Works in preview. Breaks in production. Find out why before your users do.
Vibe coded apps built with Lovable, Bolt, Replit, v0, Base44, Cursor and Claude Code fail in the same places: open databases, keys in the browser, payments the server never confirms, no backups. Answer the five checks that matter most, then see what your symptom means, who fixes it and what it costs.
Five checks. If any answer is No or Not sure, don't take payments yet.
Access rules are on for every table
No secret keys reach the browser
One user cannot open another user's records
Paid accounts are unlocked by a verified payment webhook
Database backups run automatically and a restore has been tested
Found a No or a Not sure?
These companies rank highest for fixing it. Check the problem pages first: some fixes are settings you can change yourself. How we score.
- 1Afterbuild Labs10.0/10Best for: A check before launchFree first step · from $49
- 2Redlab10.0/10Best for: A full rescue by one team that keeps buildingFree first step · from $490
- 3Vibe Code Rescue (Lev Arakelyan)9.0/10Best for: A one-off check and a cleanupFrom $299
The 10 best companies for fixing a vibe coded app.
Ranked out of 79 companies by our score: published prices, scope of work, AI tools named, timing and a low-risk first step. How we score.
| # | Company | Score | Best for | Prices | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afterbuild Labs | 10.0/10 | A check before launch | Free first step · from $49 | — |
| 2 | Redlab | 10.0/10 | A full rescue by one team that keeps building | Free first step · from $490 | Ukraine |
| 3 | Vibe Code Rescue (Lev Arakelyan) | 9.0/10 | A one-off check and a cleanup | From $299 | — |
| 4 | LazyCodeLab | 9.0/10 | A one-off check and a cleanup | From $399 | — |
| 5 | Triple Minds | 9.0/10 | A one-off check and a cleanup | From $499 | — |
| 6 | Clixlogix | 9.0/10 | A one-off check and a cleanup | From $500 | — |
| 7 | Vibe Code Janitors | 8.7/10 | Audits, fixes and ongoing care | Free first step · from $500/month | — |
| 8 | Fix My Lovable | 8.5/10 | One or two fixes | From €99 | Latvia |
| 9 | Edstem Technologies | 8.2/10 | A one-off check and a cleanup | From $500 | — |
| 10 | Codivox | 8.2/10 | A cleanup | Free first step · from $5,000 | — |
Best company for each job
| The job | Editor's pick | From | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| A check before launch | Afterbuild Labs #1 · 10.0/10 | $49 | 48 hours |
| One or two fixes | Fix My Lovable #8 · 8.5/10 | €99 per fix | 48 hours |
| A full rescue by one team that keeps building | Redlab #2 · 10.0/10 | Audit $490; sprint from $2,500 | Sprint 1–2 weeks; full rescue 3–6 weeks |
| A fixed-price cleanup | Silver Studio #11 · 8.0/10 | €590 audit; cleanup from €2,900 | 3–6 weeks |
| A large codebase and a $40,000+ budget | metaCTO #14 · 7.6/10 | $50,000 | Production-ready within 30 days (their target) |
7 in 10 scanned AI-built apps had a critical security flaw.
AI-built apps scanned between March and June 2026 had at least one critical security vulnerability (90 of 127).
Launch Ready Code, State of vibe code security, June 2026Lovable projects analyzed in 2025 had database rules weak enough for strangers to read or change data (170 of 1,645), recorded as CVE-2025-48757.
Matt Palmer, statement on CVE-2025-48757The range of published prices for fixing an AI-built app, from a one-off check to a large agency engagement, across the 79 companies we checked in October 2026.
Our price comparisonEach area has checks you can run in an afternoon.
Data and access
Anyone who opens the browser's developer tools can often read or change data that belongs to other people.
5 checks
Sign-in and accounts
Sign-in usually works on the happy path and fails on the second day: reset emails, expired sessions, bots.
3 checks
Logic and payments
The demo path works. Real customers take the other paths: failed cards, refunds, double clicks.
4 checks
Code you can maintain
Each new prompt fixes one thing and breaks another, because nobody, the AI included, knows how the parts fit.
4 checks
Hosting and recovery
Many AI-built apps run on a preview link with no backups, no alerts and one database for testing and real users.
4 checks
Speed and running costs
Fine with ten test users. Slow and expensive with a thousand real ones.
4 checks