whacka

What is whacka and who is it for?

whacka is a chat-based app builder: you describe the app you want in a sentence or two and it writes, hosts and publishes it for you. It is pitched at people who run things rather than people who code, such as salon owners, shopkeepers, teachers and sports club organisers.

The maker says every app comes with working logins, a real database, file uploads, push notifications, scheduled reminders and its own web address, and installs to a phone's home screen. Changes are made by carrying on the conversation, with a live preview beside the chat. The guides on its site walk through booking systems, stock lists, invoices, expense trackers, restaurant order screens and class registers.

How much does whacka cost in the UK?

whacka charges in US dollars only, from free up to $96 a month, and its pricing page says nothing about VAT or pounds. Card payments go through Stripe, so a UK card will be charged the sterling equivalent on the day.

• Free: $0, 24 credits a month (8 a day), apps online for 14 days after publishing
• Weekly: $3 a week, 50 credits a week, cancel any week
• Starter: $8 a month, 200 credits, apps stay live while subscribed
• Pro: $32 a month, 800 credits, own domain, code export and app store publishing
• Ultra: $96 a month, 2,500 credits, signed DPA and email support

Credits pay for build rounds, and bigger changes cost more. Hosting, the database, storage, push notifications and sign-in never use credits. AI features inside a published app, such as chat or voice, are billed to the app's own users rather than to you.

Is whacka's free plan enough?

It is enough to see whether whacka can build what you need, but not to run an app for long. Free apps go offline 14 days after you publish them, and only come back when the owner subscribes.

Eight credits a day suits small, steady changes. The Weekly plan at $3 is the cheapest way to finish one project in a burst, though its apps also stop after 14 days and unused weekly credits don't roll over. Starter is the lowest plan where an app stays live for as long as you pay.

whacka vs Anything: which is better?

Both build working apps from a chat, so the choice comes down to who will use the app and how you want to share it. whacka leans towards small businesses and community groups, with ready-made Telegram tools for attendance, sign-ups and tests, WhatsApp messages from your app and PayPal payments where whacka takes no cut.

Anything and Appy.AI target founders building products, while Durable and Framer are better known for websites than for apps with logins and data. Anyone wanting a marketing site rather than a working tool is likely to be better served by those.

Is whacka safe for business and customer data?

whacka says each project has its own data scope, so two published apps can't read each other's data, and end users only see their own rows. It states that prompts and generated code are not used to train AI models.

Data is stored in the United States, on AWS in Oregon, with no UK or EU hosting option mentioned. A signed data processing agreement comes only with the Ultra plan, which matters if your app collects customer details under UK GDPR. The terms also make you responsible for the privacy notice your own app shows its users.

How do you get whacka cheaper?

Annual billing gives two months free in the first year: Starter is $80 for the year, Pro $320 and Ultra $960. After that first year, the annual price rises to twelve times the monthly price.

Credits can also be earned rather than bought. whacka gives 10 credits when a friend you invite finishes their first build, up to 500 a month, and up to 100 credits once your published app reaches 500 visitors. Earned credits last 365 days. Top-ups cost $12 for 100 credits or $55 for 500 and last 12 months.