Replit vs Rork

Replit

• People who want an app built, hosted and published in one place
• Builders who expect to read or edit the code in a full cloud workspace
• Small teams sharing one plan: Core covers 5 builders and Pro 15, with no per-user fee

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

Replit

• Starter is limited to Lite build with daily caps, and its single published app goes offline after 30 days.
• Connectors, Plan Mode, full build and Replit AI Integrations all require Core or Pro.
• Power and Max mode work is billed by effort from monthly credits, and usage beyond them is pay-as-you-go.
• The mobile app is for building websites and web apps; native iOS app projects have to be started on the web.

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.

Replit

Agent with Free, Power and Max modes

Agent builds, debugs and iterates on an app from chat. Free Mode costs no credits within a plan allowance; Power and Max use monthly credits and need Core or Pro.

Built-in database, storage and auth

Replit-managed integrations include a PostgreSQL database, App Storage for files, Replit Auth sign-in and custom domains, with no API keys to set up.

One-click publishing

Apps publish to a live URL from the workspace. Starter includes 1 published app for 30 days; Core and Pro allow unlimited apps and remove the Made with Replit badge.

Design Canvas and Visual Editor

Design Canvas explores visual ideas and variations, and the Visual Editor changes content and layout directly. Converting a design into a full app needs Core.

Connectors

Sign in once to services such as Google Drive, Gmail, GitHub, Linear and Jira, and Agent can read and write to them from chat. Most connectors need a paid plan.

Web, mobile and other artifacts

Agent builds web apps and native iOS and Android apps with Expo previews. Core and Pro add slide decks, data visualizations, animated videos and other artifact types.

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.

Replit

• Starter$0

  Daily Agent credits up to a monthly cap, Lite build, Design Canvas and 1 published app that comes down after 30 days. No connectors or Plan Mode.

• Core$18

  per month, billed annually; $20 billed monthly

  $20 of monthly credits for paid Agent modes, a Free Mode allowance, Plan Mode, connectors, unlimited published apps and up to 5 builders.

• Pro$90

  per month, billed annually; $100 billed monthly

  $100 of monthly credits with rollover, 10 parallel agents, up to 15 collaborators and 50 viewers, priority support and 28-day database rollback.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom seat limits, SSO/SAML, advanced privacy controls, single-tenant environments and static outbound IPs.

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.

Replit

• Annual discount

  Up to 10% off with yearly billing

  The pricing page's Yearly toggle is labeled up to 10% off: Core drops from $20 to $18 a month and Pro from $100 to $90 a month when billed annually.

Rork

• By country

  Rork Start, an entry plan sold only in India

  Rork's plans page lists Rork Start at ₹649 a month, sold in India only and in rupees: Build mode with 40 credits a month and light models only. Rork Pro, the entry plan elsewhere, is $20 a month for 100 credits.