Best for: Solo builders validating ideas and making quick demos or prototypes
Price: Freemium · from $25/month
Free: 1M tokens a month (300K daily cap), hosting and databases, Bolt branding
Platforms: Web
Made by: StackBlitz, San Francisco, USA

What it is

Bolt.new generates and runs full-stack apps entirely in the browser using StackBlitz's WebContainers, so you see a live app within minutes. It includes hosting and databases, and you can import Figma designs or GitHub projects to work on.

What the AI does

Prompt-to-app generation running in the browser
Hosting and unlimited databases
Figma and GitHub import
AI image editing (Pro)
SEO tools (Pro)

Pros and cons

Fastest path from prompt to a running app
No local setup at all
Free plan includes hosting
Unused paid tokens roll over

Token burn on bug-fix loops is the top complaint
Code quality drops as projects grow
Fixes can rewrite whole files and break layouts

How it scores

Build quality7

Ease of use8.5

Features7

Value for money7

Platforms5

Superb for speed and prototypes; reviewers find it less reliable on larger projects.

Feature checklist · 4 of 9

Built-in database and user logins (yes)
One-click publishing with hosting included (yes)
Free plan that can publish an app (yes)
Custom domains (yes)
Export the code or sync it to GitHub (no)
Builds iOS or Android apps for the app stores (no)
Visual point-and-click editing alongside chat (no)
Payments built in (e.g. Stripe) (no)
Build from a phone app (no)

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