I Bought Every Vibe Coding Tool (This Is a Scam!)

Have you ever wondered why every coding influencer is suddenly pushing these revolutionary AI coding tools that promise to build entire apps in minutes? Well, I just spent over $2,000, including the extra credits, buying every single hype to buy coding tool on the market. And what I discovered will really shock you. Everyone's telling you that AI coding is the future, that these tools will replace developers, and that you can build the next unicorn startup without ever writing a single line of code. But here's what nobody's talking about. Most of these tools are complete garbage that can barely build a functional to-do app, let alone ship a real product. So, in this video, I'm going to put four of the most hype vibe coding tools to the ultimate test. We're going to see which ones can actually build and ship real apps, which ones are just marketing hype, and I'm going to reveal the one tool that actually surprised me. Plus, I'm going to show you the exact results from each tool, so you don't even have to waste your own money like I did. So stick around until the end to see which vibe coding tool takes the crown. And here's the exclusive part. I've created a free course showing you how to build apps, websites, and even SAS products with the winning tool completely without code. And this course normally costs $299 to join, but for the people watching this video, thank you very much. It is completely free for you. So this isn't just theory. You're going to learn to create real profitable applications using AI, of course. And you can only access this course by watching until the very end. So please do not skip ahead. It's going to be good for you. So check out that link in the description if you just can't wait. Let's go ahead and get started. So for our first build, we will start with a simple portfolio website using Bolt. And right away, the experience is not as smooth as I'd hoped it'd be in terms of speed. The entire app took around, say, 18 minutes to complete. But to be clear, a big chunk of that time wasn't actual building. it was just spent fixing all these issues. Bolt just keeps on running into problems during the process, especially with dependencies. At one point, it was using the wrong version of React for 3.js, which caused repeated failures during prompting. So, while it did eventually finish, it definitely didn't feel fast in practice. And when it comes to prompts and revisions, this is where things just became even more noticeable. It took several reprompts just to get the app into a working state. And if you look at the actual process, there's a lot of back and forth and back and forth retrying, prompting, refreshing, trying to fix things that should have worked the first time. It wasn't a oneanddone kind of experience at all. And honestly, the final result doesn't really justify that effort. Not to me. The portfolio site Bolt generated ended up feeling very bland and generic. The placeholder images didn't even match the direction of a 3D artist portfolio. And the 3.js viewer itself just felt extremely basic. No variation, no real visual appeal. It also struggled right from the very start by not setting up the correct dependencies, which is what caused a lot of the earlier errors. Even after all the retries and all the fixes, the final output still felt like the bare minimum. Overall, the experience here was just underwhelming. It wasn't smooth. It required multiple retries, and after 18 minutes, the results still felt generic and underwhelming. Moving on to the advanced app, the calorie tracker. This is where things started to improve a little bit, at least on the surface. In terms of speed, Bolt completed the app in around 16 minutes, which is slightly faster than the portfolio site. And to its credit, the start was definitely smoother this time. The core functionality came together fairly quickly and from the footage you can see that the calorie logging actually works. We were able to set calorie goals and log meals without any major issues. But once again, it wasn't perfect. Even though the base functionality worked, Bolt still needed several revisions to get everything into a usable state. It wasn't as rough as the first app, but there was still a noticeable amount of back and forth. And while it technically gets the job done, the overall output was still feeling very generic. There's no real polish, no standout design. It just feels like the bare minimum version of what a calorie tracker should be. And then we get to the integration part, and this is where things really start to fall apart. When we try to add AI food scanning, Bolt just immediately ran into a major limitation. It simply doesn't have native AI integration. Instead of handling it directly, it tried to work around it by using Supabase's AI related features. But even after multiple attempts and retries, it still couldn't get the scanning feature to work properly. So in the end, what we're left with is only a partially complete app. The basic features like logging meals and setting goals, well, those do work, which is good. But the moment we introduce AI, which is a core part of this app, both just struggles and ultimately fails to deliver it. That's a big issue because realistically to make this app fully usable, you'd need to bring your own API keys from another AI service and guide Bolt through that setup manually. And for beginners, that adds a lot of unnecessary complexity. So, while this build is technically better than the simple app in terms of functionality, it's still disappointing overall. it couldn't fully deliver what the app was supposed to be. And that limitation becomes very clear as soon as you try to build something even slightly more advanced. Now moving into the complex app, the productivity app. This is where Bolt really starts to struggle. At first, it actually looks promising. Bolt is able to generate the initial version of the app fairly quickly, but it doesn't last too long. Once you start testing the features, that's when the issues begin to show. A lot of time it ends up being spent fixing things that don't even work properly. So even though the initial generation is fast, the overall build experience feels slow and inconsistent. When it comes to prompts and revisions, this was easily the most demanding out of all three builds. There's a constant back and forth retrying prompts, adjusting outputs, and trying to patch together features just to get them into a workable state. It's not a smooth process at all, and it starts to feel pretty tedious the longer we go. And then there's the integration experience, which is where everything just really breaks down. Because Bolt does not have native AI integration, building the AI chatbot becomes a complicated workaround instead of a straightforward feature. It requires a lot of manual prompting and even then it never really comes together cleanly. The Stripe integration is just as problematic. It doesn't align properly with the requirements and takes a significant number of retries just to get close to working. And at this point, the experience just becomes so frustrating more than anything else. It's time consuming. It's inconsistent and far from what you'd expect if you are trying to build something production ready. Overall, this is easily the most painful build with Bolt. The same limitation we saw earlier. The lack of native AI integration becomes even more obvious here. Both the AI chatbot and Stripe integration require a lot of effort and even then they don't come together as smoothly as they should. The number of reprompts alone makes the process feel exhausting. Some parts of the app do eventually work, but the overall experience just not fair. It's not smooth. It's not efficient, and it doesn't fully meet the requirements by the end. For a complex app that depends on proper integrations, Bolt just isn't built to handle it efficiently. So, Bolt's overall verdict, looking at everything as a whole, Bolt struggled pretty consistently across all three builds, and each app just highlighted a different limitation. The portfolio site was already a rough start. It needed multiple reprompts. It ran into dependency issues early on. And even after fixing everything, the final result still felt generic and underwhelming. The calorie tracker was a slight improvement. The basic functionality worked. So, it looked like things were getting better. But the moment that we introduced AI, everything just started to break down again. Bolt just simply couldn't handle it properly. And that became a major roadblock. Then with the productivity app, it really hit its lowest point. This was by far the most frustrating experience. Without native AI support, building the chatbot turned into a messy workaround. And the Stripe integration required a ton of retries just to get something close to working. And even after all that effort, it still didn't fully come together the way that it should have. And that's really the pattern you see across all three builds. The lack of native AI integration keeps coming up again and again and ends up holding the platform back every time we try to build something more advanced. It's fine when you're working on basic features, but as soon as you need real integrations, things just start to fall apart. Overall, Bolt can handle simple apps, but once you move beyond that, it becomes unreliable. Especially for anything that requires AI or more complex functionality, it just doesn't hold up very well. Now, moving on to Replet. Starting with the simple app and right away the experience feels completely different. In terms of speed, Replet delivered the entire app in about 9 minutes, which is already a pretty solid improvement compared to what we saw earlier with Bolt. But more importantly, those 9 minutes actually felt efficient. There wasn't any time wasted fixing issues or going back and forth. It just worked. And that really shows when it comes to prompts and revisions. This was a one prompt build. No reprompts, no fixes, no troubleshooting. Replet just handled the entire portfolio website in a single attempt and got everything working right away. And that alone makes a huge difference in how smooth the experience feels. The final result reflects that as well. Replet generated a clean, modern 3D artist portfolio with a professional layout, and everything is where you'd expect it to be. The design looks polished and the overall structure makes sense. There were no obvious errors, no broken features, just a complete working website straight out of the first prompt. Overall, this was a very strong start for Replet. And at just one prompt in 9 minutes, it shows that it can indeed handle simple applications efficiently without any friction. It's smooth, it's reliable, and it gets the job done exactly the way that you'd want it to. Now, moving on to the advanced app, Replic continues to perform well, but with a slightly different tradeoff. In terms of speed, this build took around 28 minutes, which is noticeably longer than the simple app. So, it's not as fast, but at the same time, you can tell it's doing more work behind the scenes. By the end of it, the entire app is complete with all the features in place. So, the extra time does feel justified. What really stands out here again is the prompting experience. Just like before, this was done in a single prompt. No reprompts, no revisions, no fixing things midway through. Replet handled the entire calorie tracker from start to finish without any issues, which keeps the process very clean and straightforward. Now, when it comes to integration, this is where Replet has a clear advantage. It comes with native AI integration, so there's no need to bring in external API keys or set anything up manually. The AI features like food scanning just work right out of the box. There's no workaround, no troubleshooting. It just works the way that we would expect, and that makes a huge difference, especially for beginners. Overall, this is a strong result. Replet delivers a fully working calorie tracker with all the required features, including AI, without needing any extra effort. The only downside is the longer build time, but in exchange, you get a complete and functional app without any friction. Everything works as expected and the experience from start to finish is smooth and reliable. For the complex app, Replet starts to hit some real friction here in terms of speed. The build took around 2 hours, which is a significant jump compared to earlier apps. And it's not just because the app is more complex. It's mainly due to the number of issues that came up along the way. There was a lot of back and forth just to get everything working properly. And looking at prompts and revisions, this is no longer a one-prompt experience. Multiple reprompts were needed throughout the whole build, especially for core features like login and authentication. Even the login system alone took several attempts before it functioned correctly, which added quite a bit of time to the overall process. The integration experience is where things become the most challenging. Stripe was the main source of friction here. It didn't come together cleanly and required multiple rounds of troubleshooting and reprompting before the payment and subscription flow finally worked as expected. The process felt tedious and it played a big role in why the build took as long as it did. That said, once everything is resolved, the app does work. Login, authentication, AI, chatbot, payments, everything functions properly in the end. But getting to that point required a lot more effort than it should have. This is the most challenging build for Replet. It took patience, multiple retries, and constant adjustments just to reach a working state. The final result is solid, yes, but the path to get there was far more timeconuming and frustrating than expected. Overall verdict for Replet and what I noticed here is that Replet follows a pretty clear pattern across all three builds. The simpler the app, the smoother the experience. The portfolio side is a great example of that. It was delivered cleanly in one prompt with no issues at all and everything just worked right away and the whole process felt quick and effortless. It shows that when the requirements are straightforward, Replet is more than capable of delivering solid results. The calorie tracker takes things up a notch in complexity. And while it does take longer to build, the experience still stays smooth. There are no reprompts needed and the native AI integration works right out of the box without any extra setup. So, even though you're waiting a bit longer, you're getting a complete and fully functional app without any friction. But once we get to the productivity app, h well, that's where things start to break down. The Stripe integration becomes a major source of friction. And combined with the login and authentication issues, well, the process just turns into a lot of back and forth. Multiple reprompts are needed just to get everything working. And that's what ends up stretching the build time all the way to 2 hours. So to be fair, all three apps do work in the end, but for the complex build, getting there was a much tougher process than it should have been. Overall, Replet is a strong option for simple to moderately complex applications. It's reliable, especially when things are straightforward, but once you start dealing with more advanced integrations, the experience can quickly become more timeconuming and also frustrating. For the third platform, I'm now looking at Lovable. Again, starting with the simple app and right away the experience is much smoother. In terms of speed, this is extremely fast. The entire app was built in just 4 minutes, making it one of the quickest builds so far. And more importantly, those 4 minutes were actually efficient. There wasn't any time spent fixing issues or going back and forth. And when it comes to prompts and revisions, it's as clean as it gets. Everything was completed in a single prompt with no revisions needed at all. Lovable handled the entire build in one go without running into any problems, which makes the process feel very seamless. The final result also stands out. Lovable generated a modern professional 3D artist portfolio site with a proper 3.js modal viewer already built in. The assets it used actually matched the direction of the site both in the 3D viewer and the gallery section, so it doesn't feel generic or mismatched. Now, this is a very smooth experience. In just one prompt and a few minutes, Lovable delivered a productionready portfolio site that looks polished and works exactly as expected. Now, moving into the advanced app, Lovable keeps that same level of consistency. In terms of speed, the entire app was built in just 7 minutes. And just like the simple app, the process felt smooth from start to finish. There weren't any delays or moments where things broke. It just built everything cleanly in one go. And all the required features were already in place by the end. And looking at prompts and revisions, it's the same story here. This was done in a single prompt with zero issues. No reprompts, no fixes, no back and forth. Everything just worked as exactly expected right away. The integration experience is also worth pointing out here. Lovable has native AI integration built in, so there's no need to deal with external API keys or any manual setup. The AI scanning feature also works straight out of the box, which makes the whole process much easier, especially for beginners who do not want to deal with extra configuration. I think this is another strong result here. Lovable delivers a fully working calorie tracker very quickly and efficiently with all of the features, including AI, functioning properly. No errors, no revisions, and no friction throughout the entire process. Now, this is usually the point where things start to fall apart, but with Lovable, it actually holds up. The build itself is still fast. You're not stuck waiting around or constantly checking if something broke. Most of the features show up pretty quickly and it feels like the app is coming together without much resistance at all. There was one small issue though. The subscription status didn't reflect properly on the first attempt. So, we had to run one extra prompt to fix it. That's the only time in this entire set of builds where Lovable needed a retry. But to be fair, it was a quick fix and it didn't slow things down much at all. As for integrations, this is where you'd normally expect problems. AI, payments, authentication, but everything holds up really well. Once that subscription issue is fixed, the Stripe setup works, the payw wall behaves correctly, and the AI chatbot is fully functional behind it. So, overall, this is one smooth one. Even with a more complex app, Lovable doesn't fall apart. There is a tiny hiccup, but it gets resolved quickly, and everything else works the way you'd expect. It's still a very low friction experience even at this level. Overall, the verdict so far, Lovable is easily the most consistent platform out of the ones we've tested so far. Across all three apps, the experience stays almost the same in a very good way. Whether it's the simple portfolio, the calorie tracker with AI, or the full productivity app with authentication and a paywall chatbot that handles each one quickly and without much effort on your end. What really stands out is how little you have to intervene. There are barely any revisions needed throughout the entire process. The only real issue we ran into again was that subscription status not updating properly on the first try. And even that was fixed with just one quick reprompt. The native AI integration also makes a huge difference. You're not dealing with external API keys or extra setup which keeps things simple, especially if you're just getting started. Everything works right out of the box and that removes a lot of the friction we saw with other platforms. On top of that, the design quality stays pretty solid across every build. The apps don't feel generic. They look modern and polished without needing any extra tweaking. Overall, Lovable just feels reliable. It's consistently delivers working production ready apps quickly, and it does it without turning the process into a back and forth, back and forth. All right, for base 44, we're now building the same simple app. And this is where things start to look very different compared to the earlier platforms. In terms of speed, the entire app is completed in just 4 minutes, which makes it one of the fastest builds in the entire test. But more importantly here, those 4 minutes are actually smooth. There's no time lost fixing bugs or dealing with errors. The app is ready almost immediately after the prompt finishes. Looking at prompts and revisions, this is as clean as it gets. Everything is done in a single prompt with no issues at all. No reprompts, no troubleshooting, no back and forth. It just simply delivers the full app in one go. And the result reflects that experience as well. Base 44 generates a modern and professional 3D artist portfolio that does feel complete right away. The layout is clean, the structure makes sense, and everything is already in place without needing any extra fixes or adjustments. It doesn't feel like a rough draft either. It feels like a finished product from the very start. And all I can say is that this is an impressive first build with Base 44. No errors, no revisions, and no friction throughout the process. And in just one prompt and a few minutes, it delivers a production ready portfolio site, making it one of the smoothest experiences so far. For the calorie tracker, this is where you'd expect normally things to slow down or maybe get a little bit messy, but that never really happens with B4. Even with the added complexity, the app is already done in about 10 minutes, and it doesn't feel like it's struggling to keep up either. The build moves at a steady pace, and everything comes together without any interruptions. What's more noticeable here is how little interaction is needed. There's no back and forth, no fixing broken features, no second attempts. One prompt handles the entire app and it just works. You don't really have to step in at any point. The AI integration is also handled differently compared to the other platforms. Since it is already built in, there's nothing extra that you need to configure. No API keys, no setup, no workarounds. The scanning feature works immediately which removes a lot of the friction that you'd normally run into at this stage and by the end of it the app is already complete. All the core features are there. Everything functions properly and there is no sense that anything is missing or half finishedish. So instead of the process getting harder as the app becomes more advanced, it actually stays just as straightforward which is what really makes this stand out. And like what I said earlier for the productivity app, this is the most complex build in the entire test. We have AI, authentication, payments, everything combined. So, normally you can expect things to slow down or break, but B 44 doesn't really change its pace. The entire app is already completed in again about 10 minutes, which is the same time it took for the calorie tracker, even though this one is significantly more complex. And the good thing is it doesn't feel like the platform is struggling at all to keep up as the requirements increase. What's even more noticeable is that the process itself stays completely clean. There's no need to go back and fix anything. No retries, no adjustments. One prompt handles the entire build and everything is already in place when it finishes. The integration side of things, usually the hardest part, is also where B 44 separates itself the most. Since AI is builtin, there's no need for external setup or API keys. The chatbot works right away and it's properly tied behind the payw wall as expected. Stripe also comes together without any friction. The subscription flow works and the status reflects correctly on the first try. No extra prompting needed. So by the time everything is done, the app feels fully complete. Login and authentication work. The AI chatbot is functional. Payments are set up properly. Everything aligns with the requirements from the very start. Overall, this is easily the strongest result for a complex build. It delivers the entire application with the same ease as the simpler apps. No reprompts, no issues, and no wasted time. But for something that took other platforms hours and multiple retries just to partially complete, Base 44 finishes it in one go without any friction. So taking everything into account, B 44 clearly separates itself from the rest. And it's not really a close comparison. Across all three builds, the experience stays almost identical. The portfolio site, the calorie tracker, and even the full productivity app are all completed in a single prompt with zero reprompts and no revisions at any point. There's no back and forth, no fixing things midway. It just works every time. A big part of that comes down to how the platform is set up. The native AI integration makes a huge difference. There's no need to deal with external API keys or extra configuration, and every AI related feature works immediately without any friction. The Stripe integration is another standout. This was one of the biggest pain points on other platforms, especially in the more complex builds. But here it works on the first try without any issues which says a lot about how stable the system is overall. Speed also stays consistent throughout. Simple app is done in about 4 minutes and both the advanced and complex apps are completed in just 10 minutes each. It doesn't slow down as things get more complicated which is something that we didn't really see with the other platforms. Overall, B 44 delivers the most complete and frictionless experience out of everything that we've tested. It's fast, it's reliable, and it doesn't require constant intervention to get working results. If the goal is to build productionready apps quickly without dealing with unnecessary complexity, well, then this is easily the strongest option here. So, after going through all four platforms, it really does come down to one thing, how much friction you're willing to deal with. Some tools can get you there, but only after a lot of retries, fixing things, and figuring stuff out on your own. Others are smoother but still start to struggle once things get more complex. And then there are the ones that just work like Bass 44. And if you want to try them yourself, links are in the description down below. Thanks for watching and I'll see you with the next