15 Oct 2026
The StackPilot Weekly, Issue #1
Hey builder 👋
Welcome to issue #1. Every week: what changed in AI app builders, which prices moved, and one stack you can copy. No jargon.
🧭 This week's stack: the $26/month booking app
A yoga studio, salon or tutor can launch online bookings with:
- Lovable ($25/mo Pro) to build it by chatting
- Supabase (free) for the class schedule and client logins
- Stripe (no monthly fee, 2.9% + 30¢ per US card payment)
- Resend (free, 3,000 emails/mo) for confirmations
Total: about $26/mo including a domain. Full breakdown + starter prompt: https://usestackpilot.app/best-ai-stack-for/booking-app/
💸 Prices that moved
- Bubble Starter Web goes up on 20 Oct: $39/mo monthly or $32/mo annually (was $32 / $29). Lock the old annual rate before the 20th if Bubble is your pick.
- Windsurf Pro is now $20/mo (was $15). Existing subscribers are grandfathered.
- Clerk's free plan now covers 50,000 monthly retained users per app. That's plenty for nearly any first app.
🛠️ One tip: start in test mode
Ask your builder for "Stripe Checkout in TEST mode" from day one. You can do a full fake purchase with card 4242 4242 4242 4242 and switch to live keys only when real customers arrive.
❓ Reader question
"Lovable or Bolt?" For a web app with logins and a database, Lovable. For a phone app, Bolt (it can build Expo mobile apps). Not sure? Our picker decides in 60 seconds: https://usestackpilot.app/#picker
That's it. Hit reply and tell me what you're building. I read every one.
Shlok, StackPilot
Prices checked on official pricing pages on 15 Oct 2026. Some links may be affiliate links; they never change our picks.