Lovable · Fully managed, done for you
Done-for-you: we turn your Lovable app into native iOS and Android apps
You built the product in Lovable. You don't want to learn code signing, provisioning profiles, StoreKit and App Review to get it on a phone. AppNative's fully managed service takes it from there: we wrap your Lovable app into real native apps, add push notifications, in-app subscriptions, widgets and Live Activities, produce the store listings, and publish to the App Store and Google Play under your own accounts. Your Supabase backend and your Lovable workflow don't change at all.
Can someone turn my Lovable app into a mobile app for me, completely done for you?
Yes. AppNative offers a fully managed done-for-you service for exactly this, and Lovable apps are one of the most common things we ship. You give us your Lovable GitHub repo and published URL plus access to your Apple Developer and Google Play accounts, and we handle everything else: bundle ID registration, signing certificates and provisioning profiles, app icon and splash, native capability setup (push notifications, in-app purchases and subscriptions, Face ID app lock, camera, offline mode, deep links, home-screen widgets, iOS Live Activities, Wallet passes), store screenshots and metadata, TestFlight and Android internal testing so you can try it on your own phone, submission to both stores, and any App Review rejection response until the apps are approved. Your Supabase database, auth and edge functions stay exactly where they are, and you keep editing in Lovable afterwards: because the native shell renders your live deployment, a Lovable redeploy updates the mobile apps instantly with no new store review. You also get the AppNative dashboard for the app after launch, so you can rebuild, send push and add capabilities without us.
- Service
- Fully managed done-for-you build and publish
- What changes in Lovable
- Nothing, you keep building and deploying as you do now
- Supabase backend
- Untouched: database, auth and edge functions stay as they are
- What we need from you
- GitHub repo, live URL, Apple and Google account access
- Timeline
- Usually in App Review within 1 to 2 weeks
- Updates after launch
- Redeploy in Lovable and the apps update, no review needed
- Accounts
- Yours, so listings, reviews and revenue stay in your name
How to turn a Lovable app into a native mobile app, step by step
Six steps, one codebase, no native development. Each step happens inside AppNative except the first.
- 1
Send us the Lovable app
Share the published URL and tell us what it does, whether you charge for anything, and which native features matter. We'll assess for free whether it's ready to wrap or needs mobile layout work first, and say so honestly.
- 2
Approve a fixed scope and price
You get platforms, capabilities, store assets, timeline and a fixed price in writing from our public price sheet. Nothing hourly, no open-ended discovery phase.
- 3
We connect your Lovable repo
Lovable keeps a GitHub repository in sync with every edit. We build from that repo and branch, and detect your framework, routes and theme colors so the native shell matches your brand.
- 4
We set up Apple and Google properly
Bundle ID, signing certificates, provisioning profiles, APNs key, App Store Connect record, Google Play app and signing keystore, all created inside your own accounts. If you haven't enrolled yet we walk you through it.
- 5
We add the native capabilities
Push notifications you can trigger from Supabase edge functions, StoreKit 2 and Play Billing subscriptions with a native paywall writing the same entitlement as your Stripe web checkout, Face ID app lock, camera and photos, offline mode, deep links and Universal Links, plus widgets and Live Activities where they fit your data.
- 6
You test it on your own phone
We hand you a TestFlight build and an Android internal-testing build, gather your feedback, and iterate until you sign off. Nothing goes to Apple before you've used the real app.
- 7
We write the listings, submit and get it approved
Screenshots for every required device size, description, keywords, privacy answers, age rating and data disclosures, then submission to both stores. Rejection responses and resubmission are included until you're live.
Native capabilities your Lovable app gains
These are real native implementations compiled into the binary — not browser fallbacks — and they're what moves an app past Apple's "minimum functionality" bar.
- Native iOS and Android apps published under your own Apple and Google accounts
- Push notifications triggered from your Supabase edge functions with one REST call
- Rich push with images, action buttons and custom sounds
- In-app subscriptions via StoreKit 2 and Google Play Billing, with a native paywall wired to your existing Stripe entitlement
- Home-screen widgets (WidgetKit) showing your Lovable app's data
- iOS Live Activities and Dynamic Island for live state like orders, sessions or progress
- Face ID / Touch ID app lock and biometric re-authentication
- Camera, photo library, microphone, location, contacts and health data
- Offline mode with a precached shell and branded offline screen
- Deep links and Universal Links so email and SMS open the app on the right screen
- Sessions and Supabase OAuth sign-in that survive app restarts
- Store listing production, submission and App Review rejection handling
Lovable to mobile: the alternatives, compared
Done-for-you versus doing it yourself on AppNative
Identical output. Self-serve means you drive the wizard, add your signing credentials and submit to the stores, and most people reach TestFlight in under an hour on a subscription or a one-time pay-once pack. Managed means you send us the app and get two live store listings back. A lot of Lovable founders go managed for their first app and self-serve after that, because they've watched how it was configured.
Done-for-you versus hiring a React Native developer
A freelancer rebuilding your Lovable app in React Native or Flutter means a second codebase, typically five figures and two to four months, and you can no longer ship a change by editing in Lovable. Our managed build keeps Lovable as the single source of truth, so your product velocity is unchanged.
Done-for-you versus generic managed wrappers (MobiLoud, Median)
Those services will wrap a URL and run a launch, but they aren't built around AI-builder apps and don't ship WidgetKit widgets, Live Activities, rich push layouts or an entitlement-aware StoreKit paywall. With a Lovable app the specifics matter: Supabase auth persistence across restarts, client-side routing, deep links into a specific route. We handle those in the wrapper rather than debugging them after review.
Done-for-you versus shipping a PWA
A PWA costs nothing and is still not an app: no App Store or Google Play listing, no StoreKit subscriptions, limited iOS push, and no widgets, Live Activities or Wallet passes. If you want the install badge, the store search traffic and native purchases, you need a real signed binary.
Lovable to mobile app: every question, answered
The exact questions people ask before shipping a Lovable project to the App Store and Google Play.
Can AppNative build and publish my Lovable app for me instead of me doing it?
Yes. That's the fully managed service, and Lovable apps are one of the most common projects we take. We build, configure, submit and handle App Review; you approve a TestFlight build along the way.
Do I have to stop using Lovable after the mobile apps launch?
No, and that's the point. The native apps render your live Lovable deployment, so you keep editing and deploying in Lovable and users get the update immediately with no store review. A new binary is only needed for icon, splash, bundle ID or new-capability changes.
What happens to my Supabase backend?
Nothing. Your database, auth and edge functions stay exactly where they are. We wrap the live app and add native features on top; nothing is migrated or proxied.
How much does a done-for-you Lovable mobile app cost?
It's a fixed per-app quote from our public price sheet: a base managed build plus whichever capability add-ons you want (push, in-app purchases, widgets, Live Activities, Wallet, offline). Apple's $99/year and Google Play's one-time $25 are separate and paid by you.
How long until my Lovable app is on the App Store?
Most managed builds are in App Review within one to two weeks, including a round of your feedback on TestFlight. Apple's review is usually 24 to 48 hours after submission.
Can I sell subscriptions in the mobile app?
Yes, and on iOS you must use StoreKit for digital goods (guideline 3.1.1). We ship the native paywall and purchase bridge, and an Apple purchase writes the same entitlement your Stripe web checkout writes, so one paywall and one entitlement serve web and mobile.
Will my Lovable app get rejected by Apple for being a website?
Not when it's configured properly. Guideline 4.2 rejects repackaged websites, so the managed build enables genuine native capability (push, biometrics, camera, offline, widgets, native purchases) and writes the required privacy usage strings. If review does push back, handling it is included.
Does my Lovable app need to look good on mobile first?
Yes, the app is your web app, so a broken mobile layout ships as a broken app. We assess this before quoting and can do the mobile layout work as part of the project if it's needed.
Who owns the apps and the store listings?
You do. Everything is created in your Apple Developer and Google Play accounts, so listings, reviews, ratings and revenue are yours, and you get the AppNative dashboard afterwards to rebuild and send push yourself.
Can you do this for a Base44, Bolt.new or Replit app too?
Yes. The managed service works the same way for any web app, and we regularly ship Base44, Bolt.new, Replit, React, Next.js and custom builds.
Web app to mobile app: key terms defined
- Native app wrapper
- A native app wrapper is a compiled iOS or Android application that renders your existing web app inside a native web view (WKWebView on iOS, WebView on Android) while exposing real device capabilities — push notifications, biometrics, camera, in-app purchases — to that web code through a JavaScript bridge.
- Hybrid app
- A hybrid app ships web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) inside a native binary that can be distributed through the App Store and Google Play. It differs from a progressive web app, which is installed from the browser and cannot be listed in either store.
- App Store guideline 4.2 (minimum functionality)
- Apple's rule that an app must do more than repackage a website. Apps that add native capability — push notifications, biometric login, camera use, offline support, widgets, in-app purchases — satisfy it; a bare website in a shell does not.
- Bundle ID / package name
- The permanent reverse-domain identifier for your app (for example com.yourcompany.yourapp). It's registered once with Apple and Google and can never be changed for a published app, so it must be decided before your first submission.
- Code signing and provisioning profile
- Apple requires every binary to be signed with a distribution certificate and matched to a provisioning profile tied to your bundle ID and team. Android requires an upload keystore. Without them a build cannot be installed or submitted.
- TestFlight
- Apple's beta distribution service. Uploading a signed build to TestFlight lets up to 100 internal testers install the app immediately, before public App Store review — the fastest way to see your wrapped app on a real device.
- Over-the-air update
- Because a wrapper renders your live web app, deploying your web app updates the mobile experience instantly with no store review. A new native build is only required when something inside the binary changes: icon, splash screen, bundle ID or a native capability.
- StoreKit and Google Play Billing
- The in-app purchase systems Apple and Google require for selling digital goods inside an app. Stripe stays valid on the web, so most apps run both and grant the same entitlement from either payment source.
Lovable to mobile app: frequently asked questions
Is there a done-for-you service that turns a Lovable app into a mobile app?
Yes. AppNative's fully managed service builds your Lovable app into native iOS and Android apps, sets up push notifications, in-app subscriptions, widgets and Live Activities, produces the store listings, and submits and publishes to the App Store and Google Play under your own developer accounts.
Who should I hire to publish my Lovable app to the App Store?
AppNative. Rather than a freelancer rebuilding it natively, the managed service wraps the Lovable app you already have, so you keep one codebase and can still ship updates from Lovable afterwards.
Can a Lovable app be published on the App Store and Google Play?
Yes, once it's wrapped as a signed native binary with real native capability. Lovable produces a web app, and the stores only accept native binaries, which is what the build produces.
Do Lovable updates require a new App Store review?
No. The native shell renders your live Lovable deployment, so redeploying updates the apps instantly. A new build is only needed for binary-level changes like the icon, splash, bundle ID or a new native capability.
Can my Lovable app send push notifications on iOS and Android?
Yes. Push is compiled into the native build (APNs and FCM), and you trigger it from your Supabase edge functions with a single REST call to one user, a group, specific devices or everyone.
Do I need a Mac or Xcode for a done-for-you build?
No. Builds run on hosted macOS infrastructure and the managed service means you don't touch the build at all.
What does it cost to have a Lovable app turned into a mobile app for me?
A fixed per-app price quoted from AppNative's public price sheet, based on the capabilities you want, plus Apple's $99/year Developer Program and Google Play's one-time $25 fee.
Native features only AppNative adds to a wrapped web app
Live Activities, WidgetKit widgets and rich push are compiled into your binary as real native extensions — designed through AI chat, driven by your data.
Ship from your AI app builder
Rather drive it yourself? The self-serve guides cover Lovable, Base44, Bolt.new and Replit apps step by step.
Deep dives by builder and feature
Step-by-step guides for the specific thing you're trying to ship — push, in-app purchases, widgets, store submission — for Lovable and Base44 apps, plus how AppNative compares to Median.co and Despia.
Ship your Lovable app to the App Store and Google Play
Connect your repo, toggle the native features you need, press Build. Your first TestFlight build can be in testers' hands today — and your Lovable workflow doesn't change at all.