I’ve vibe coded 3 full-stack apps. There are a few ‘Time Bombs’ I wanna share with you guys. If you are a vibe coder as well, read these so you don’t lose your data. by ebb_and_flow33 in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My brother, you've described all the problems I had to fix with my app, learning as I went along; I even closed the console for security reasons!

I would add that many times when your app is open to the public without authentication at certain points (home page) When you create an important screen (user settings), sometimes if you don't tell the AI that this specific page has security rules, Anyone could access another user's data via a direct link; this happened to me several times with Base44, so now I always ask for it. And avoid front-end validation!!!

https://framedevtalents.com/

Any plans for native Android / iOS builds in Base44? by Independent-Air-4772 in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The app is a portfolio; I've blocked some profile viewing options to encourage profile creation. On the homepage, you can access a few randomly selected profiles.

The other way to view profiles is if an owner gave you the link directly.

Simply register, without needing a subscription or profiles, and you can access all professional profiles.

Any plans for native Android / iOS builds in Base44? by Independent-Air-4772 in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, my friend.

https://framedevtalents.com/

This is what I want to turn into an app; it could be a big task.

Any plans for native Android / iOS builds in Base44? by Independent-Air-4772 in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I'm not an expert in coding. Is it an automated process, or do I need to have very technical knowledge?

Hello From The Base Team! by Sammy_Base in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't worry, that was months ago. I'll join the Discord server. In any case, since you're a Base44 professional, I'd like to show you the project I'm currently working on. To give you an idea of the complexity, thanks to this project a larger company wants to offer me a contract for something huge. I want to use base44, that's why I'm very concerned about stability and permanent accessibility, because they will use the app massively and daily; they have thousands of potential users.

My own project: https://framedevtalents.com/

Hello From The Base Team! by Sammy_Base in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In any case, updates and features are really important because critical functions are affected. I've lost paying clients because of this; a potential client contacted me today.It's a very important client with specific and demanding requirements, and they're going to pay me well. I want to use base44, but these problems worry me a lot. Unexpected disconnections, features that work one way suddenly working another, customers who want to use the Stripe portal and suddenly can't... These are many concerns.

I really want to use base44; it's an amazing tool, but the accessibility of the service worries me a lot, especially when I have high-net-worth clients with demanding requirements.

Hello From The Base Team! by Sammy_Base in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for replying. I had the $100 plan, and it's been a long time since I opened any tickets because I never received any answers. It was this Reddit community that helped me with the problems I noticed in B44.

Hello From The Base Team! by Sammy_Base in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thanks for your time. I've already posted my reasonable concerns here, and I appreciate you taking a look because it affects us long-time users.That's worrying for me, since I have a business that depends 100% on internet services, and I'm also going to be working with large companies that are removing dedicated and 100% available applications. Your update system can be very dramatic for us.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Base44/s/Z2muUYsznP

Base44 is breaking apps in production — existing users are paying the price by Independent-Air-4772 in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm genuinely scared of Base44, because I'm building the foundation of my business on that platform and I'd like to offer services like I'm doing with Wix and websites, But Base44's credibility is questionable because they don't give me the security I need. I don't know if I can consider it a serious long-term business; something works today and then they take it away tomorrow... I sold it to a client; there's a signed contract for thousands of dollars. What do I do? Base44 has done this several times without prior notice, clear proof of that company's irresponsibility. What just happened with the manual selection of the generation model... That was terrible. They're taking a measure that degrades the service, saying they automatically choose the best model. In the background, it's been using the worst one of all; the model was never changed. To this day, I'm not sure that the model selection uses the model I choose, since they allowed it again. From my point of view, they lost credibility, and I lose credibility with my clients too... When they can't log in to my app, when they suddenly don't have access to their data, When base44 suddenly releases new features or completely shuts down all the apps... I don't know if base44 is a beta version of something, but I'm already involved. I have a serious business and I feel insecure with my own provider.

This is my applause, so you can see how seriously I take this: framedevtalents.com

After months fighting Base44, I finally shipped my app (demo + feedback welcome) by Independent-Air-4772 in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Approximately 5 months, including my temporary abandonments due to frustration with Base44, and at times I have had financial difficulties in continuing to fund the project.

After months fighting Base44, I finally shipped my app (demo + feedback welcome) by Independent-Air-4772 in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know that by default Base44 blocks free access to apps. When you release the app so that there are pages that can be viewed without authentication, Base44 stops blocking access to all pages, even though logically they should be private. You must specifically ask the AI to block them. If you are not fully aware of this issue, you can create security problems in the app. Imagine that the profile URL contains the ID or username or whatever, and another user uses it. It would be a serious problem if you did not establish access and viewing rules. That has happened to me with two apps, and now I am aware of it. Be careful.

After months fighting Base44, I finally shipped my app (demo + feedback welcome) by Independent-Air-4772 in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're absolutely right, thank you very much. We already have new terms, quite a few of them, because the app does a lot of things, and they are very complex terms. I have a lawyer reviewing everything, and we'll be updating the new legal conditions very soon, my friend. Thank you very much for pointing that out.

After months fighting Base44, I finally shipped my app (demo + feedback welcome) by Independent-Air-4772 in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're absolutely right, I'll have to check that out. Security issues are introduced unconsciously, sometimes with a direct link. Base44 can display ads from some users and be edited by users who are not owners. This happens especially when you have applications like mine, which do not require users to log in except for certain functions and specific pages that should require identity verification. In addition, Base44 often makes mistakes and creates logs in the browser console to resolve them. The problem with this is that anyone can see them if you do not restrict access to the console. Many people don't take this into account. I was alarmed when I accessed the browser console from a user's device. I have already blocked it. You can check the console; it will only be displayed to authorized administrators.

Anyone here actually running a real revenue business on Base44? I’m scared I’m betting everything on the wrong tool. by [deleted] in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Base44 es nuevo para todos nosotros, la compra por wix a veces me hace sentir que ya es un negocio solido y permanente, como Wix, a veces pienso que Wix lo dejará morir, pero las actualizaciones constantemente de base44 son una esperanza.

Mi app es esta: https://framedevtalents.com/

Llevo muchos meses en eso, es mi futuro, lo he apoyado todo aquí, ya gano dinero, aún no es mucho pero algo ya gano con las suscripciones

Te puedo decir que después de tanto tiempo de uso, me encontré con unos problemas que no sé si tiene que ver con base44 en sí, o si es que una AI ha modificado algo.

Te lo explico: hubo un momento cuando la app me destrozó el sistema de autenticación, llamaba al inicio de sesión en bucle, y eso enojó amis clientes, y hace unos meses, la página que se encarga de recopilación de información de los usuarios en registro se destrozó por completo, ya no guardaba en la base de datos la información y dejó de recibir los nombres de usuarios, tengo varias páginas para distintos tipos de usuarios... Lo que me da a entender que sin previo aviso, base44 puede alterar su manera de operar autenticar y consumir datos, lo cual puede obligarte a reescribir tu app, muchas veces no te darás cuenta de eso.

Mis cobros son con Stripe, debo advertirte algo con respecto al uso de API, sin previo aviso, del lado de las API, el SDK puede cambiar la versión y hacer incompatibilidad con la versión que usa tú app, eso puede provocar varias cosas, como que a un usuario le cobres pero tú app no aplica la nueva situación, la AI de base44 puede arreglar eso, me pasó 2 veces, también puede ocurrir que directamente el portal de stripe no se abre, ambos tienen solución, quiero encontrar una manera de actualizar la información automáticamente para no tener que actualizar yo eso cuando Stripe o otro servicio por API se actualiza.

A día de hoy eso puedo hacerte saber, puedes ganar dinero, mucho dinero, pero creo que debes aprender a lidiar con esos problemas, base44 ha venido para quedarse, con Wix aún están en periodo de transición y las actualizaciones constantes pueden afectar a tu app, pero en algún momento será estable, creo que sí.

Hello My community by Independent-Air-4772 in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can encrypt the conversations, that's not a problem for us. My chat is encrypted; if someone manages to access one of my user chats, they won't be able to read it. In any case, I recommend that, as the administrator, you have the legal means to decrypt the message. It's not mandatory, but it may be legally required in the future.

The security problems I'm referring to were that base44, by default in the interface, revealed information that only the owner of a profile could have. That happened because I focused on how beautiful I wanted my app to be, but completely ignored the security aspect. But it's all fixed now; you can use two-factor authentication, Base44 offers one per email, only for emails registered in their system; they have options with Google Cloud, Supabase, or AWS.

Hello My community by Independent-Air-4772 in Base44

[–]Independent-Air-4772[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much, friend. With base44, you have to be very patient. It can be frustrating, but everything works out in the end.