Borel vs Bolt

Bolt makes Expo apps you publish from a terminal. Borel ships SwiftUI from the browser.

Bolt builds mobile apps with Expo, and publishing means downloading the code and running commands in your own terminal. Borel writes native SwiftUI and publishes to the App Store from the browser, with nothing to install. Pro is $16 a month billed yearly.

Feature

Borel

Bolt

Code

BorelSwiftUI
BoltExpo

Publish to the App Store

BorelFrom the browser
BoltFrom your own terminal

Publish without installing anything

BorelYes
BoltNo

Try it on your own phone

BorelThe real app
BoltIn Expo Go

Paid plans from

Borel$16 a month, billed yearly
Bolt$18 a month, billed yearly

Backend built in

BorelYes
BoltYes

Download your code

BorelYes
BoltYes

Why Borel

  • Native Swift and SwiftUI, built with Xcode on Borel's Mac.

  • Publish to the App Store from the browser. No Node.js, Git or terminal.

  • Put the real app on your iPhone with Borel Companion and a free Apple ID.

Native iPhone features, built in

  • SwiftUI, with Liquid Glass
  • Face ID
  • Reminders and notifications
  • Camera and scanning
  • Location and Apple Maps
  • AI chat
  • Accounts, data and files
  • Photo library
  • Pictures from words
  • Haptics
  • Steps and motion
  • Subscriptions and purchases
  • Voice and speech
  • Calendar
  • Contacts
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Choose Borel if

  • You want a native SwiftUI app, not an Expo one.
  • You want to publish without Node.js, Git or a terminal.
  • You want the real app on your iPhone, not a preview in Expo Go.

What Borel costs

  • Free

    5 credits a day, up to 30 a month

  • Pro

    From $20 a month, or $16 a month, billed yearly

  • iOS Simulator

    Free for everyone

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Borel and Bolt: questions

Bolt builds iOS and Android apps with Expo. Borel takes a different route: it writes native Swift and SwiftUI, Apple's own language and framework, and builds every app with Xcode on Borel's Mac.

With Bolt you download the code, install Node.js and Git, sign in to an Expo account and run commands in a terminal. With Borel you publish from the browser: Borel builds the app and submits it to Apple, with nothing to install.

Yes. Bolt previews mobile apps in Expo Go. Borel Companion installs the real app on your iPhone with a free Apple ID, up to three apps at a time, and renews Apple's seven-day signature for you.

Borel Pro is $16 a month billed yearly, or $20 a month. Bolt Pro is $18 a month billed yearly. Borel's free plan gives 5 credits every day, up to 30 a month, and the iOS Simulator is free for everyone.

No. Borel runs Xcode on its own Mac and streams the iOS Simulator to your browser, so you can build, test and publish a native iPhone app from a Windows PC or a Mac. Borel Companion, for Windows and Mac, puts the app on your iPhone.

Yes. AI, data, sign-in and storage are built into every Borel app, with no keys to paste or services to set up. Describe a feature, such as accounts or saved notes, and Borel wires it into your SwiftUI app.

You do. Borel writes standard Swift and SwiftUI, and you can download the project on any plan and open it in Xcode, so your app keeps working with or without Borel.

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