Appifex vs Bolt (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Appifex if

• Fits if you want the code in your own GitHub from the start
• Works for people building a web and a native app against one backend

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want native Apple builds or managed hosting for free, as both start at Pro
• Tight if you plan to save credits, as monthly credits do not roll over, and only top-ups do
• Pricey if you build full apps often: Max is $200 a month for 100,000 credits
• Watch out: how far a plan goes depends on usage, with a floor of about 25 credits per small change

Pick Bolt if

• Fits if you want to prototype a web app from a prompt with nothing to install
• Works for people who switch between prompting and editing the code themselves

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're staying free, at 300K tokens a day and 1M a month, with bigger projects spending more per message
• Watch out: free sites carry a Made in Bolt badge and go offline for the month past 10 GB or 333,333 requests
• Skip it if you want a desktop or phone app to build in, as Bolt lives in the browser
• Pricey if you're a team, since Teams is $30 a member and tokens aren't shared between you
• Not for you if you need custom domains or Supabase databases for free, as both need a paid plan

Appifex

• Monthly credits do not roll over; only purchased top-up credits do.
• Native Apple Swift builds and managed Cloudflare hosting start at Pro.
• The pricing page shows a Save 20% yearly toggle but no yearly dollar amounts in its text, so the listed prices are monthly.
• A small change costs close to a 25-credit floor and a full app costs more, so how far a plan goes depends on usage.

Bolt

• The free plan stops at 300K tokens a day and 1M a month, and larger projects use more tokens per message.
• Custom domains and Supabase databases need a paid plan, and free sites show a Made in Bolt badge.
• Free sites go offline for the rest of the month once they pass 10 GB of bandwidth or 333,333 requests.
• On Teams, tokens are allotted to each paid member and are not shared across the team.

Appifex

Web, mobile and backend together

A prompt produces a React web front end, a React Native and Expo mobile app, and a FastAPI backend in one monorepo.

Native Apple apps

Native SwiftUI apps for iPhone, iPad, Watch and Vision Pro are generated on Pro and Max.

Database and authentication

Each project gets its own PostgreSQL database, built-in user authentication, and payments through Stripe and RevenueCat.

Automated error fixing

A fix agent runs up to five QA and repair cycles per build, and the pricing page says these are not billed.

GitHub repository and code editor

Code is committed to a GitHub repository in the user's account, with an interactive code editor, CLI support and access to Claude Code and Codex.

Import from other builders

The About page says an existing project from Lovable, Bolt or Replit, or any GitHub project, can be brought in.

Bolt

Prompt-to-app building

Describe an idea in chat and Bolt generates a full-stack project using JavaScript-based web frameworks. Plan Mode lets you discuss an approach before any code is written.

Bolt Cloud

Hosting, databases, user authentication and domains are built into each project. Paid plans raise the hosting allowance to 30 GB of bandwidth and 1 million requests a month.

Code view and GitHub

Project files can be read and edited directly in Code view, which uses no tokens, and a project can be connected to GitHub or started from an existing repository.

Design imports

Start a project from a Figma frame or a Google Stitch design, or add a design system so that generated screens follow existing components.

Mobile apps through Expo

Web apps are built natively in Bolt, while mobile apps for iOS and Android are built and shipped through its Expo integration.

Teams workspace

A shared workspace with centralized billing, member and integration controls, team prompts and private NPM registry support, priced per member.

Appifex

• Free$0

  1,000 credits a month with the standard feature set, excluding native Apple Swift builds and managed Cloudflare hosting.

• Pro$20

  per month, billed monthly

  5,000 credits a month. Adds native Apple Swift builds, managed Cloudflare hosting, priority features and early access.

• Max$200

  per month, billed monthly

  100,000 credits a month, with the same additions as Pro.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For teams and businesses; contact the vendor for terms.

Bolt

• Free$0

  300K tokens a day and 1M a month, public and private projects, hosting with up to 333K web requests, a 10MB upload limit and Bolt branding on sites.

• ProFrom $25

  per month, billed monthly; $216 a year billed yearly

  Starts at 10M tokens a month with no daily limit. Adds token rollover, custom domains, no Bolt branding, 100MB uploads and up to 1M web requests.

• Teams$30

  per member / month, billed monthly

  Everything in Pro, plus centralized billing, team-level access management, admin controls and private NPM registries. Tokens are per member, not pooled.

• EnterpriseCustom

  SSO, audit logs and compliance support, a dedicated account manager, 24/7 priority support, custom SLAs and data retention policies.

Appifex

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  The pricing page has a Monthly and Yearly toggle labelled Save 20%. The yearly amounts are not shown in the page text.

Bolt

• Annual discount

  Save up to 28% with yearly billing

  The pricing page advertises up to 28% off with yearly billing. The help center gives $216 a year for the entry Pro tier against $25 a month, and says other annual plans save 10%.