see them.
- A separate test copy, so you are not experimenting on live customers.
The code itself
- Your code synced to GitHub, so you own it and can work on it outside the builder.
- Very large files split up, so one change does not ripple everywhere.
- Basic tests for the journeys that matter most, like sign-up and payment.
A starting point, not a security audit. It will not catch everything, and you remain responsible for your app. If you need formal security testing for a client or investor, we will say so.
Stuck, or about to launch?
Book a free 30-minute call, or go straight to a one-hour unblock session for £180 inc VAT and leave with a clear list of what to fix first.
How we help
A session, ongoing support, or we take it from here.
Unblock session
An hour on your app with a senior engineer. Bring the bug, the checklist or the launch plan, and leave with a clear next step. Book a session.
Mentoring
Keep building it yourself, with two calls a week, reviews as you go, and a launch check before you go live. See mentoring.
We take it to production
When it has outgrown the builder, we harden or rebuild the parts that need it, and hand back something your team can keep working on. See projects.
Mayker is independent and not affiliated with Lovable, Bolt, v0, Replit or Cursor.
Questions
Can a Lovable app be used in production?
Often, yes, once the basics in the checklist are in place. Some apps need a few parts rebuilt properly, usually around data access, payments or performance. A review will tell you which.
Do I have to move off Lovable?
Not necessarily. Many apps can keep being edited in the builder while the risky parts are fixed in code. We will tell you if and when moving off it is worth the cost.
Can you guarantee my app is secure?
Nobody honestly can. We find and help fix the problems we see, explain the risks that remain, and tell you when formal security testing is worth doing. You stay responsible for your app.
I built it with Bolt, v0, Replit or Cursor. Can you still help?
Yes. The tools differ, but the problems are much the same: data access, costs, reliability, and code that has become hard to change.
Do I need to be in Manchester?
No. We help founders across the UK remotely, and travel nationwide when meeting in person helps.