Mowgli vs Lovable.
design-first, then code.

Lovable generates working full-stack apps from prompts. Mowgli helps you quickly ideate and nail down your design — then Lovable can build it with confidence.

Updated January 2026

Feature
Mowgli
Lovable
Primary output
Full-fidelity designs + specs
Working full-stack applications
Full product context
AI understands your full product
Prompt-driven code generation
Design quality
High-fidelity, designer-grade
Functional but often needs design polish
Design exploration
4 design themes to remix and steer before generating
Locks into a single direction from the start
Generates working apps
Generates designs and code export
Full-stack with database, auth, etc.
Figma export
Native Figma files
Figma import + AI iteration
Single frames via Builder.io
React code export
Component code from designs
Full application code
AI-ready package export (Claude, Cursor)
Backend/database generation
Design and frontend focused
Supabase integration
Natural language editing
Design edits with product context
Code changes via prompts

why builders choose Mowgli

design tool vs app builder

These are fundamentally different tools. Lovable generates working applications. Mowgli generates full-fidelity designs and specs that embody your product vision. In fact, Mowgli exports an AI package ideal for building your vision in Lovable!

design quality and control

Lovable's designs are functional but often generic — the priority is working code, not pixel-perfect UI. Mowgli focuses entirely on design quality, producing output with intentional typography, spacing, color, and layout that designers would be comfortable presenting to stakeholders.

fits into existing design workflows

Mowgli exports to Figma and works with your existing design process — import Figma files, iterate with AI, export back. Lovable creates its own codebase, which is powerful for standalone projects but doesn't integrate into an established design team's workflow.

better together

Use Mowgli's guided questionnaire, design steering, and powerful and quick AI iteration to design all screens of your app and create a rock solid specification. Then, export Mowgli's fine-tuned AI package to Lovable and skip all the back and forth between design and code - focus on building your app!

design first, build with confidence

Get the design right before writing code. Mowgli generates production-quality designs, then hands off to your dev team.

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