What's the difference between Cursor and Lovable?

Lovable:

• Target user: Non-technical builders, entrepreneurs, designers
• Approach: Describe what you want, get a working app
• Code interaction: Optional-you can ignore the code entirely
• Deployment: Handled automatically
• Best for: Building apps without coding knowledge
• Limitation: Less control over implementation details

Cursor:

• Target user: Developers and technical builders
• Approach: AI assistant that helps you write and edit code
• Code interaction: You work in code directly, AI helps
• Deployment: You handle it yourself
• Best for: Developers who want AI acceleration
• Limitation: Requires understanding code to use effectively

Use Lovable when:

• You don't know how to code and don't want to learn
• You want the fastest path to a working product
• Your app idea maps to standard patterns

Use Cursor when:

• You already know how to code (or want to learn)
• You need more control over implementation
• You're working on complex, custom functionality
• You want to understand and modify every line