Ship your vibe-coded app with one command.

launchpad gets your app live with a professional production setup: hosting, payments, analytics and crash reports, with every app on one dashboard.

“As soon as I finish testing it on my iPhone, I tell launchpad to ship it.” Nikhil Thakur

$49 once when you're ready to ship the rest

launchpad runs on your computer

We'll email you the link to open there. Your first build is free.

How it works

Watch it take an app live.

How it works

Watch it take an app live.

An illustration of one run with a sample app, Fernweh. In Claude Code, the command /launchpad:onboard is typed, and Claude answers: Found your app: iOS, Android and web. I’m getting it ready for real users. Then the production checklist ticks off its 8 areas one by one — live on the web; app stores and downloads; security and data; see how it is used; legal and trust; payments and costs; builds and releases; mission control and safety — 43 items in all. One row waits for your OK: Apple's $99 developer fee, approved with one press. At the end: Live, fernweh.app; Testers, build sent; Payments, checkout works.

Livefernweh.app

Testersbuild sent

Paymentscheckout works

Added to Mission Control 
  1. Install onceIn Claude Code or the Claude desktop app
  2. Run one commandIn your app's folder
  3. Every app on one dashboardMission Control shows each app's status and its next steps

How to install →

From builders

What builders say about launchpad

  • Started with launchpad to launch some of my projects for Zenwave and my sales consultancy. It’s all I use now, and it’s the best at making sure that my projects are ready for my audience. Incredibly easy!

    Michael MckeownBusiness Sales Consultant and Founder

  • I would not have even deployed my app before I knew about launchpad. It took all the stress away of managing everything when it was live, and I didn’t have to do any research of my own.

    Swapnil PatilEngineer

  • I just make apps one by one, and launchpad literally does the rest. As soon as I finish testing it on my iPhone, I tell launchpad to ship it, and after a couple hours it’s finished and pending for Apple approval. Just amazing.

    Nikhil ThakurVibe-coder

What it sets up

launchpad handles everything a production app needs.

The checklist has 50 items. launchpad sets up each one, or checks it and keeps it in Mission Control until it passes.

Handled by launchpad

Live on the web6

  • Your app or site live on the web · Web, Sites, Services
  • Your domain and DNS · Mac, Web, Sites
  • A landing page designed to convert

+3 more+5 more

App stores and downloads10

  • Every build to your testers · iOS, Android
  • People can install or open it
  • A signed, notarized Mac download · Mac

+7 more+9 more

Security and data7

  • Keys in your OS keychain, not git
  • No secret keys leaked or shipped
  • Database rules that block strangers · Supabase, Firebase

+4 more+6 more

See how it is used4

  • Usage analytics, no cookie banner · iOS, Android, Mac, Web, Sites
  • Alerts when your site goes down · Web, Sites, Mac, Services

+2 more+3 more

Legal and trust3

  • Privacy policy and terms
  • A way for users to reach you

+1 more+2 more

Payments and costs6

  • Payments the stores and Stripe accept · iOS, Android, Web
  • Every cost, before you pay it
  • Spend caps on pay-per-use services

+3 more+5 more

Builds and releases6

  • Finds every app in your repo
  • Every app builds the same way each time
  • Tests run before anything ships

+3 more+5 more

Mission Control and safety8

  • Every project on one screen
  • A readiness checklist per project
  • Asks before money, DNS or stores

+5 more+7 more

A launchpad key unlocks 28 more items in the full checklist.

Unlock it · $49

launchpad asks you before it submits to a store, spends money or changes your domain.

Costs

launchpad ships your app on free platforms.

You pay the lowest possible fees on top of launchpad. The only required fees are the ones Apple and Google charge every developer. Pick what you're shipping.

  • GitHubCode and buildsFree plan
  • VercelHostingFree plan
  • SupabaseDatabaseFree plan
  • CloudflareDomain and DNSFree plan
  • SentryCrash reportsFree plan
  • PostHogUsage analyticsFree plan
Fees

Shipping an iOS app costs one fee: Apple Developer Program, $99 a year.

Apple charges this fee to every developer. Everything else runs on free plans.

Accounts you sign in to
  • Claude CodeRuns launchpad: it reads your repo and sets it up

    Your Claude subscription
  • GitHubYour code, the builds (Actions) and their secrets

    Free to start

    then $4 a month per seat for a private repository with staging and production

  • Apple Developer ProgramTestFlight, the App Store and notarized Mac apps

    $99 a yearApple charges this to every developer.
  • GitHub macOS build minutesPrivate repos only — free on public repos or on your own Mac

    Free

    then $0.062 a minute past the included minutes

  • EAS BuildWhen an Expo app builds on EAS instead of your GitHub Actions

    Free

    then $19 a month past the free plan's builds, or to skip the low-priority queuethen $199 a month for a team plan, with more build credit each month

  • SentryWhen you turn crash reporting on

    Free
  • Firebase CrashlyticsWhen the app already uses Firebase

    Free
  • RevenueCatWhen your mobile app sells subscriptions or unlocks

    Free until $2.5k of monthly tracked revenue
  • Google Auth PlatformWhen your app has "Sign in with Google"

    Free
Timeline
  1. launchpad builds it and puts it on TestFlightin minutes
  2. You submit it for review
  3. Apple reviews itmost within 24 to 48 hours

Once, before your first release

  • D-U-N-S numberonly if enrolling as a company
  • Age rating questions
  • EU trader statusonly if apps in the EU storefronts
Fees

Shipping an Android app costs one fee: Google Play Console, $25 once.

Google charges this fee to every developer. Everything else runs on free plans.

Accounts you sign in to
  • Claude CodeRuns launchpad: it reads your repo and sets it up

    Your Claude subscription
  • GitHubYour code, the builds (Actions) and their secrets

    Free to start

    then $4 a month per seat for a private repository with staging and production

  • FirebaseApp Distribution: Android builds to your testers

    Free
  • Google Play ConsoleYour public listing on the Play Store

    $25 onceGoogle charges this to every developer.
  • EAS BuildWhen an Expo app builds on EAS instead of your GitHub Actions

    Free

    then $19 a month past the free plan's builds, or to skip the low-priority queuethen $199 a month for a team plan, with more build credit each month

  • SentryWhen you turn crash reporting on

    Free
  • Firebase CrashlyticsWhen the app already uses Firebase

    Free
  • RevenueCatWhen your mobile app sells subscriptions or unlocks

    Free until $2.5k of monthly tracked revenue
  • Google Auth PlatformWhen your app has "Sign in with Google"

    Free
Timeline

Before your first release

  • Closed test with 12 testersonly if personal accounts created after 13 November 202314 days
  • D-U-N-S numberonly if enrolling as a company
Fees

Shipping a Mac app costs one fee: Apple Developer Program, $99 a year.

Apple charges this fee to every developer. Everything else runs on free plans.

Accounts you sign in to
  • Claude CodeRuns launchpad: it reads your repo and sets it up

    Your Claude subscription
  • GitHubYour code, the builds (Actions) and their secrets

    Free to start

    then $4 a month per seat for a private repository with staging and production

  • Apple Developer ProgramTestFlight, the App Store and notarized Mac apps

    $99 a yearApple charges this to every developer.
  • CloudflareHosts sites and Mac downloads, and runs your DNS

    Free
  • GitHub macOS build minutesPrivate repos only — free on public repos or on your own Mac

    Free

    then $0.062 a minute past the included minutes

  • A domain nameWhen you want your own address

    The registrar's yearly fee
  • SentryWhen you turn crash reporting on

    Free
  • Lemon SqueezyWhen you sell a Mac app with a paywall

    No monthly fee
Timeline

Before your first release

  • App Review
  • D-U-N-S numberonly if enrolling as a company
  • Age rating questions
  • EU trader statusonly if apps in the EU storefronts
Fees

Shipping a web app costs $0 on top of launchpad.

Every account it needs has a free plan.

Accounts you sign in to
  • Claude CodeRuns launchpad: it reads your repo and sets it up

    Your Claude subscription
  • GitHubYour code, the builds (Actions) and their secrets

    Free to start

    then $4 a month per seat for a private repository with staging and production

  • VercelHosts your web app, with a preview per branch

    Free

    then $20 a month per seat once the app takes money

  • A domain nameWhen you want your own address

    The registrar's yearly fee
  • SentryWhen you turn crash reporting on

    Free
  • PostHogWhen you turn analytics on

    Free to start
  • StripeWhen your web app or SaaS takes money

    No monthly fee
  • ResendWhen your app sends email and has no email service yet

    Free

    then $20 a month past the free plan

  • Google Auth PlatformWhen your app has "Sign in with Google"

    Free
  • Cloudflare TurnstileWhen your app has a sign-up or a public form

    Free
  • Upstash RedisWhen you choose it to rate-limit your routes

    Free
Timeline

Live when setup finishes

Fees

Shipping a site costs $0 on top of launchpad.

Every account it needs has a free plan.

Accounts you sign in to
  • Claude CodeRuns launchpad: it reads your repo and sets it up

    Your Claude subscription
  • GitHubYour code, the builds (Actions) and their secrets

    Free to start

    then $4 a month per seat for a private repository with staging and production

  • CloudflareHosts sites and Mac downloads, and runs your DNS

    Free
  • A domain nameWhen you want your own address

    The registrar's yearly fee
  • PostHogWhen you turn analytics on

    Free to start
Timeline

Live when setup finishes

Fees

Shipping a backend service costs $0 on top of launchpad.

Every account it needs has a free plan.

Accounts you sign in to
  • Claude CodeRuns launchpad: it reads your repo and sets it up

    Your Claude subscription
  • GitHubYour code, the builds (Actions) and their secrets

    Free to start

    then $4 a month per seat for a private repository with staging and production

  • Cloudflare WorkersRuns your backend: an API, a queue, scheduled jobs

    Free

    then $5 a month once your API outgrows the free plan

  • ResendWhen your app sends email and has no email service yet

    Free

    then $20 a month past the free plan

  • Upstash RedisWhen you choose it to rate-limit your routes

    Free
  • Google Cloud RunWhen the service is not a fit for Workers — a Node server, Python, Go or a Dockerfile

    Free
Timeline

Live when setup finishes

Billed by use, only if your app uses them 8
  • Firebase
  • Vercel
  • Supabase
  • OpenAI API
  • Anthropic API
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Google Cloud Run
  • AWS

launchpad finds these in your code and shows you where to set a spending limit.

Each price is the platform's own published price. launchpad asks you before it pays or signs up for anything.

Stacks

39 stacks ship today. Search for yours.

20 more are recognized and scored.

Ships it Knows it: launchpad scores it and does not ship it yet

Is your stack missing? The readiness scorecard still grades it. Tell us what you're building.

Price

Pay $49 once and use it on unlimited projects.

Start here

Your first build

Freeone app

  • Your app checked against what real apps ship with
  • Its first build, set up by launchpad
  • Live on the web, or on your testers' phones
  • Mission Control for that app
Start free

Pay once · No subscription

launchpad

$49once

The price is $49 for the first 1,000 buyers and $129 after that.

launchpad runs on your own Claude subscription. It has no monthly fee.

Everything your first build leaves out, for every app:

  • The full 50-point checklist
  • launchpad sets up builds and signing, safe key storage, releases and your domain
  • One key for unlimited projects, on up to 2 machines
  • All 1.x updates included· latest Nov 11
Get launchpad — $49 once

Questions before buying? Ask support →Not sure it fits? Search your stack →

Sid Karia

Sid KariaMade launchpad

I'm Sid. I've spent over a decade in tech, and I built launchpad because my own apps kept getting stuck at the launch part.

Stuck? Support works through a problem with you and fixes what launchpad got wrong.

App builders bill you every montha month

  • Lovable Pro$25/mo$0 more with launchpad
  • Replit Core$20/mo$0 more with launchpad
  • Bolt Pro$25/mo$0 more with launchpad

Monthly, with launchpad$0/mo

launchpad is $49 once and runs on the Claude plan you already have. Still yours: Apple $99 a year · Google Play $25 once

Monthly list prices, checked Oct 15, 2026.

Can’t Claude just do this?It can do any one piece if you ask. What it doesn’t have is the complete list, industry standards, vendor docs, and the system that wires it all up in one place. Read the answer →

How to install

Set it up in two minutes.

Pick where you use Claude. You do this once, then run one command in each app.

Your first build is free

# Once, anywhere

  1. 1/plugin marketplace add shiplaunchpad/launchpad
  2. 2/plugin install launchpad@launchpad

# Then in your app's folder: your first build

  1. 3/launchpad:onboard
+ New Add files or photosAdd folderSlash commandsConnectors Plugins Manage plugins + Browse plugins +Describe a task or ask a question 123
Step 1 of 6

Paste one line at a time and press Enter.

launchpad needs Node.js 20 or newer on your computer.

The full setup guide →

Privacy

Your data is secure.

  • Runs on your computerIt works inside your own Claude session, and you make no account with us.
  • Keys stay in your keychainYour keys go from your computer to your own accounts, never to us.
  • Reports three thingsIt sends usage analytics only if you say yes.
  • Asks before it actsIt asks before it spends money, publishes or changes your DNS.
See exactly what launchpad sends

Your data is secure

launchpad only reports three things from your machine

One of them is off unless you say yes.

launchpad runs inside your Claude session

Claude Code reads your project on your computer, the way it already does. launchpad works inside that session.

launchpad never reports:

  • Your code
  • Your project names
  • Your apps' keys
  1. An update check

    Once a day, it reads our public list of releases. It sends nothing about you.

    Exactly what it sends

    This happens at most once a day, and whenever you ask. It sends nothing about you. It reads one public file on our site, the list of releases, the same way a browser does.

  2. A license check

    About once a day, it confirms your key with our payment provider, through our license server. It never sends your code or your files.

    Exactly what it sends

    This happens when you activate your key, about once a day while you use launchpad, and when Claude opens one of its instructions. It sends your key to our license server, which passes it to the payment provider to confirm it, or to the payment provider directly when our server can't be reached. It also sends this computer's name and a short one-way code made from its id the same way when you activate, so you and support can tell which computers use the key. It sends your key, this computer's activation, a one-way code made from this computer's id and the version to our license server. Our license server sends launchpad, and each instruction Claude opens, only to the computer your key is on. It never sends your code or your files.

  3. launchpad's own usage analyticsOff unless you say yes

    If you say yes, it sends which stacks launchpad found and which checklist items worked. It never sends your code, names or paths.

    You can turn them off again whenever you like. Ask Claude to run launchpad telemetry off.

    Exactly what it sends

    This happens only if you said yes, at the end of setting up a project. It sends anonymous usage analytics about launchpad to our license server. They list the stacks launchpad found and the checklist items that worked. They never contain your code, names or paths.

    Mission Control asks you once, after you answer the questions for your first app. If you say not now, it asks once more a week later, and never again. It sends its usage analytics only if you answer yes.

    The usage analytics contain these 9 items:

    • The version of this list
    • The launchpad version you run
    • Your operating system: macOS, Windows or Linux
    • The frameworks it found, by our own names for them (for example Next.js, Flutter or Rails)
    • The hosting and database services it found, by our own names (for example Vercel or Supabase)
    • The kinds of app it found: web app, site, iOS, Android or Mac
    • How setup ended, as one word from a fixed list
    • The state of each checklist step: done, to do, by hand or not applicable
    • Whether launchpad wrote its setup files and, if it could not, one of three fixed reasons

    The usage analytics never contain your code, file or folder names, paths, project, app or company names, keys, tokens or other secrets, email addresses, your license key, anything that tells one machine or person from another.

    Before you decide, ask Claude to run launchpad telemetry show, and it prints exactly what launchpad would send.

Everything else goes from your computer to your own accounts (GitHub, your host and your stores) when you ask launchpad to act. Read the privacy page.

launchpad asks you before

  • Spending money
  • Making anything public
  • Changing your DNS
  • Uploading to a store

You can undo launchpad's changes to your project files with one command. It puts back the files that launchpad wrote in its last run, and it leaves alone any file you have edited since. It cannot undo a deploy, a DNS change or a payment, so launchpad asks you before each of those. Ask Claude to run launchpad undo.

FAQs

What people ask before installing. For anything else, write to support@shiplaunchpad.com.

What is launchpad?

launchpad is a Claude Code plugin that takes the apps you build with AI from your laptop to live: hosting, payments, analytics, crash reports, a landing page, and one dashboard for all of them. You pay $49 once and use it on unlimited projects.

Can't Claude just do this on its own?

It can do any one piece if you ask. What it doesn't have is the list. launchpad brings a 50-item production checklist, checks each item on your app, and sets every app up the same way, so they all show on one dashboard. It also carries the vendor steps that are easy to get wrong, each one checked against the vendor's current official page. And it asks before anything costs money.

Do I need Claude Code?

Yes. launchpad runs inside Claude Code on your existing Claude subscription, so you do not pay for a second AI subscription. It also needs Node.js 20 or newer on your computer, which you can install from nodejs.org.

I didn't write the code myself. Is it for me?

Yes. launchpad reads the project and asks you plain questions. You install Claude Code and sign in to your own accounts when launchpad asks.

What does shipping cost besides this?

Apple is $99 a year for iOS and Mac apps. A Play Store listing is $25 once. A personal account opened after 13 November 2023 also runs a 14-day closed test with 12 testers first. Vercel is $20 a month per seat once a web app takes money. GitHub, Firebase and Cloudflare are free to start. See every account and fee by platform.

Where do I get help?

Email support@shiplaunchpad.com and attach the report that launchpad prints. The report is safe to send, and it answers most questions. Never send your whole license key. Its last four characters are enough. Sales are final. Support works through a problem with you and fixes what launchpad got wrong.

Does one key cover all my apps?

Yes. One key works for unlimited projects. You can activate it on up to 2 machines.

Do my code or keys leave my machine?

They do not come to us. launchpad runs on your computer, inside Claude Code, which reads your code the way it already does. Your keys go from your computer's keychain (an encrypted file on Windows and Linux) into your own GitHub and store accounts, where your builds run. You do not create an account with us. launchpad sends us its own usage analytics only if you say yes.

Does it work on Windows or Linux?

launchpad works today on macOS, in Claude Code on your own computer. It doesn't run in cloud sessions, such as Claude Code on the web, in WSL, or on Windows without Git Bash. On Windows with Git Bash and on Linux it is untested, so ask support before you buy, and we'll check that it fits your setup. Web, Android and backend apps build on GitHub's own machines, whatever computer you use. iPhone and Mac apps need a Mac to build. On a Mac, launchpad suggests building on your own Mac, which costs nothing. On Windows or Linux, GitHub's Mac machines build them.

What if my app is built with something unusual?

Search for your stack in the stack finder on this page before you buy. After you activate, the readiness scorecard says what launchpad ships for your app and grades the parts that apply.

What if it gets my stack wrong?

It tells you what it found before it changes anything, and when it isn't sure, it asks you instead of guessing. You can undo launchpad's changes to your project files with one command.

Does it get my app approved on the App Store?

It gets your app ready for review and onto TestFlight, but Apple reviews every app itself and nobody can skip that. Before you submit, launchpad checks the rules behind common first rejections: account deletion inside the app, Sign in with Apple, a reason for every permission, the privacy manifest, and how the app looks on an iPad. Then it shows you exactly what to press in App Store Connect. Apple reviews most apps within 24 to 48 hours.

What if my app is already on Lovable, Bolt or Netlify?

Your app stays there. launchpad recognizes 21 hosts and app builders, including Lovable, Bolt and Netlify. It keeps the deploy you already have and does not publish a second copy. The rest of the checklist still applies, and you can switch hosts later.

Can it deploy my backend or API?

The stack list includes backends. 12 ship today: Cloudflare Worker, Hono, itty-router, Express, Fastify, NestJS, Koa, hapi, Elysia, Go HTTP server, Python web service and Containerised service. 9 more (Ruby on Rails app, Django app, WordPress site, Laravel app, Phoenix app, .NET project, JVM project, Deno app and Wasp app) are recognized and scored, and launchpad does not ship them yet. Search for yours.

How do updates work?

launchpad looks for a new version at most once a day, and whenever you ask. When a new version is available, Mission Control shows a banner that lists the changes. You click Update, launchpad updates itself through Claude Code, and you type /reload-plugins in Claude Code to load the new version. launchpad never updates on its own. Your key comes with all 1.x updates included. 2.0 is a paid upgrade, discounted for owners.

What does it send from my machine?

Three things go to us or our payment provider: an update check, a license check and launchpad's own usage analytics (only if you say yes). None of them contains your code, your project names or your apps' keys. Everything else goes from your computer to your own accounts when you ask launchpad to act. See what each one sends.

Can I undo what it does?

Yes. You can undo launchpad's changes to your project files with one command. It puts back the files that launchpad wrote in its last run, and it leaves alone any file you have edited since. It cannot undo a deploy, a DNS change or a payment, so launchpad asks you before each of those.

What happens when a free plan changes its limits?

Every vendor step and waiting time in launchpad points to the vendor's official page and the date it was checked, and updates bring the changes as vendors make them. Every 1.x update is included with your key. launchpad asks before anything costs money, so a vendor's change can never make launchpad start a charge without you knowing.

You built it. Now ship it.

Install takes two lines and your key. Your readiness scorecard comes with the first run.

Questions before buying? Ask support →Not sure it fits? Search your stack →

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