Free tool for founders
Is Your Vibe-Coded App Ready to Launch?
You built it with Lovable, Bolt, Replit or Cursor and the demo works. Answer 10 questions about what you have actually tested and get an instant launch verdict, with the blockers to fix before real users arrive.
- 10 questions
- Instant verdict
- No signup
- Answers not sent or stored
Answer all 10 to see your launch verdict.
What makes a vibe-coded app ready to launch?
A vibe-coded app is ready to launch when you have verified that customers cannot reach each other's data, private credentials stay out of the browser, and the server confirms payments. Before customers depend on it, you also need server-side input limits, a tested restore and rollback, alerts on sign-in and checkout, and a named owner.
AI builders are good at producing a working demo. The parts that decide whether a launch goes well are the ones a demo never exercises: a second customer, a signed-out request, a duplicate payment event, a bad release. The checks above come from our vibe coding security checklist, which explains how to test each one.
What the 10 checks cover
Permissions
Three critical checks: customers cannot reach each other's records, private links refuse signed-out requests, and admin actions are enforced on the server rather than hidden on screen.
Credentials
Payment secret keys, database admin credentials and private API tokens stay out of browser code and repo history. A secret that was ever exposed has to be rotated.
Payments
Paid access comes from a payment the server has verified, not from a checkout success page. Skip it if your app takes no payments.
Inputs and limits
The server rejects bad input and caps actions that cost money each time they run, such as emails, AI calls, exports and uploads.
Recovery
A backup you have actually restored, and a rollback plan that covers database changes, ready before a release breaks sign-in.
Monitoring and ownership
Alerts for the journeys customers rely on, and a named person who fixes, updates and releases the app after launch.
Why one failed check outweighs nine passes
A score adds up points. This check does not, because a launch is not an average. If one customer can open another customer's records, it does not matter that your backups and alerts are in order. Five checks are marked critical, and a single failure on any of them returns Pause the launch.
"Not sure" or "Not tested" on a critical check is treated as unverified, not as a pass. Nothing is confirmed broken, but you cannot launch on an assumption about who can see customer data. The other five are not blockers on their own, because they do not decide by themselves who can see customer data, credentials or paid access. They are still part of being ready, so the verdict lists them to close before customers depend on the app.
If you are on Lovable specifically, read whether your Lovable app is production ready for how these checks relate to its hosting and security options.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know if my vibe-coded app is ready for production?
A vibe-coded app is ready for production when you have verified, not assumed, that customers cannot reach each other's data, private credentials stay out of the browser, and the server confirms payments before granting access. Before customers depend on it, it also needs server-side input checks and spending limits, a restore and rollback you have actually tested, alerts on sign-in and checkout, and a named owner. A working demo proves a workflow can work; it does not prove any of those.
Is an app built with Lovable, Bolt or Replit secure enough to launch?
An app built with Lovable, Bolt, Replit or a similar AI builder can be secure enough to launch, but the builder does not decide that for you. Whether permissions, credentials and payment logic are correct depends on the app that was generated, so test those flows against your own app, with test accounts, before real users arrive.
Why does the launch check give a verdict instead of a score?
The launch check gives a verdict because one cross-account data leak, exposed credential or wrong payment entitlement is a reason to pause a release on its own. An averaged score would let nine passing checks hide that one failure, so any failed critical check returns "Pause the launch" however the rest are answered.
Does this tool scan my code or store my answers?
The launch check does not scan code, connect to your app or store your answers. It asks what you have verified, works out the verdict in your browser, and needs no signup. Reviewing the code and the running app itself takes an engineer with access to both.
What should I do if the verdict says to pause the launch?
If the verdict says to pause the launch, fix each blocker before real users arrive, rotate any secret that was ever exposed rather than only deleting it from the code, and re-test the same flows with test accounts. Record who fixed each item and how the fix was verified, then run the check again.
Keep reading
- Vibe coding security checklistHow to test each check, and what evidence to keep.
- Is your Lovable app production ready?Keep the platform, add engineering help, or migrate.
- What a vibe-coded app costs to finishSeparate assessment, fixes, launch work and maintenance.
- Software project takeoverFor a stalled agency build or a broader handover.
- MVP developmentStarting fresh rather than finishing what you have.
- Startup stage quizFive questions on what your company needs next.