Open dataset: AI app builder specifications

Name: AI App Builder Comparison Dataset
Creator: The App Builder Report
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Every specification behind our comparison chart, machine-readable and free to reuse. Re-verified quarterly. If you are writing about this category, take the data rather than re-researching it.

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Last verified 2026-08-14 · CC BY 4.0 — free to reuse with attribution.

tools.json tools.csv

Use it directly

curl https://YOUR-DOMAIN/data/tools.json

# every tool that ships a real native mobile app
curl -s https://YOUR-DOMAIN/data/tools.json | jq '.tools[] | select(.native_mobile == true) | .name'

Attribution: The App Builder Report, the comparison chart

What is in it

Tool	Entry	Native mobile	Rollover	App Store path	Interface	Best for
Rork	$25/mo	Yes	No	built-in	chat	Non-developers who specifically want a mobile app with publishing handled
Bolt.new	$25/mo	Yes	No	manual (EAS CLI)	chat	Semi-technical builders wanting web and mobile from one tool
FlutterFlow	$39/mo	Yes	n/a	one-click	visual builder + AI	People willing to learn a proper tool in exchange for control
Lovable	$25/mo	No	Disputed	none	chat	Web apps, dashboards and SaaS front ends
Replit	$25/mo	Partial	No	manual	chat (agent) + IDE	Full-stack web projects that need hosting in the same place
v0 by Vercel	$20/mo	No	No	none	chat	Frontend and UI work inside the Vercel ecosystem
Cursor	$20/mo	Yes	No	manual	AI inside a code editor	Developers. Not an app builder.
Hand-coded Expo	$0/mo	Yes	n/a	manual	you write the code	Anyone who plans to keep building apps for years

21 fields per tool in the full files. Fields marked Disputed mean published sources contradict each other — we record the disagreement rather than picking a side.

Sources

Rork pricing · Lovable pricing · Bolt.new pricing · Bolt.new Expo workflow · v0 pricing · FlutterFlow pricing · Replit pricing · Rork on Trustpilot · Rork on Product Hunt

How the data was produced

Each field is read from the vendor's own pricing and documentation pages on the verification date, not from other comparison sites. Where two published sources disagree, the field is marked Disputed and both readings are kept rather than picking the convenient one — the rollover field is the usual offender.

Sentiment fields carry their source and sample size so you can judge the weight yourself; a 4.4/5 across 25 reviews is not the same claim as 4.4/5 across 2,500. Editorial judgement is confined to best_for and weakest_at. Everything else is observable and checkable against the sources listed below.

Known limits. Pricing is US-dollar list price and ignores regional and annual discounts. The set covers eight tools chosen for mobile relevance, so it is not a census of the category. Re-verified quarterly; if the date above is more than a quarter old, treat it as stale and tell us.

Field dictionary

Field	What it means
`id`	Short stable key. Safe to join on; will not change between quarters.
`name`	Display name as the vendor writes it.
`url`	Vendor's own site. Not an affiliate link.
`affiliate`	true only for the one tool this publisher earns a commission on. Recorded so you can weight our data if you want to.
`entry_price_usd`	Cheapest paid tier that removes the free tier's core restriction, in USD per month.
`free_tier / free_tier_detail`	Whether a free tier exists and precisely what it will not let you do.
`metering`	What the plan actually meters: messages, credits, tokens or seats.
`entry_allowance`	How much of that you get on the entry tier.
`rollover`	Whether unused allowance carries to next month. 'disputed' means published sources contradict each other.
`output`	What the tool emits: framework and language.
`output_native_swift`	Whether it can emit native Swift rather than a cross-platform runtime.
`native_mobile`	Whether the result can be listed on the App Store as a native app. The single most decisive field.
`web_output`	Whether it produces a web app.
`one_codebase_ios_android_web`	Whether one project targets all three.
`interface`	Chat, visual builder, or code editor.
`code_export / _detail`	Whether you can take the source away, and at which tier.
`app_store_path`	Who performs App Store submission: the product, or you.
`survives_cancellation`	What happens to your project when you stop paying. true, 'partial' or false.
`needs_coding`	Whether coding is required. 'some' means occasional terminal work.
`learning_curve`	Relative, not absolute. Compare within this dataset only.
`higher_tiers`	What the paid ladder looks like above entry.
`review_sentiment / _detail`	Aggregate public sentiment with the source and sample size named. Not our opinion.
`best_for / weakest_at`	Editorial judgement, clearly separated from the measured fields above.

How to cite it

CC BY 4.0. Reuse it commercially, republish it, build on it — attribution is the only condition. Suggested forms:

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Writing a comparison piece and want a figure re-checked, or a tool added? The corrections address is on the about page and is monitored. Corrections are applied and dated rather than quietly edited.

Just want the answer?

The dataset is for people who want to check the reasoning. If you only need to pick a tool, these do the reasoning for you and are free:

Five-question decision tool · All eight tools side by side · What your app would cost to build