App Rescue

Vibe-Coded App
Rescue

Built your app with Lovable, Bolt, Replit, or Cursor and it is starting to break? Security problems, scaling issues, or nobody understands the code? We rescue vibe-coded apps and make them production-ready.

Also available: Vibe-coded app audit, AI code audit, and AI-to-production engineering.

Rescue My AI App

Tell us what tool built your app and what is going wrong.

The Hidden Problems in AI-Generated Apps

AI coding tools get you to a working demo in days. What they skip is the work nobody sees in a demo: database rules, server-side checks, backups, tests, error tracking. Those gaps stay hidden until you have real users, real data and real payments.

These are the issues we find most often when a founder sends us an AI-built codebase:

Common AI App Problems We Fix

Exposed API keys and secrets in client codeCritical
No authentication or broken auth flowsCritical
Direct database access from the frontendCritical
No input validation or error handlingHigh
No rate limiting on API endpointsHigh
Unoptimized queries causing slow performanceHigh
Monolithic architecture that cannot scaleMedium
Zero automated tests in the codebaseMedium
No CI/CD pipeline or deployment processMedium
No monitoring, logging, or error trackingLow

What Usually Breaks, Tool by Tool

Each AI builder has its own habits. Knowing them tells us where to look first, which is why most audits find the serious problems on day one.

Lovable app rescue

React + Supabase

Lovable development

What we find

Supabase tables with Row Level Security turned off or set too loosely, so the public key in the browser can read or change other users' data. A 2025 vulnerability report (CVE-2025-48757) found this pattern on many Lovable-built sites.

What we do

We write RLS policies table by table, move sensitive logic into edge functions, and test access as a logged-out user and as a second account.

Bolt app rescue

Vite / Next.js, often Supabase

Bolt development

What we find

Secret keys stored in client-side environment variables (anything prefixed VITE_ ends up in the browser bundle), and long fix-it prompt loops that leave duplicate components and dead code behind.

What we do

We move secrets to the server, rotate the exposed ones, and remove the duplicated code so the next change does not break three other screens.

Replit app rescue

Replit Agent + Postgres

Replit development

What we find

One database shared by development and production, so an agent's test run or migration touches live data. In July 2025 a Replit agent deleted a founder's production database during a code freeze, which made this risk widely known.

What we do

We separate development and production databases, add automated backups with a tested restore, and limit what an agent can run against production.

Cursor, Claude Code & Codex app rescue

Your own repo, any stack

Cursor development

What we find

Large AI-written changes merged without review: the same logic written three different ways, dependencies nobody chose on purpose, and no tests to show what an edit broke.

What we do

We add tests around the main user flows, remove unused dependencies, merge the duplicated logic and set up pull-request checks before anything reaches production.

v0 app rescue

Next.js

What we find

Server actions and API routes generated without an authentication or ownership check, so anyone who finds the endpoint can call it.

What we do

We add session and ownership checks to every server action and route, plus input validation and rate limits on public endpoints.

Not sure how bad it is? Start with a vibe-coded app audit and get a written report and a fixed quote.

Rescue or Rebuild? How We Decide

Not every AI-built app is worth saving. We tell you which side yours falls on after the audit, before you pay for fixes.

Rescue makes sense when

  • The main user flows work, they are just fragile
  • Data sits in a real database with sensible tables
  • The stack is mainstream (React, Next.js, Supabase, Firebase, Postgres)
  • Problems are concentrated in auth, security, payments or performance

A rebuild is cheaper when

  • Login, payments or permissions only exist in the frontend
  • Data is stored in local storage, JSON files or one giant table
  • Every fix breaks something unrelated, even after cleanup
  • The app has to meet a compliance standard the current design cannot reach

Better to rebuild? A rebuild keeps your designs, copy and lessons from the first version, so it is usually much faster than the original build. See prototype to product.

Rescue Process

How We Rescue Your App

A structured rescue process — from emergency triage to production deployment.

01

Emergency Triage (Day 1-2)

Identify and fix critical security vulnerabilities — exposed secrets, broken auth, database exposure. Stop the bleeding first.

02

Deep Code Audit (Day 2-3)

Full review of architecture, database design, API security, performance bottlenecks, and production readiness.

03

Architecture Repair (Day 3-7)

Restructure the codebase — separate concerns, fix database schema, implement proper API layers, add error handling.

04

Security Hardening (Day 7-10)

Implement proper authentication, authorization, input validation, rate limiting, and API security.

05

Testing & QA (Day 10-12)

Build automated test suites to prevent regressions and ensure critical user flows work correctly.

06

Production Deployment (Day 12-14)

Set up CI/CD, monitoring, logging, backups, and deploy to production with confidence.

Before vs After Rescue

What your AI-generated app looks like before and after our rescue process.

Before Rescue
  • API keys exposed in frontend code
  • No authentication checks
  • Direct database queries from client
  • Zero automated tests
  • No error handling or logging
  • One database for testing and live users
After Rescue
  • All secrets server-side, env-protected
  • Full auth with RBAC and sessions
  • Secure API layer with validation
  • Tests on login, payments and core flows
  • Structured logging & error tracking
  • Separate production database with backups
Selected Work

Real Products.
Impact Driven Systems.

We collaborate with ambitious founders to turn complex challenges into high-performance digital systems.

Client Stories

Trusted by Visionary Founders

Digital Strategy

"Control Shift has been instrumental in reshaping our digital strategy. Their commitment to excellence and deep industry knowledge set them apart."

Asif Shuja

Asif Shuja

FOUNDER GEOPOCONSULT

Custom Solutions

"Control Shift raised our online presence, and their solutions fit the way we actually run our business."

Hasan Dweik

Hasan Dweik

CEO ULTRATEC 3D

Innovative Execution

"Control Shift delivered strong results for our brand — they executed cleanly from day one."

Yasir Arafeh

Yasir Arafeh

CEO ULTRATEC 4D

Digital Strategy

"Control Shift has been instrumental in reshaping our digital strategy. Their commitment to excellence and deep industry knowledge set them apart."

Asif Shuja

Asif Shuja

FOUNDER GEOPOCONSULT

Custom Solutions

"Control Shift raised our online presence, and their solutions fit the way we actually run our business."

Hasan Dweik

Hasan Dweik

CEO ULTRATEC 3D

Innovative Execution

"Control Shift delivered strong results for our brand — they executed cleanly from day one."

Yasir Arafeh

Yasir Arafeh

CEO ULTRATEC 4D

Digital Strategy

"Control Shift has been instrumental in reshaping our digital strategy. Their commitment to excellence and deep industry knowledge set them apart."

Asif Shuja

Asif Shuja

FOUNDER GEOPOCONSULT

Custom Solutions

"Control Shift raised our online presence, and their solutions fit the way we actually run our business."

Hasan Dweik

Hasan Dweik

CEO ULTRATEC 3D

Innovative Execution

"Control Shift delivered strong results for our brand — they executed cleanly from day one."

Yasir Arafeh

Yasir Arafeh

CEO ULTRATEC 4D

Knowledge Base

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ

Common Questions

Because the problems in AI-built apps rarely show up in a demo. The demo has one user, test data and no one trying to break it. Production has many users seeing each other's data if database rules are missing, API keys anyone can copy from the browser, and payments that fail without anyone noticing. Rescue finds and fixes those before your users or an attacker do.

Usually, yes. The audit tells us what to keep. If the data model is sound and the main flows work, we keep the UI and most of the code, and rebuild the parts that carry risk: authentication, database rules, payments and anything that talks to a third-party API. If the data model itself is wrong, we tell you a rebuild is cheaper before you spend money on fixes.

A focused rescue — fixing critical security issues, cleaning up architecture, and adding basic monitoring — takes 1-2 weeks. A full production rescue including testing, performance optimization, and DevOps typically takes 2-4 weeks depending on the complexity of your app.

Security issues are the most common and most dangerous problems in AI-generated code. We run a comprehensive security audit covering exposed secrets, authentication flaws, authorization bypasses, injection vulnerabilities, insecure API endpoints, and database exposure. Critical issues, such as a database anyone can read, are fixed first, normally in the first two days, before any cleanup work starts.

Our vibe-coded app rescue starts from AED 7,500 for critical security and architecture fixes. Full production rescue ranges from AED 10,999 to AED 14,999 depending on the state of the codebase and the complexity of the application.

That is exactly the situation we handle most often. We take over projects where the original builder — human or AI — is no longer available. Our team does a full codebase handover: understanding the architecture, documenting it, and then fixing and extending it as needed.

Yes, if you want to. We work in your Git repository, so the AI tool and our engineers edit the same code. We add tests and database rules that catch the most common ways an AI edit breaks things, and we show you which files to leave to a developer, usually auth, payments and database migrations.

Read access to the Git repository (or a code export), access to the backend project (Supabase, Firebase or your database host), and a list of the outside services the app uses, such as Stripe or an email provider. We sign an NDA before you share anything, and we rotate any keys we find exposed.

Only if there is a reason to. Supabase and Firebase are fine for production when they are set up properly, and most rescues keep them. We move hosting when cost, region or reliability requires it, for example when UAE or Saudi customers need lower latency or data kept in the region.

If the app is live and something is actively wrong, such as leaked data or a payment bug, we start fixing on day one and audit as we go. If it is not urgent, start with the vibe-coded app audit (from AED 1,500, results in 3-5 business days). You get a written report with a priority list and a fixed rescue quote, and the report is yours to use whether you hire us or not.

Every rescued app starts with understanding the code. Our vibe-coded app audit gives you a clear picture of what needs to change — before we write a single line of code. For a broader review, try our AI code audit.

Your AI App is Broken.
We Fix That.

Security, architecture, performance, and production — handled. Send us your codebase.

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Sourced & Verified

Sourced Context on App Development

Sourced context, grounded in verifiable references.

A mobile app is a program designed to run on a smartphone or tablet, built for platforms such as iOS or Android and distributed through app stores.[1]

Cross-platform frameworks let developers build for both iOS and Android from a single codebase, while native development tailors the code to each platform.[1]

App stores review and distribute applications, and developers must keep apps updated as operating systems and devices evolve.[2]

Sources & References

  1. [1]Mobile app — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_app
  2. [2]App store — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_store