Bolt vs Youware (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Bolt grades higher than Youware: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Bolt grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Bolt
Browser-based AI builder for websites, web apps and mobile apps
Youware
Prompt-to-website builder with built-in database, auth and hosting
Which one is for you
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 Youware if
- Fits if you want to make small web projects from a prompt and share them
- Works for people who also want to remix other people's projects on a phone
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 5 projects, trial credits, and your projects show in the community
- Pricey if you want privacy: private projects are only on Ultra at $200 a month
- Watch out: code download, code editing, custom domains and YouBase need a paid plan
- Watch out: credit top-ups are sold only to yearly subscribers
- Watch out: the vendor's own subscription page was blocked, so prices come from its documentation
How we grade them
| 2.6GPABoltGood | 2.2GPAYouwareFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $25 a month, or $216 for the year, which works out at $18. That's mid-table for builders here, where the middle is $19 and the dearest quarter starts at $25. You get 10M tokens a month with no daily cap, rollover and custom domains. Teams is $30 a member, and those tokens aren't pooled. | CPro is $20 a month, exactly the category's middle. Yearly billing is stated as 17% less. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for good: 300K tokens a day, 1M a month, private projects, databases and hosting. The caps bite. Bigger projects spend more tokens per message, your site wears a Made in Bolt badge, and it goes dark for the rest of the month past 333,333 requests. | CThe free plan has trial credits only, up to 300 daily credits a month, and 5 projects. Projects on Free show up in the community. |
| Features | BIt covers the whole job. Chat builds a full-stack project and Plan Mode talks the approach through first; Bolt Cloud brings hosting, databases, login and domains; Code view edits files without spending tokens; and you can start from a Figma frame or ship phone apps through Expo. Replit does the same, so no A. | CPrompt-to-project, several models, a backend called YouBase and Figma, GitHub and Supabase links. Code download, editing, custom domains and the backend need a paid plan. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, but there's nothing to install and nothing to set up: open a browser tab, type a prompt and it builds. Code view is there if you want it. Supabase databases do need a paid plan. | CNo store rating on record, and the work is describing the project and fixing what it makes. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app to build in. It connects to Supabase, Stripe, GitHub, Figma, Netlify and Google Stitch, and to Expo for shipping iOS and Android apps. | BWeb, iOS and Android with six integrations listed. No desktop app. |
| Best for | building in a browser tab with the code in view | building small apps from a prompt |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Bolt and Youware. How we grade
Price against what you get
Bolt starts at $18 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Youware starts at $20 a month and scores 2.3.
Bolt scores higher and starts $2 a month lower. Of the other AI app builders on the chart, 1 scores higher than Bolt for less, and 14 score higher than Youware for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Bolt also covers no-code.
- Youware also covers databases and templates.
At a glance
| Bolt | Youware | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $18 per month, billed yearly ($216); $25 billed monthly (Pro) | $20 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | 300K tokens a day and 1M a month, public and private projects, unlimited databases, and hosting with up to 333K web requests a month. Published sites carry Bolt branding. | Trial credits only, up to 300 daily credits a month, 5 projects and 1 Credit Care refund a month. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | StackBlitz, Inc. | YouWare |
| Price read from | bolt.new | docs.youware.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Youware
- Code download, code editing, custom domains and YouBase need a paid plan.
- Private projects are only on Ultra ($200 a month); on Free, projects appear in the community.
- Credit top-ups are sold only to yearly subscribers.
- The vendor's own subscription page was blocked, so prices come from its documentation; yearly billing is stated as 17% less.
Key features
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.
Youware
- Prompt-based project creation
- Describe a site or app and the AI generates and publishes it; chat, visual editing and a code editor (for subscribers) refine it.
- Multi-model switching
- Choose among several AI models from providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Moonshot and Z.ai, trading cost against capability per task.
- YouBase backend
- A built-in backend with user login, a database, file storage and secrets management. It is not available on the free plan.
- Credit Care
- Rewind a result that did not meet your needs and get the credits back, within a monthly allowance that grows on paid plans.
- Figma, GitHub and Supabase connections
- Connect Figma designs, GitHub repositories or a Supabase backend so the AI can work with them in a project.
- Mobile app and remixing
- iOS and Android apps let you create and edit projects from a phone, and any public project can be remixed into your own workspace.
Plans
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.
Youware
Free$0
Trial credits plus daily credits, 5 projects, no YouBase, code download or custom domain.
Pro$20
per month, billed monthly, 3,000 credits
2,000 base plus 1,000 bonus credits, 100 projects, YouBase, code download and edit, custom domains, badge removal.
Ultra$200
per month, billed monthly, 36,000 credits
20,000 base plus 16,000 bonus credits, unlimited projects, private projects, database restore, one-on-one service.
Ways to pay less
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%.
Youware
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly billing
The pricing documentation says yearly plans give the same credits, distributed monthly, for 17% less than monthly billing; no yearly price is shown.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bolt or Youware?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Bolt is cheaper to start with: $18 a month, against $20 a month for Youware. Bolt starts at $18 per month, billed yearly ($216); $25 billed monthly (Pro), and Youware starts at $20 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Bolt or Youware?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Bolt and Youware have a free plan.
Which platforms do Bolt and Youware run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Youware lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.