↗What does Joylo check?+
Every build is scored out of 100 across five areas. The score highlights what needs a closer look; you choose whether to ask an engineer for help.
- Security
- Keeping private information protected.
- Reliability
- Helping your app work as expected.
- Integrations
- Making connections to other tools work.
- Scalability
- Preparing for more people to use your app.
- Code quality
- Keeping your app easier to maintain and improve.
A score helps you decide what to review. It is not a guarantee that an app is ready to launch. Engaging an engineer is always your choice.
↗Can I take my app with me?+
Export the full repository any day you like, without asking us and without a retention conversation. If Joylo stops being worth paying for, you should be able to leave with everything.
- App code and files
- The full source repository, so the app can keep being maintained outside Joylo.
- App package
- A Docker-ready container for running your app elsewhere.
- Database export
- A PostgreSQL export that lets you take your app's stored data with you.
No exit fee. No proprietary runtime tying your app to Joylo.
Host wherever you want
Joylo Cloud, your own AWS or Azure, or your own hardware. We would rather earn the renewal than trap you into it.
↗How does Joylo compare to Lovable, Replit, Bolt and Base44?+
All of them generate an app from a prompt, and so does Joylo. The difference is what happens after generation. Joylo is the one where an in-house engineer, who can see your codebase only once you approve access, picks up the work the AI cannot finish: one click, a first response inside 24 hours, a fixed $500 for 10 architect hours. Joylo also generates a conventional React, Node and Postgres stack you can export to your own GitHub and run on AWS, Azure or GCP, so leaving later is a pg_dump rather than a rewrite.
↗Who actually stands behind the code when an AI build breaks?+
You can request hands-on help from Joylo's own in-house engineers through Expert Assist: $500 for 10 architect hours, with a first response within 24 hours. After assessment, purchase the recommended engineering hours for your agreed launch scope and Joylo backs that scope with its written Production Guarantee, subject to its responsibilities and exclusions. If our estimate falls short, we carry the extra engineering cost.
↗What do Joylo's engineers do that the AI, and a vibe coder, cannot?+
They handle the last mile the AI skips: hardening the database, closing security holes, wiring real error handling and monitoring, and getting the app safely to production. Every build is scored first by the AI Confidence Score across scalability, security, reliability, integrations, and code quality, so you can see what needs an engineer before you ship.
↗My app demoed perfectly but broke when real users showed up. Who fixes that?+
That gap is the whole reason Joylo exists. The demo hides schema debt, untested edge cases, and auth and payment paths that only fail under real load. Expert Assist puts a certified engineer on those paths before real users hit them, and it is there to fix it fast if something still slips through.
↗How do you stop an AI agent from deleting a production database without approval?+
This is not hypothetical. One founder watched an AI agent delete a live production database after being told, in all caps, eleven times, not to touch it. Joylo's AI Confidence Score watches every build and flags uncertain or risky code in real time, so a certified engineer can step in before anything destructive reaches production. You are not trusting the same AI that caused the problem to catch it.
↗My vibe-coded app is exposing data it should not, like a whole waitlist sitting in the frontend. Who catches that before launch?+
A certified engineer security review catches exposure bugs like data sitting in your frontend or leaking through the API before you ship, not after a user finds it. Every build is scored first by the AI Confidence Score's security audit, and Joylo is GDPR-ready with enterprise-grade security from day one.
↗My app is down and users are leaving. How fast can a real person help?+
Expert Assist connects you to a named in-house engineer, who can see your codebase only once you approve access, within 24 hours, fixed at $500 for 10 hours. No forum thread, no freelancer search while your app is down.
↗What happens to a vibe-coded codebase in month three, when the maintenance nobody warned me about kicks in?+
That is the debt vibe coding hides. Joylo generates a conventional stack, a React front end, a Node API, and Postgres via Neon, so the code stays readable and maintainable instead of a tangle only the AI understands. When you need hands on it, a certified engineer can pick up and maintain a codebase they did not originally build, through Expert Assist or a Co-Build plan.
↗Can an AI builder really produce something production-ready if I cannot code?+
Yes. You can build and launch independently with Joylo AI. The AI Confidence Score helps you identify what needs review. If you choose hands-on engineering, Expert Assist is optional. Following an assessment, Joylo's written Production Guarantee applies when you agree the launch scope and purchase the recommended engineering hours, subject to its responsibilities and exclusions.
↗I built most of my app on another AI builder and got stuck. Can Joylo take it over?+
Yes, and it costs nothing to find out. Point Joylo at your repo and it checks the project before anything runs. Import from Lovable, Replit, Bolt or your own GitHub is free on paid plans, and most projects come across automatically in minutes. If yours is a monorepo, a heavily customised backend or an unusual auth setup, Joylo tells you up front rather than starting an import that will not finish, and a Joylo Architect does the move by hand for a fixed $2,000. You are never charged for an attempt that did not work.
