# Newly review (2026): is it worth $25 a month? > Build native iOS and Android apps from a prompt Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Newly is an AI agent that builds React Native and Expo apps from chat prompts. Projects run on cloud iOS and Android simulators in the browser, can be exported with full source code and GitHub integration, and can be published to TestFlight, the App Store and Google Play. - **Category:** AI App Builders - **Made by:** Newly - **Website:** https://newly.app - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want to try before paying: there's no free plan. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Newly is a paid product, starting at $25 per month for 100 credits, billed monthly. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 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. | Read from https://newly.app/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Newly before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Yearly billing at $240 for the 100-credit step** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://newly.app/pricing ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - Founders who want a native mobile app without writing code - Builders who want to own and export the generated source - People without a Mac who want to publish to the App Store ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Newly writes React Native apps from a description and sends them to TestFlight and Google Play. There is no free plan, it starts at $25 a month for 100 credits, and you pay for the Apple and Google developer accounts yourself. - **Value for money: C.** $25 a month for 100 credits, billed monthly, at the dear edge of the category's range. A 200-credit step is $50. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan and no trial on record. The FAQ says it starts at $25 a month. - **Features: C.** React Native and Expo code, cloud simulators, store publishing, code export and GitHub. Credits are spent by the work done, so heavy builds run through them. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You need Apple and Google developer accounts and to learn Plan and Build modes. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web app that builds for iOS and Android, with GitHub, Expo, TestFlight, App Store and Google Play. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Newly's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among AI app builders - Newly's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 0 of the 52 other AI app builders we grade, and level with 5. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 13 of 52) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 37 of the 50 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 15 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-app-builders ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Newly you would be making a tool that builds and hosts other apps. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 47 of the 52 other AI app builders grade higher. It costs $300 a year. - You could not: A tool that builds and hosts other apps. - You could not: An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. - You could not: A builder that other people can use without writing code. - You could not: It plugs into other products, GitHub, Expo and TestFlight among them. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with GitHub, Expo, TestFlight, App Store, Google Play **Tags:** App builder, AI agents, AI features, No-code ## Alternatives - [Rork](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rork): AI builder for native iPhone, Android and web apps from a prompt. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/newly-vs-rork) - [Vibecode](https://toolgpa.com/tools/vibecode): AI builder for native iOS, cross-platform mobile and web apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/newly-vs-vibecode) - [Lovable](https://toolgpa.com/tools/lovable): Chat-based AI builder for full-stack web apps and websites. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lovable-vs-newly) - [Bolt](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bolt): Browser-based AI builder for websites, web apps and mobile apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bolt-vs-newly) - [Replit](https://toolgpa.com/tools/replit): Cloud platform where an AI agent builds, hosts and publishes apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/newly-vs-replit) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://newly.app/pricing - https://newly.app/faq Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/newly Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).