LinnStudio vs Lovable.
Lovable turns prompts into working apps and websites, and you own the code it writes. It’s made for people who are happy to prompt, test and fix. For a business website, the design, the words, the security and every change are still yours to get right.
How Lovable works, and what it costs.
Lovable is an AI builder that writes the code for apps and websites from your prompts, and every prompt uses credits. You own the code, and your app can run on Lovable’s cloud, but securing its data is left to you. Unlike Durable, it isn’t made for small-business sites in particular: it builds whatever you describe.
- £17–£40 a month, Pro to Business
- 100 credits a month on Pro, plus 5 a day
- 0.5+ credits a prompt, and more for a whole page
Lovable or LinnStudio? The facts, side by side.
| Do it yourself | Done for you | |
|---|---|---|
| Lovable | LinnStudio | |
| Cost | About £17–£40 a month $21–$50, Pro to Business, plus credits | £59–£129 a month No build fee |
| Design | Generated from your prompts Generic layouts, easy to spot as AI | Custom and premium Designed around your customers |
| Time you put in | Minutes to a draft, then hours of prompting and fixing | Under 2 hours One call, then your Content Kit |
| Who writes the copy | AI drafts it, you fix it | We write every page From one call, so it sounds like you |
| PageSpeed guarantee | None | 95+ mobile score For as long as you’re with us |
| SEO and AI search optimisation | Only what you ask for | Set up for you Structured data, speed and clear answers |
| Changes after launch | You do them, using credits | Unlimited, done for you Free, and done within 48 hours |
| Security and updates | Securing the app is up to you | Included Analytics, Meta pixel and conversions |
| Taking your site with you | Yes, you own the code | Yes, after 12 payments Your domain and content are always yours |
How the numbers were worked out
UK prices, checked in September 2026. Most dollar prices are converted at about $1.26 to the pound.
- Lovable
- Pro $25 a month ($21 billed yearly) for 100 credits a month plus 5 build credits a day, and Business from $50 ($42 billed yearly), converted at about $1.26 to the pound. A prompt uses from 0.5 credits for a small change to more for a whole page; top-ups last 12 months.
- LinnStudio
- £59 or £129 a month, with no build fee. No minimum term. The price includes hosting, security, backups and unlimited changes done for you.
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Why LinnStudio over Lovable? Three good reasons.
Prompts, or a plan.
With Lovable, what you get depends on what you ask for, and every change uses credits. We plan your site around your customers, then design, write and build it.
Your code, your responsibility.
You own what Lovable builds, which also means securing its data and keeping it running are up to you. We host, secure and back up your site, with nothing for you to maintain.
The marketing is left to you.
Search set-up, tracking and speed aren’t part of what Lovable builds unless you ask for them, and know how. We set them up on every site, with 95+ on Google PageSpeed for mobile, guaranteed.
When Lovable is the better choice
- You’re building an app or a prototype, and you’re comfortable prompting, testing and fixing.
- You want to own and edit the code yourself, or you have a developer who will.
Switching from Lovable is simple. We move it for you.
We rebuild your site as fast, plain files and move your content across from Lovable for free. Your domain can stay where it’s registered, and we redirect your old page addresses, so Google can follow the move.
- Free, whoever built your site
- Your old site stays live until the new one is ready
- Your domain stays in your name, never ours: keep it where it is, or we move it to an easier provider
- Your email carries on as normal
- Old page addresses redirected, so Google can follow
Good questions, straight answers.
Something we haven’t covered? Email hello@linnstudio.co.uk and we’ll get back to you within two working days.
Can’t I just make a website with AI?
You can, and in minutes you’ll have something that looks fine. But an AI tool builds what you ask for, so the site is only as good as your instructions. If you don’t know what a good website needs, you can’t ask for it, and you can’t tell when it’s missing. That gap shows in the design, which looks like everyone else’s, and in the marketing, where the words could describe any business. It shows in conversion, with nothing planned to turn a visitor into an enquiry. And it shows in the tech behind it: search set-up, tracking, speed and security are all left for you to work out.
What’s my website built with?
Most of our sites are built with Astro, a modern framework that sends very little code to your visitors’ browsers, so pages load fast. For more complex sites we use React. You’ll never need to touch the code. That part is ours to look after, and it doesn’t tie you to us: once the site is yours, after 12 payments, so are the files.
Where does my website live?
On Cloudflare, one of the largest hosting networks in the world. It’s built for speed and security, so your site loads quickly wherever your visitors are. There’s nothing for you to manage: we look after hosting, security and backups, and you only log in to the editor when you want to change something.
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