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

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

Pick Newly if

• Fits if you want a native mobile app and own the store accounts
• Works for founders who want the source code and GitHub

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to try before paying: there's no free plan
• Pricey if your builds are big: credits are spent by the work the agent does
• Watch out: Apple Developer, Play Console, domains and services cost extra
• Watch out: yearly billing exists but the default view shows monthly prices

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.

Newly

• There is no free plan; the FAQ says Newly starts at $25 per month.
• Credits are consumed by the work the agent does, so usage varies with the task, project and model.
• Apple Developer and Google Play Console accounts are separate and paid by you, and developer accounts, domains and connected services cost extra.
• The site shows the monthly price on its default view; a yearly billing option exists, at $240 a year for the 100-credit step.

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.

Newly

Native app generation

The agent writes React Native and Expo code from a description, rather than a web wrapper, and works in Ask, Plan and Build modes.

Cloud simulators

Preview iOS and Android apps in the browser without Xcode, a Mac or Android Studio, or ask for an APK to test on a phone.

Store publishing

Send builds to TestFlight and the App Store, or build a signed AAB for Google Play, using your own developer accounts.

Code ownership

Full source code export and GitHub integration are included, and apps can also be exported to the web as a Progressive Web App.

Landing pages and domains

Plans include app landing pages and domains, with human chat support.

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.

Newly

• Newly Apex 100 credits$25

  per month for 100 credits, billed monthly

  Newly Agent, iOS and Android builds, TestFlight, App Store and Google Play publishing, landing pages and human chat support.

• Newly Apex 200 credits$50

  per month for 200 credits, billed monthly

  Same features with more credits. Steps run to 6,400 credits a month at $1,600.

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%.

Newly

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing at $240 for the 100-credit step

  The pricing page lists the 100-credit plan at $240 billed yearly against $25 a month billed monthly, which works out to $20 a month.