Slyck vs AI App Builders

AI tools are great.
If you're a developer.

Lovable, Cursor, v0, and friends make developers faster. But if you're non-technical, you still need someone who can actually use them — and manage everything they can't do.

The problem with AI tools

You still need to be technical

When an AI tool throws an error, you need to understand what it means. When it produces bad code, you need to spot it. When it can't do something, you need to know what to do next.

They stop at the hard parts

AI builders get you to 70% quickly. The remaining 30% — authentication, payments, security, deployment, real-world edge cases — is where real engineering judgment matters most.

When it breaks, you're alone

A tool has no accountability. It won't debug your production outage at midnight, advise you on architecture, or take ownership of anything. You're the developer now.

Head to head

AI App Builder
Slyck
Technical knowledge required
Yes — you need to understand code, errors, and architecture
None — describe what you want in plain English
Production-ready code
Prototypes and demos — real edge cases need engineering judgment
Production-ready from day one — auth, payments, security included
Deployment & hosting
You manage it — domains, servers, CI/CD pipelines
We handle everything — you just use the software
When something breaks
Your problem — debug it yourself or hire someone
Our problem — a senior engineer fixes it
Third-party integrations
Possible, but complex — Stripe, auth, APIs often need manual work
Handled — we set up and integrate everything you need
Security & data handling
Easy to get wrong — requires expertise to do properly
Senior engineer reviews every deployment for security
Ongoing development
You manage it — prompting, reviewing, debugging, deploying
We manage it — new features delivered continuously
Human contact
None — just you and the tool
Weekly video call with your engineer — ask questions, set priorities, get advice
Code ownership
Yes — you own the code
Yes — you own the code
Cost
$20–$50/month for the tool — plus your time, or a developer's
From £2,500/month — includes the engineer, the tool, and the delivery

Technical knowledge required: AI tools make developers faster. They don't replace the need for a developer.

Human contact: A weekly sync means you always know what's happening and have a real person to talk to — not just a chat interface.

When an AI tool might make sense

We believe in being honest. AI tools are genuinely useful — in the right hands.

You're a developer who wants to move faster on personal or side projects

You have a technical co-founder who can manage, review, and deploy the output

You're building a quick prototype purely to test an idea — not for real users

You're comfortable debugging code, managing hosting, and owning the result

If you're non-technical and need real software — not a demo — Slyck is the right choice.

You don't need to learn to code.

Describe what you need in plain English. Your Slyck team handles everything from there — plan, build, deploy, maintain.

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No setup fee · Cancel any time · Your code, always