# RapidNative review (2026): is the free plan enough? > AI builder that turns prompts into React Native mobile apps Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. RapidNative is a browser-based AI builder that generates React Native and Expo mobile apps from a text prompt, sketch, screenshot or product spec. Projects come with a Postgres backend, sign-in and file storage, and the code can be exported on paid plans. Credits are spent each time the AI generates code. - **Category:** AI App Builders - **Made by:** Shaper Studio Inc. - **Website:** https://www.rapidnative.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free: 20 credits a month and 5 screens a project. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, RapidNative has a free plan, and paid plans start at $20 per month, billed monthly. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** 20 AI credits a month (up to 5 a day), 5 screens per project and projects that are public by default. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Freemium | $0 | 20 credits a month, 5 screens per project, 10 MB of storage and no code export. | | Starter | $20 per month, billed monthly, 50 credits | Unlimited screens, private projects, code export and editor, team collaboration and 250 MB storage. | | Pro | $49 per month, billed monthly, 150 credits | Everything in Starter with 150 credits a month and 1 GB of storage, for teams shipping several apps. | | Max | $99 per month, billed monthly, 330 credits | Everything in Pro with 330 credits a month and 3 GB of storage. | | Ultra | $199 per month, billed monthly, 725 credits | Everything in Max with 725 credits a month and 8 GB of storage. | | Enterprise | Custom | Custom design systems, white-labeling, dedicated infrastructure, SLAs and onboarding. Sold through sales. | Read from https://www.rapidnative.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with RapidNative before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Yearly billing costs about half as much** (Annual discount): Starter is $119 a year, Pro $199, Max $399 and Ultra $799, shown against $240, $588, $1,188 and $2,388 on monthly billing. Credits come as one annual bundle. Source: https://www.rapidnative.com/pricing ## Key features - **Prompt, sketch, image or spec input:** Describe an app in text, sketch it, drop in a screenshot or upload a product requirements document, and the builder generates the screens. - **React Native and Expo code:** Output is standard React Native with Expo and Nativewind styling. The vendor says you own the code; export and the in-browser code editor start on the Starter plan. - **Point-and-prompt editing:** Select an element on a screen and describe the change you want, and the AI edits that part of the code. - **Backend included:** Every project gets a Postgres database, authentication and file storage, and can be pointed at your own Supabase project from the settings. - **Phone preview:** Scan a QR code to run the app on a phone through Expo Go while you build, without Xcode or Android Studio. - **Store publishing and screenshots:** A connected paid service, LetsDeployIt, submits apps to the App Store and Google Play, and Appshots designs store screenshots using the same credits. ## Good for - Founders and product managers who want a working mobile prototype - Designers moving from a wireframe to an app they can test on a real phone - Developers who want a React Native starting point ## Worth knowing - The free plan stops at 20 credits a month, 5 screens a project and no code export; projects there are public by default. - Code export, private projects and team collaboration start at Starter ($20 a month). - Git integration is listed as coming soon on every plan. - Publishing to the App Store and Google Play goes through LetsDeployIt, a separate flat-fee service. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. RapidNative takes a prompt, sketch or spec and produces a React Native and Expo app you can preview on a phone. The free plan is 20 credits a month, 5 screens a project and public projects, and Git integration is listed as coming soon on every plan. - **Value for money: C.** Starter is $20 a month, the category's middle. Higher plans run $49, $99 and $199. - **Free plan and trial: C.** 20 credits a month, 5 a day, 5 screens a project and public projects by default is a cap you will hit quickly. No code export on Free. - **Features: C.** Prompt, sketch and image input, point-and-prompt editing, a backend and phone preview. Git is coming soon, and store publishing goes through a separate paid service. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and building the app is still the work. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, with Expo and React Native code out. Three integrations are listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from RapidNative's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among AI app builders - RapidNative's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 10 of the 89 other AI app builders we grade, and level with 12. - Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 38 of the 82 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 28 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 RapidNative 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: 67 of the 89 other AI app builders grade higher. It costs $240 a year. - You could make: Templates: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A tool that builds and hosts other apps. - You could not: Several people working in it at the same moment. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Supabase, Expo, Lovable **Tags:** App builder, AI features, Real-time collaboration, Templates ## Alternatives - [Rork](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rork): AI builder for native iPhone, Android and web apps from a prompt. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/rapidnative-vs-rork) - [Dreamflow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dreamflow): AI and visual builder for Flutter mobile and web apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dreamflow-vs-rapidnative) - [FlutterFlow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/flutterflow): Visual and AI builder for iOS, Android and web apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flutterflow-vs-rapidnative) - [Vibecode](https://toolgpa.com/tools/vibecode): AI builder for native iOS, cross-platform mobile and web apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/rapidnative-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-rapidnative) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.rapidnative.com/pricing - https://www.rapidnative.com - https://www.rapidnative.com/about Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/rapidnative Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).