Rork vs Thunkable

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

Thunkable

• Non-developers who want a native app in the App Store and Google Play
• Students and teachers, who can apply for discounted Education plans
• Trying ideas for free with public projects before paying

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.

Thunkable

• Free and Accelerator do not list a live published app; Builder includes 1 and Advanced is unlimited.
• The Free plan has no private projects, and private projects become read-only if a paid subscription lapses.
• If a subscription expires, published apps become unavailable to their end users.
• Monthly billing costs far more on the higher tiers: Builder is $59 billed monthly against $37 billed yearly.

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.

Thunkable

AI Builder

A text description generates a mobile or web app's screens, logic and design, and follow-up prompts change it. Each build prompt uses roughly 250 AI tokens.

Discuss Mode and Plan mode

Discuss Mode helps plan a project and troubleshoot issues at about 100 tokens a prompt. Plan mode has the AI outline an app for review before it builds anything.

Live testing on a phone

The Thunkable Live app for iOS and Android runs a project on a real device during building. A generated code can also open the test in a browser without logging in.

App store and web publishing

One project targets both iOS and Android and is submitted to the App Store and Google Play from inside Thunkable, or published as a mobile or responsive web app.

Data and backend options

App data can stay on the device or live in Supabase, and the docs cover Firebase authentication, RevenueCat purchases, AdMob ads and OneSignal push notifications.

Code editor and version history

Generated apps can be edited directly in a code editor alongside AI prompts, and an earlier version of a project can be restored.

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.

Thunkable

• Free$0

  2,000 AI tokens a month, 3 public projects and 5 screens per project. Private projects are not included.

• Accelerator$18

  per month, billed yearly; $19 billed monthly

  20,000 AI tokens a month, 5 public projects, 1 private project, 10 screens per project and Intercom support.

• Builder$37

  per month, billed yearly; $59 billed monthly

  50,000 AI tokens a month, 10 private projects, unlimited screens, 1 live published app, custom branding and chat support.

• Advanced$99

  per month, billed yearly; $189 billed monthly

  100,000 AI tokens a month, unlimited private projects and live published apps, custom branding and priority support.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Plans for whole teams and custom arrangements, priced on request through a sales form.

• EducationCustom

  Special plans and pricing for students, teachers and districts, requested through an application form.

Rork

No public discounts listed.

Thunkable

• Annual discount

  Lower monthly price with yearly billing

  Billed yearly, Builder is $37 a month instead of $59 and Advanced is $99 instead of $189. Accelerator drops from $19 to $18.

• Education

  Discounted Education plan

  Thunkable's pricing page offers discounts for students and educators. Applicants fill in a form and receive a promo code for the Education plan by email.