Reviewing a Lovable build: sharing previews and useful feedback

A clear review process makes it easier to work with a freelance Lovable developer. I want you to see progress, understand what is ready for feedback and know which decisions are still open. A preview link works best when it comes with a specific review task.

Sharing a work-in-progress app is useful. Remembering which link you sent to your colleague, your client and that very enthusiastic friend is rather less fun.

Lovable’s preview-link controls let you create several shared preview links for one project, name them and decide whether guests can comment through each one. On Business and Enterprise plans, you can also add passwords and choose when links expire.

I’ll show you how I’d organise a small-business review, from deciding who needs access to closing the links afterwards.

Before you start

Have these things ready:

• Your Lovable project: open the project you want people to review.

• A reviewer list: decide who needs a preview and whether you want their comments.

• Your plan details: the available protection settings depend on your plan.

• A review deadline: even a rough date helps you choose sensible access arrangements.

On Free and Pro, shared preview links expire after seven days. On Business and Enterprise, you can enable Require a password and set Link expiration to 24 hours, seven days, 30 days or never.

1. Create separate, clearly named links

Open your project’s Share dialog. This is where Lovable shows every active shared preview link.

1. Create a shared preview link for your first reviewer or group.

2. Give it a name that tells you what it is for.

3. Create additional links for groups you want to manage separately.

For example, I might use Client review October, Team feedback and Supplier walkthrough. Those names will make more sense later than three variations of “new link”.

You don’t need a separate link for every person. My suggestion is to separate links wherever the commenting rules or review deadlines differ. It also means you can delete one group’s link without deleting the others.

2. Set commenting and protection for each link

Work through each link individually rather than assuming every reviewer needs the same setup.

1. Choose whether guests can comment. Allow comments where you want feedback. For a simple look-around, you may prefer not to.

2. Check the expiry arrangements. On Free and Pro, plan around the seven-day expiry. On Business and Enterprise, choose from the available Link expiration options.

3. Add a password if appropriate and available. On Business and Enterprise, enable Require a password and set it for the link.

For a short review session, I’d consider 24 hours. For feedback across a working week, seven days may be more practical. Those are workflow suggestions, not rules: choose what suits the people doing the reviewing.

With password protection enabled, reviewers must enter the password before they can see either the preview or its comments. Remember that when writing your invitation, otherwise your first piece of feedback may simply be “How do I get in?”

3. Send a useful review invitation, then tidy up

Send the relevant preview link to each group with a short explanation of what you need. If you enabled a password, make sure authorised reviewers have it too.

I’d include three things: what to check, whether comments are enabled and when I need the feedback. For example:

Please review the booking screens by Friday. Comments are enabled on this preview link. I’m looking for feedback on the wording and layout, so please focus on those rather than suggesting a completely new business model.

Once the review is finished, return to the Share dialog and check the active links. Delete any you no longer need.

Deleting a link stops it working immediately. That makes deletion useful for ending access early, but it also means you should check the name carefully before removing one. A quick tidy-up is good; accidentally interrupting a client review is less charming.

Common snags and how I’d fix them

I can’t find password or expiry options

Check your plan first. Password protection and selectable expiry periods are Business and Enterprise features. Free and Pro links expire after seven days.

A reviewer’s link no longer works

Check whether the link has expired or been deleted. The Share dialog lists active links. If the old link is no longer active and the review still needs to continue, create and send a new one.

A reviewer can see the preview but can’t comment

Check the commenting choice for the exact link they received. Comment permission is controlled per link, so another group’s link may have different settings.

I need to withdraw access before the deadline

Delete the relevant link rather than waiting for expiry. It stops working immediately. My final habit is simple: name links clearly, give reviewers a deadline and remove access when the job is done. A little organisation now saves a surprisingly large amount of “Which link was that?” later.

Give feedback your developer can act on

For each issue, name the page, describe what you expected and explain what happened instead. Include the device or screen size when the layout is involved. Keep new feature requests separate from corrections to the agreed brief so the effect on scope is clear. That is how I keep project work moving without losing the details that matter to you.