Rork

Rork

Freemium

Idea to mobile app in minutes.

AI Builders

Published 29 May 2026 · Last updated 27 September 2026

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Scores

Popularity3/5

Rork became the largest AI platform for building mobile apps by web traffic within its first year. It raised $17.8M across two institutional rounds (a16z, Left Lane Capital) and is backed by the creators of React Native and Expo. It is the dominant tool in its niche, though the broader AI builders category is still led by web-focused tools like Lovable and Bolt.

Learning Curve1/5

No coding knowledge required — users describe their app in plain English and Rork generates everything. The conversational interface, QR-code live preview, and one-click publishing remove virtually every technical barrier. Getting a first prototype on a real device typically takes less than an hour.

Flexibility2/5

Rork is focused exclusively on mobile apps; web apps are not supported. The AI generates what it decides is the right UI and architecture, and customisation options within the platform are limited. Code export provides an escape hatch for developers who want to continue in Xcode or another editor, but the in-platform experience is intentionally constrained.

Performance3/5

The standard tier outputs React Native + Expo, a mature cross-platform framework with solid performance for most mobile use cases. Rork Max generates native Swift + SwiftUI, which matches the performance of hand-written Apple-ecosystem apps. Generated code quality is generally good for typical CRUD and UI-heavy apps.

Portability4/5

Generated code uses standard open frameworks (React Native + Expo, or Swift + SwiftUI) and is fully downloadable. Users own their code with no royalties or runtime lock-in. Once exported, the project can be opened in any IDE and deployed via any compatible pipeline, giving strong freedom from the Rork platform itself.

About Rork

Rork is a cloud-based AI builder for native mobile apps. You describe an app in a chat, and Rork's AI (running on Anthropic's Claude models) generates the screens, components, and logic, which you can preview on your own phone straight away by scanning a QR code, with no Xcode, Android Studio, or local toolchain.

Rork has two output modes. The standard plans generate React Native and Expo projects that run on both iOS and Android from one codebase. Rork Max, a separate higher-priced plan, generates native Swift and SwiftUI apps for the wider Apple ecosystem: iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Vision Pro, widgets, and iMessage extensions.

Apps publish to the App Store and Google Play from inside Rork, using your own developer accounts. The code belongs to you: projects export as standard React Native or Xcode projects, and GitHub integration keeps them under version control, so a developer can take over where the AI stops. For data and sign-in, Rork provides serverless functions and connects to Supabase for authentication and storage; there is no Rork-hosted database of its own.

Pricing is credit-based, where a credit is roughly one AI message. A free plan with a small daily allowance suits trying it out, and monthly plans step up in credits, with Rork Max priced separately for native Swift work. Credits reset each month, and UI iteration can use them faster than expected. Rork fits non-technical founders and small teams validating a mobile idea, MVPs, and demos best; complex multi-screen apps usually need manual fixes after export.

Key Features

  • Conversational mobile app generation running on Claude models
  • React Native and Expo output for iOS and Android from one codebase
  • Rork Max: native Swift and SwiftUI for iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, and Vision Pro
  • Live QR-code preview on a real device
  • Publishing to the App Store and Google Play from Rork
  • Code export as standard React Native or Xcode projects
  • GitHub integration for version control
  • Supabase integration for auth and data

Pros

  • Very fast path from an idea to an app running on a real phone
  • One prompt covers both iOS and Android
  • Rork Max reaches native Apple platforms such as Watch and Vision Pro
  • Exportable, user-owned code with no lock-in to the platform
  • Built on React Native and Expo, the standard cross-platform stack

Cons

  • Credits go quickly during UI iteration and reset monthly
  • No built-in database; data needs Supabase or another backend
  • App Store submissions can still fail review and need manual fixes
  • Complex screens and custom animations often need hand-editing after export
  • Native Swift output needs the separate, pricier Rork Max plan

Rork Pricing

Freemium
FreeFree
  • · Small daily credit allowance
  • · React Native and Expo output
  • · QR-code preview on device
  • · A few prompts on Rork Max to try it
Junior$25/monthly
  • · 100 credits per month
  • · App Store and Google Play publishing
  • · Private projects and GitHub integration
Middle$50/monthly
  • · 250 credits per month
  • · Everything in Junior
Senior$100/monthly
  • · 500 credits per month
  • · Everything in Middle
Rork Max$200/monthly
  • · From $200/month with 1,000 credits, adjustable up to 10,000
  • · Native Swift and SwiftUI generation
  • · iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Vision Pro, and iMessage
  • · Exportable Xcode projects

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Rork's web output is built with Vite and React, the documented stack behind its web code generation; its iOS and Android outputs use native Swift and Kotlin instead.

Supabase

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Databases
4/5

Rork has an official one-click Supabase integration for adding authentication and persistent data storage to generated mobile apps.

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Details

Maintained
Yes
Generated stack
React Native, Expo, SwiftUI, Swift
Hosting
Cloud only
Code export
Yes
DB included
No