Build your first app with MeDo for free: how the credits work and when Pro makes sense
MeDo turns a plain-language description into a working app with an interface, backend and database, and its free plan refills every day. That makes it the cheapest way to test a prompt-to-app builder before committing. This walkthrough uses MeDo’s own documentation, read on 14 October 2026.
By Fırat Papatya · Published · 2 min read
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How the free plan works
The Free plan has no monthly subscription credits. Instead you get a daily login bonus of 80 credits, up to 400 a month, and you can hold at most 400 credits. Each build and each change costs credits, so the free plan rewards short, daily sessions over one long one. Free backends pause after 5 idle days; opening the app wakes it. The asset library is 100 MB.
Step 1: describe one small app
Start with something that needs a database but not integrations: a reading list, a workout log, a simple booking form. Write what it does, who uses it and the three screens it needs. MeDo generates the interface, backend and database together — a vague prompt wastes credits on a vague app.
Step 2: iterate in chat, one change at a time
Ask for one change per message (“add a date field to the entry form”) and check the result before the next. Each message costs credits; bundling five requests into one message that fails costs the same as five that work. If a generation fails, MeDo restores the credits as a usage adjustment.
Step 3: publish to the free app URL
Every app gets a permanent free URL you can share. Use it to test with two or three real users before deciding whether the app is worth a paid plan.
When Pro or Max makes sense
Pro is $20 a month or $200 a year (about two months free) with 2,000 subscription credits a month plus a bigger daily bonus; Max is $50 a month or $500 a year with 6,000 credits. Enterprise starts at $39.90 a month for 2 seats. Upgrade when you hit the 400-credit cap in a week — that is the sign you are building for real.
Two rules before paying: subscriptions and unused credits are non-refundable except for billing errors, so start monthly; and compare with Base44, whose Starter plan is $16 a month billed annually but whose free plan allows only 25 messages a month. Our MeDo vs Base44 comparison has the full table. MeDo has issued Kuponaut an exclusive promo code, O1IESEYO (16 October 2026); enter it when you upgrade and check the total, as MeDo has not stated the discount amount yet.
Related code pages
- MeDo discount code — Tested at checkout November 9, 2026: Exclusive Kuponaut promo code (discount shown at checkout).
- Base44 discount code — Readers have bought through this link — no code needed
- Lovable discount code — Partner link, no code needed — see current pricing
- Wegic discount code — Tested at checkout November 7, 2026: 20% off annual plans (KUPONAUT10: 10% off any plan).
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- Base44: base44 free credits
- Lovable: lovable pricing
- Wegic: wegic pricing
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