Emergent vs Rork

Emergent

• Solo founders who want a web app and a matching mobile app from one project
• Non-developers building internal tools, dashboards or CRMs by prompt
• Builders who want the generated code in their own GitHub repository

Rork

• Non-developers who want to ship a native app to the App Store or Google Play
• Founders building subscription apps, with RevenueCat paywalls built in
• Developers who want an AI-written Swift or Kotlin codebase to continue in an IDE

Emergent

• The Free plan has 10 credits a month and cannot deploy apps, connect GitHub or use custom domains.
• Each deployed app uses 50 credits a month, half of the Standard plan's 100-credit allowance.
• Monthly subscription credits do not roll over; top-up credits, at $10 for 50, never expire.
• Mobile apps use a fixed Expo, FastAPI and MongoDB stack; Flutter and native Swift or Kotlin are not supported.

Rork

• The Free plan runs Design mode only: it proposes screens but cannot build, test or publish a working app.
• iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro apps, native games and iOS widgets need Rork Max, from $200 a month.
• iOS builds and cloud simulator sessions are charged in credits on top of the message that started them.
• The iPhone app lists Swift and web projects only; Android projects do not appear in it.

Emergent

Agent-built full-stack apps

Describe an app in chat and Emergent's agents write the frontend and backend, set up authentication, then test and debug the result.

Mobile apps with Expo

A Mobile agent builds iOS and Android apps from one Expo (React Native) codebase with a FastAPI backend and MongoDB. It is available on paid plans only.

Web and mobile conversion

A deployed web app can be rebuilt as a mobile app, or the reverse, with both versions sharing the same backend, database and login.

Deployment and custom domains

Previews expire after 30 minutes; deploying keeps an app online and costs 50 credits a month per app. Custom domains are available on paid plans.

GitHub integration

Paid plans can connect GitHub for version control. Emergent states that you own the generated code and can download, modify or host it elsewhere.

Custom agents and Pro modes

Pro adds custom AI agent creation, system prompt editing, a 1M context window and an Ultra thinking mode for complex builds.

Rork

Native iPhone, Android and web apps

The agent writes SwiftUI for iPhone, Kotlin with Jetpack Compose for Android, and React for the web, and can convert an app between the three platforms.

Design, Plan and Build modes

Design mode proposes screens and a look before any code exists, Plan mode writes a plan for review, and Build mode produces working code on paid plans.

Cloud simulator and device testing

Apps run on a cloud iOS simulator or Android emulator beside the chat. The Rork Max iPhone app installs and runs Swift builds directly on a phone.

Store publishing tools

Rork uploads iPhone builds to TestFlight and the App Store, generates an AAB for Google Play, and includes an AI App Store Reviewer and Screenshot Studio.

Rork Cloud backend

A hosted backend that the agent provisions when an app needs to store data. It is in beta and free during the beta; Supabase and Firebase are also supported.

GitHub sync and code access

A two-way GitHub sync exports the project, and an iPhone app can be opened in Xcode. Editing code by hand in dev mode needs a paid plan.

Emergent

• Free$0

  10 free monthly credits with core platform features. Deployments, GitHub integration, custom domains and top-ups are not included.

• Standard$17

  per month, billed annually; $20 billed monthly

  100 credits a month, web and mobile app building, private project hosting, GitHub integration, forking and the option to buy extra credits.

• Pro$167

  per month, billed annually; $200 billed monthly

  750 credits a month, a 1M context window, Ultra thinking, system prompt editing, custom AI agents, larger machines and priority support.

• BusinessCustom

  Everything in Pro, plus role-based access control, single sign-on, shared team workspaces and real-time co-editing.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Everything in Business, plus user-level credit limits, audit logs, self-hosted database support and deployment in your own cloud.

Rork

• Free$0

  Design mode only: 5 design credits a day, up to 35 a month in major markets, and private projects. No card required.

• Rork Pro$20

  per month

  100 credits a month with Build mode for native iPhone, Android and web apps, dev mode for editing code, and email support.

• Rork MaxFrom $200

  per month

  1,000 credits at $200, with tiers up to 10,000 at $1,800. Adds iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro apps, native games, iOS widgets and priority chat.

• CustomCustom

  For more than 10,000 credits a month or enterprise terms, arranged by contacting Rork.

Emergent

• Annual discount

  Lower monthly rate with annual billing

  On the pricing page, annual billing brings Standard from $20 to $17 a month (a $36 saving a year) and Pro from $200 to $167 a month (a $396 saving a year).

Rork

No public discounts listed.