AI-built app to production
Take your AI-built app to production
Rocket Lab takes apps built with AI tools such as Lovable, Bolt, Replit, v0 and Cursor to production. Senior engineers in Sydney and Melbourne fix what the AI left exposed, from Supabase Row Level Security and exposed keys to authentication, payments and deployment, or rebuild the parts that cannot be fixed. Then we get the app ready to grow and, if you need it, into the App Store and Google Play.
- Harden what works, rebuild what doesn't
- Your code, your accounts
- Sydney and Melbourne engineers
- Starts with App Rescue Report, fixed price from A$2,950 + GST
- The code Yours, once the project is paid in full
Lovable, Bolt, Replit, v0 or Cursor got you to a working demo. We get it to launch.
Most projects start with an App Rescue Report, our fixed-price audit, so you know exactly what needs doing before any fix starts. You own the code once the project is paid in full.
After the demo
The audit finds the problems. This is the work that fixes them.
An AI coding tool can produce a working app in days. What it rarely produces is the part nobody sees in a demo: data access rules, secrets kept on the server, payments that reconcile, tests, monitoring and a deployment you can roll back. That is the work between a prototype and a product, and it is what this service covers.
If your app has not been reviewed yet, start with the App Rescue Report. It gives you a costed backlog and a verdict on whether to fix or rebuild, and its fee is credited against a remediation project of A$10,000 or more signed within 30 days. If your team ships with AI tools every week, AI Code Review keeps the next changes in check.
Security first
Close the gaps AI app builders leave behind
In 2025 a researcher scanned 1,645 apps from Lovable's showcase and found 170 of them with database tables that could be read without signing in, because Row Level Security was missing or too loose (the researcher's statement). It was logged as CVE-2025-48757, which Lovable disputes, saying each customer is responsible for their own app's data. Whoever is at fault, the fix is the same. Supabase's public key is meant to be used in the browser and reaches only what Row Level Security allows, while a secret key bypasses those rules and must never reach the browser (Supabase docs).
Row Level Security, table by table
Row Level Security on for every table the app exposes, with policies that say exactly which users can see and change each record, then checked as a signed-out visitor, a customer and an admin.
Keys and secrets
Secret and service keys taken out of the browser and the repository, exposed keys rotated, and calls to paid APIs moved behind your own server.
Roles enforced on the server
Admin pages, user roles and paid features checked by the server on every request, not hidden behind a button.
Payments the browser can't change
Stripe webhooks verified, payment status set only by the server, and failed, refunded and cancelled payments handled.
Harden or rebuild
Harden what works. Rebuild what doesn't.
Most AI-built apps are worth keeping. The question is which parts, and the answer comes from the code, not from a preference for starting again.
Most apps
Harden it in place
When the data model is sound, we keep your app and your users and fix it layer by layer: security first, then payments and integrations, then tests, monitoring and performance.
Some apps
Rebuild the core
When the data model or sign-in is wrong at the root, patching costs more than replacing. We rebuild that core on a mainstream stack your next developer will recognise, and plan how your data moves across.
A few apps
Start again from what you learned
Sometimes the prototype's job was to prove the idea. Then it becomes the specification: the screens, flows and feedback stay, and the product is built properly underneath.
Starting again is not new to us: for Before You Buy, we designed and built the whole platform from scratch to replace an earlier MVP built offshore. Read the Before You Buy case study
Scaling
Ready for more users than the demo had
AI tools write code that works for one person clicking through. These are the changes that let it keep working when real customers arrive.
Queries and data
Indexes, pagination and query fixes where the app loads whole tables into the browser, and caching where it pays for itself.
Tests on the flows that make money
Automated tests on sign-up, payment and your key journeys, so the next change, by a person or an AI tool, can't quietly break them.
Environments and releases
Separate staging and production, settings kept out of the code, backups, and deployments you can roll back.
Monitoring and alerts
Error tracking and alerts, so you hear about a failure before your customers tell you.
AI features with limits
If the app calls a language model: rate limits, spending caps and defences against prompt injection.
Code ownership
Code you own and any good team can maintain
Lovable says the code you create with it is yours and can be synced to a GitHub repository, but its database export leaves out stored files, Edge Function code and secrets (Lovable FAQ). An app is only yours when all of it is.
Your repository and accounts
The code in a repository held by your company, and the hosting, database and app store accounts in your name, not a freelancer's or ours.
Off the builder, if you want
A move from the builder's hosting to infrastructure you control, such as your own Supabase project, Vercel or AWS, with a plan for your data, files and sign-ins.
Readable by the next developer
A consistent structure, a README and the architecture written down, so your own developer or a future hire can take over.
Yours once it's paid for
You own the code once the project is paid in full.
App Store and Google Play
From web app to the App Store and Google Play
Lovable builds web apps, not native ones. Its own FAQ suggests wrapping the published app with a tool such as Capacitor to submit it to the stores (Lovable FAQ). Apple, though, asks for more than a repackaged website (App Review Guideline 4.2), so a wrapper on its own may not be enough.
We recommend the route that suits your app: a Capacitor app with the native features that make it worth installing, or a mobile app rebuilt in React Native or Flutter when it needs to feel native. Then we set up the builds, the store listings and the submission. Apple and Google make the final call on approval.
How we take an AI-built app to production
The same order every time: agree the scope, fix what is risky, then make it last.
Agree what to fix
We start from an App Rescue Report, or from an audit you already have, and agree what must be done before launch and what can wait.
Quote before work starts
You get a quote for the agreed scope before any work starts, so the cost of each choice is clear.
Security and data first
Critical security and data issues are fixed before anything else changes.
Do the work
We work through the backlog in your repository, and you see progress as it lands.
Launch and hand over
Production deployment, store submission if you need it, and a handover your own team can run with.
Why Rocket Lab
Senior engineers who ship production software
We have taken apps first built with AI tools such as Lovable, Bolt and Cursor to production. Rocket Lab has designed and built software since 2014 for clients including James Hardie, Superloop and Webjet.
We build with AI too
Our engineers build with AI agents daily, and a person reviews what they ship.
Apps used by millions
We build apps used by millions, so we know what production asks of an app.
You work with the engineers
You deal directly with the engineers doing the work, not an account manager.
From fix to the next version
The engineers who harden your app can keep it current with app maintenance, or build the next version with you.
AI-built app to production FAQs
What does taking an AI-built app to production involve?
Making the app ready and dependable for paying customers: locking down data access (for Supabase apps, Row Level Security), moving secrets off the client, enforcing roles and payments on the server, adding tests and monitoring, separating staging from production, and setting up deployment, backups and, if you need it, App Store submission. Some apps need hardening in place; some need part or all of the core rebuilt.
Do I need an App Rescue Report before you fix my app?
It is the usual starting point, because it tells us both what to fix and whether to fix or rebuild, with the cost of each path. The fee is credited against a remediation project of A$10,000 or more signed within 30 days. If you already have a recent audit, or a team that knows the code, talk to us and we will scope the work from there.
Is the Supabase key in my Lovable app meant to be public?
Usually, yes. Supabase designs its publishable (anon) key for the browser, and it reaches only what your Row Level Security (RLS) policies allow. The risk is tables where RLS is off or its policies are too loose: anyone with the key can then read, and sometimes change, that data. That is the issue behind CVE-2025-48757. A secret or service role key is different: it bypasses RLS and must never ship to the browser (Supabase docs).
Can you get my Lovable or Bolt app into the App Store?
We can take it there. Lovable builds web apps, so the route is either a Capacitor app with the native features Apple expects beyond a repackaged website, or a mobile app rebuilt in React Native or Flutter. We recommend one based on what your app does, then set up the builds, store listings and submission. Apple and Google make the final call on approval.
Can I keep building with Lovable or Cursor after you've worked on the app?
Yes. The key is that changes made with AI tools go into the same repository and through the same checks as everyone else's, so they do not undo the security and payment fixes. If your team ships with AI tools every week, AI Code Review adds a regular check by an engineer.
How much does it cost to take an AI-built app to production?
It depends on what the audit finds: some apps need a handful of critical fixes, others a rebuild of the core. The App Rescue Report costs from A$2,950 + GST and gives you a backlog with an hour estimate for every task, and we quote the work before it starts.
We're an established business, not a solo founder. Is this for us?
Yes. The same work applies when a team inside a larger business has built an internal tool or a new product with AI tools and now needs it to meet your security, privacy and IT standards. For larger platforms we scope the work with your technical team, and for an ongoing build we can add engineers through team augmentation.
Related capabilities
A fixed-price launch-readiness audit for apps built with AI tools, with a costed plan to launch.
Expert review of code your team writes with Cursor, Claude Code or Copilot, as a one-off or a retainer.
Fixed-fee plans that keep React Native and Flutter apps updated, compliant and live in the stores.
Cross-platform iOS, Android and web apps with Ionic and Capacitor from one codebase.
In our clients' words
Founders and long-term partners on what it is like to build with us.
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We have a long standing partnership with Rocket Lab who provide Webjet with critical strategic and development services for our front-end websites.
Over the years Rocket Lab have seamlessly integrated with James Hardie in delivering a number of key projects for the business that to this day continue to be critical to the success and functionality of our operations.
When it comes to out-sourcing and partnering with a technology vendor, Rocket Lab is top of mind. Julien, Jen and the team are incredibly detailed and thorough whenever they’re engaged in a project. And, they do so at velocity.
Rocket Lab’s ability to help define and execute our business through software in a timely fashion, has been a breath of fresh air and a pleasure to work with.
The guys worked together very well with our internal resources and blended into our process seamlessly. We were very impressed with the level of skill from each of the engineers…
Our business has hundreds of suppliers and thousands of customers so we needed a highly robust structure and that’s exactly what was delivered by Julien, Jen and the RL development team.
Julien and his team are a real pleasure to work with. They are well rounded with a solid understanding of design/user experience best practices as well as diving deep under the hood with solid web and app development capabilities.
Their team delivered a site that met our expectations, and they’ve continued to assist us in refining and enhancing it over time. They are dedicated, creative, and technically skilled, helping to ensure our website looks good and functions smoothly.
Your app works in the demo. Let's make it work for customers.
Tell us what you built, what it runs on and where you want it to be. Start with the fixed-price App Rescue Report, or talk to us about a larger project.
