The Rocket Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Rocket in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Rocket
The Insider’s Guide
AI builder for web and mobile apps with built-in market research
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI app builders, read from Rocket’s own pages.
Made by Rocket USA Inc. · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Rocket’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Rocket’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.8
GPA, above 19 of the 26 other AI app builders we grade
Rocket generates web apps, landing pages and mobile apps from a chat prompt, producing Next.js code for the web and Flutter code for iOS and Android. Alongside the builder it has Solve, which writes sourced research reports on a business question, and Intelligence, which monitors competitors and sends daily briefs. Plans charge a flat monthly platform fee with unlimited team members, and one credit balance pays for all three.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Rocket, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Web apps land on a staging URL before they go live.
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Best for market research and the app build in one place
Rocket builds the app and researches whether anyone wants it: Build turns a prompt into a Next.js web app or a Flutter phone app, Solve writes sourced research reports, and Intelligence tracks competitors.
- 2
Paid plans start at $25 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $25 per month, billed monthly (Pro); 20% less with yearly billing.
- 3
You can try it first
Free plan: 20 one-time credits with no time limit and no card required. The credits do not renew.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
Build: prompt-to-app generation
Describe an app in chat and Rocket generates a Next.js web app or a Flutter mobile app, which can then be changed through chat, visual editing or the code view.
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Solve research reports
Solve answers a business or market question with a structured, sourced report. Free and Pro get Light Solve; Full Solve needs the Rocket or Booster plan.
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Intelligence competitor monitoring
Follows chosen companies across nine signal areas, including website changes, hiring and pricing, and delivers daily briefs. Included on Rocket and Booster.
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A 2.8 GPA, above 19 of 26
That is against the other AI app builders we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace Rocket 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.
Rocket at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $25 per month, billed monthly (Pro); 20% less with yearly billing
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Free plan: 20 one-time credits with no time limit and no card required. The credits do not renew.
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Rocket USA Inc.
- Category
- AI App Builders
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
Best for market research and the app build in one place
Rocket builds the app and researches whether anyone wants it: Build turns a prompt into a Next.js web app or a Flutter phone app, Solve writes sourced research reports, and Intelligence tracks competitors. Pro is $25 a month with unlimited team members. But full research and competitor tracking need the $50 plan, the free plan is 20 credits once, and canceling wipes any credits you have left.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Pro is $25 a month, or 20% less paid yearly, putting it at the dear end of the ordinary band for builders here against a $19 middle. It's 100 credits a month with unlimited team members on one flat fee. Full Solve research and Intelligence need the $50 Rocket plan. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Twenty credits, once, with no time limit and no card wanted. They never refill, so it's a trial rather than a plan, and custom domains and downloading your project as a .zip need paying for anyway. |
| Features | A | It covers the whole job: a Next.js web app or a Flutter app for both phones, edited by chat, visual editing or code, with 26+ connectors, GitHub sync and store-ready builds. Then Solve writes sourced research reports and Intelligence sends daily competitor briefs, which no rival here does. |
| Ease of use | B | No rating on record, but there's nothing to set up: describe the app in chat, then change it by chat, by clicking around or in the code view. Web apps land on a staging URL before they go live. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone and Android, with no desktop app listed, and that's what holds it to a B. It connects to GitHub, Supabase, Stripe, Figma, Netlify, Notion, Linear and Airtable, and the docs list more than 26 services you can wire in from a prompt. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Rocket is for
- Fits if you're a founder who wants the market research and the build in one product
- Works for teams, as every plan has unlimited members on a flat fee
Who it is not for
- Not for you if you want a free plan to stay on, as the 20 free credits never refill
- Pricey if the research is the draw, since Full Solve and Intelligence start at $50 a month
- Skip it if you might cancel with credits left, because unused ones, add-ons included, expire at the end of the billing cycle
- Watch out: custom domains and downloading your project as a .zip need a paid plan
- Tight if you want a desktop app, as only web, iPhone and Android are listed
Good to know
Good for
- Founders who want market research and the app build in one product
- Teams that want unlimited members on a flat platform fee
- Building a Next.js web app and a Flutter mobile app from prompts
Worth knowing
- The Free plan is a one-time grant of 20 credits that does not refill each month.
- Full Solve reports and competitor Intelligence need the Rocket plan at $50 a month or Booster; Pro has Light Solve only.
- Custom domains and downloading the project as a .zip file need a paid plan.
- Canceling a plan makes all unused credits, including purchased add-ons, expire at the end of the billing cycle.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$25
A month to start
Rocket is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $25 per month, billed monthly (Pro); 20% less with yearly billing.
Twenty credits, once, with no time limit and no card wanted.
Free
$0
20 one-time credits for Build and Light Solve, with unlimited team members and no card required.
Pro
$25
per month, billed monthly; 20% less with yearly billing
100 credits a month for building websites, web apps and mobile apps, plus Light Solve research. Full Solve is not included.
Rocket
$50
per month, billed monthly; 20% less with yearly billing
250 credits a month. Adds Full Solve research reports and competitor monitoring through Intelligence.
Booster
$250
per month, billed monthly; 20% less with yearly billing
1,500 credits a month with the same Build, Solve and Intelligence access as the Rocket plan.
Trying it first
Free plan: 20 one-time credits with no time limit and no card required. The credits do not renew.
Read from rocket.new on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
Rocket's pricing page and docs state that yearly billing takes 20% off every paid plan, paid upfront for 12 months. Credits are still granted monthly.
Stated on rocket.new
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
AI builder for web and mobile apps with built-in market research. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, AI agents, app builder, no-code, research.
Then Solve writes sourced research reports and Intelligence sends daily competitor briefs, which no rival here does.
- Build: prompt-to-app generation
- Describe an app in chat and Rocket generates a Next.js web app or a Flutter mobile app, which can then be changed through chat, visual editing or the code view.
- Solve research reports
- Solve answers a business or market question with a structured, sourced report. Free and Pro get Light Solve; Full Solve needs the Rocket or Booster plan.
- Intelligence competitor monitoring
- Follows chosen companies across nine signal areas, including website changes, hiring and pricing, and delivers daily briefs. Included on Rocket and Booster.
- Launch and custom domains
- Web apps publish to a staging URL before going live, and custom domains need a paid plan. Flutter projects can be downloaded as an APK or prepared for the App Store and Google Play.
- Connectors
- The docs list more than 26 services that can be wired into an app from a prompt, covering payments, databases, AI models, email, analytics and CRM.
- Code access and GitHub sync
- Source files can be viewed and edited in the browser and pushed to GitHub, with two-way sync for Next.js TypeScript projects. Downloading a .zip needs a paid plan.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- GitHub
- Supabase
- Stripe
- Figma
- Netlify
- Notion
- Linear
- Airtable
Rocket is made by Rocket USA Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
19/26
Other AI app builders it is graded above
Rocket's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 19 of the 26 other AI app builders we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on features (A, above 25 of 26) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 20 of the 26 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 27 AI app builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Rocket’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 6 of 26
- CFree plan and trialAbove 1 of 26
- AFeaturesAbove 25 of 26
- BEase of useAbove 7 of 26
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 26
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 27 AI app builders. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Rocket is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Rocket 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.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 19 of the 26 other AI app builders we grade. It costs $300 a year.
What you could not
- A tool that builds and hosts other apps.
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- A library of papers and sources to search.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, GitHub, Supabase and Stripe among them.
- The depth: we grade its features A, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Rocket’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Lovable, Bolt, Replit, Emergent and Rork
The 5 tools Rocket is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Lovable
Free plan · from $21/mo
Chat-based AI builder for full-stack web apps and websites.
- Lovable has a free plan. Rocket does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Lovable lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Rocket also covers AI agents and research.
- 2.6GPA
Bolt
Free plan · from $18/mo
Browser-based AI builder for websites, web apps and mobile apps.
- Bolt has a free plan. Rocket does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Rocket lists iOS and Android apps.
- Rocket also covers AI agents and research.
- 3.0GPA
Replit
Free plan · from $18/mo
Cloud platform where an AI agent builds, hosts and publishes apps.
- Replit has a free plan. Rocket does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Replit lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Rocket also covers research.
- 2.4GPA
Emergent
Free plan · from $17/mo
AI agents that build and deploy full-stack web and mobile apps.
- Emergent has a free plan. Rocket does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Rocket lists iOS and Android apps.
- Rocket also covers research.
- 2.8GPA
Rork
Free plan · from $20/mo
AI builder for native iPhone, Android and web apps from a prompt.
- Rork has a free plan. Rocket does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Rocket lists an Android app.
- Rocket also covers research.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Rocket free?
No, Rocket is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free plan: 20 one-time credits with no time limit and no card required.
How much does Rocket cost?
Rocket lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Rocket work on?
Rocket is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Rocket offer any discounts?
Rocket publicly lists the following: 20% off with yearly billing.
Does Rocket have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Rocket is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Rocket have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Rocket is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Rocket open source?
Rocket is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
What does Rocket integrate with?
Rocket's listing names GitHub, Supabase, Stripe, Figma, Netlify, Notion, Linear and Airtable.
Who makes Rocket?
Rocket is made by Rocket USA Inc.
What are the alternatives to Rocket?
The closest alternatives to Rocket in our directory are Lovable, Bolt, Replit, Emergent and Rork.
How does Rocket compare with other AI app builders?
Rocket's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 19 of the 26 other AI app builders we grade, and level with 5.
Is Rocket good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Rocket C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 20 of the 26 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Rocket?
To replace Rocket you would be making a tool that builds and hosts other apps.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Rocket’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Rocket's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-03-17.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Rocket USA Inc. Prices change, so check rocket.new before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Rocket, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/rocket
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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