FluxNative vs Bolt

Key differences

• Web or mobile first

  Bolt builds web apps, or a React Native project if the first prompt asks for mobile; Bolt's docs say a web project doesn't easily switch to mobile. FluxNative builds only native mobile apps.

• Getting onto phones

  Store binaries for a Bolt project come from running a build command on your computer. FluxNative compiles signed APK, App Bundle and IPA files on its builders, no Mac needed.

• Store uploads

  A Bolt project can reach TestFlight with a command-line build tool; the Android upload, listings and review stay in the consoles. FluxNative uploads to TestFlight and Play testing, sends the listing and submits for review after you confirm.

• Backend

  Bolt Cloud includes a database, sign-in, storage and functions; Supabase on paid plans. FluxNative has no database of its own: it connects your Supabase, Firebase, Appwrite, Cloudflare or own API and creates the tables there.

Side by side

Feature	FluxNative	Bolt
Build
One native codebase for iOS and Android	React Native	React Native, if the first prompt asks
Build and preview a working app on a free plan	Browser preview, welcome credits
Ship to the stores
Signed iOS and Android builds, no MacFluxNative only	Paid plans	Build tool on your computer
Uploads to TestFlight and Google PlayFluxNative only	First Play upload by hand	Build tool and Play Console
Submits for App Review, releases on PlayFluxNative only	After you confirm	In the store consoles
Sends the store listing and Data safety formFluxNative only		In the store consoles
Backend and revenue
Sets up your own Supabase, Firebase or Appwrite	Tables, rules, functions	Supabase, paid plans
In-app purchases and ads	RevenueCat, AdMob	RevenueCat guide, no ads
Code and team
Full code export	Every plan	.zip
Claude Code, Cursor and Codex over MCP	Creator and up	?MCP client only
Bring your own coding agentFluxNative only	Creator and up
Team roles and per-app access
Where others lead
Built-in hosted database	Connects yours	Bolt Cloud
Builds web apps	Landing pages only
GitHub sync	One-way push, every plan
Figma import	Builds from screenshots	One frame at a time

YesLimitedNo?Not documented

Full details

What it builds

FluxNative: A React Native project in TypeScript: real native source code you own.

Bolt: Web apps in JavaScript; a React Native project when the first prompt asks for a mobile app.

Getting the app onto phones

FluxNative: Signed Android APK and App Bundle and iOS IPA, built in the cloud. iOS builds need no Mac.

Bolt: No store builds in Bolt: you download the code and run a command-line build tool on your computer.

Code ownership

FluxNative: Full source in the Code tab, exportable as a .zip any time.

Bolt: Download as a .zip; two-way GitHub sync; import from GitHub.

What the AI starts from

FluxNative: Chat, screenshots and images, a working template, or an existing Expo Router app uploaded as a .zip (paid plans).

Bolt: Prompts and voice, images, documents, Figma frames, GitHub or Lovable projects.

Preview and testing

FluxNative: Live preview in a device frame and 30-day share links; on paid plans, APK install by QR code and TestFlight.

Bolt: In-browser preview; a companion preview app on a phone by QR code.

App Store and Google Play

FluxNative: Uploads to TestFlight and Google Play, sends the listing and Play's Data safety form, submits for App Review and releases to Play production after you confirm. You create the app record once in each store console, and a new Play app's first upload is done by hand in Play Console.

Bolt: Not built in. A command-line build tool can send iOS builds to TestFlight; listings and review happen in the store consoles.

Backend and data

FluxNative: Supabase, Firebase, Appwrite, Cloudflare or your own API; the assistant creates tables, rules and functions.

Bolt: Bolt Cloud database, auth, storage and server functions; Supabase on paid plans; Stripe.

Coding agents and editors

FluxNative: Remote MCP on paid plans: one connection lets Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and others create and edit your apps.

Bolt: GitHub sync for any editor. Connects to MCP servers (Notion, Linear, GitHub); documents no MCP server of its own.

Pricing

FluxNative: Free plan with welcome credits to build and preview in the browser; native builds, store upload and remote MCP on paid plans.

Bolt: Free: 1M tokens a month (300K a day). Pro from $25/month for 10M tokens.

Feature	FluxNative	Bolt
What it builds	A React Native project in TypeScript: real native source code you own.	Web apps in JavaScript; a React Native project when the first prompt asks for a mobile app.
Getting the app onto phones	Signed Android APK and App Bundle and iOS IPA, built in the cloud. iOS builds need no Mac.	No store builds in Bolt: you download the code and run a command-line build tool on your computer.
Code ownership	Full source in the Code tab, exportable as a .zip any time.	Download as a .zip; two-way GitHub sync; import from GitHub.
What the AI starts from	Chat, screenshots and images, a working template, or an existing Expo Router app uploaded as a .zip (paid plans).	Prompts and voice, images, documents, Figma frames, GitHub or Lovable projects.
Preview and testing	Live preview in a device frame and 30-day share links; on paid plans, APK install by QR code and TestFlight.	In-browser preview; a companion preview app on a phone by QR code.
App Store and Google Play	Uploads to TestFlight and Google Play, sends the listing and Play's Data safety form, submits for App Review and releases to Play production after you confirm. You create the app record once in each store console, and a new Play app's first upload is done by hand in Play Console.	Not built in. A command-line build tool can send iOS builds to TestFlight; listings and review happen in the store consoles.
Backend and data	Supabase, Firebase, Appwrite, Cloudflare or your own API; the assistant creates tables, rules and functions.	Bolt Cloud database, auth, storage and server functions; Supabase on paid plans; Stripe.
Coding agents and editors	Remote MCP on paid plans: one connection lets Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and others create and edit your apps.	GitHub sync for any editor. Connects to MCP servers (Notion, Linear, GitHub); documents no MCP server of its own.
Pricing	Free plan with welcome credits to build and preview in the browser; native builds, store upload and remote MCP on paid plans.	Free: 1M tokens a month (300K a day). Pro from $25/month for 10M tokens.