Rork review
6.9/10★★★★★Chat-to-mobile-app builder for iPhone and Android, with App Store publishing tools
- Best for
- Non-coders who want a real iPhone or Android app in the stores
- Price
- Freemium · from $25/month
Free: Limited messages to try the AI; no code export, private projects or App Store publishing - Platforms
- Web, iOS
- Made by
- Rork
What it is
Rork turns prompts into React Native (Expo) mobile apps, with Rork Max aimed at native Swift apps for Apple platforms. It adds a backend for data, logins and storage, an AI App Store reviewer and a screenshot studio to help get apps published.
What the AI does
- Prompt-to-mobile-app generation (Expo/React Native)
- Native Swift apps with Rork Max
- Rork Backend for data, auth and storage
- AI App Store reviewer
- App Store screenshot generator
Pros and cons
- Focused on phone apps, which most rivals skip
- Help with App Store submission and screenshots
- Build from its iOS app as well as the web
- Every message counts, so vague prompts get expensive
- Code export and publishing need a paid plan
- Few independent hands-on reviews
How it scores
The most mobile-focused builder here; thin independent testing caps its quality score.
Feature checklist · 4 of 9
- Built-in database and user logins (yes)
- One-click publishing with hosting included (no)
- Free plan that can publish an app (no)
- Custom domains (no)
- Export the code or sync it to GitHub (yes)
- Builds iOS or Android apps for the app stores (yes)
- Visual point-and-click editing alongside chat (no)
- Payments built in (e.g. Stripe) (no)
- Build from a phone app (yes)
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- Base44 7.4/10Founders and operators who need a working internal tool or prototype fast without touching infrastructure