Borel vs Replit for iPhone apps

Native SwiftUI, and the iOS Simulator free on every plan.

Replit builds mobile apps with React Native and shows its iOS Simulator on paid plans. Borel writes native SwiftUI, streams the iOS Simulator free for everyone, and installs the real app on your iPhone with a free Apple ID.

Feature

Borel

Replit

Code

BorelSwiftUI
ReplitReact Native

iOS Simulator in the browser

BorelFree for everyone
ReplitPaid plans

Try it on your own phone

BorelThe real app
ReplitIn Expo Go

Paid plans from

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

No Mac needed

BorelYes
ReplitYes

Publish to the App Store

BorelYes
ReplitYes

AI without your own keys

BorelYes
ReplitYes

Why Borel

  • Native Swift and SwiftUI, Apple's own language and framework.

  • The iOS Simulator streams to your browser for free, on every plan.

  • Install 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
See every native feature

Choose Borel if

  • You want native SwiftUI, not React Native.
  • You want the iOS Simulator on the free plan.
  • 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 Replit: questions

Replit's Agent builds mobile apps with React Native through Expo. Borel writes native Swift and SwiftUI and builds each app with Xcode on Borel's Mac, so you get an app written the way Apple intends.

On Borel, yes: it streams into your browser and is free for everyone, the free plan included. Replit shows its iOS Simulator on its Core, Pro and Enterprise plans.

Borel Pro is $16 a month billed yearly, or $20 a month. Replit Core is $18 a month billed yearly. Borel's free plan gives 5 credits every day, up to 30 a month.

Yes. Borel Companion installs the real app on your iPhone from Windows or a Mac: a cable once, then Wi-Fi. A free Apple ID is enough for your own apps, up to three at a time, and Companion renews Apple's seven-day signature for you.

Yes. Borel builds your SwiftUI app and submits it to Apple from the browser on Pro, from $20 a month. Apple asks for its paid Developer Program for every App Store app, and the app you submit is the one you tested.

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.

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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