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Base44 vs. Rork

At a glance

At a glance

Base44

Best for

Best for non-technical founders who want the fastest path from prompt to a working app.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized

Rork

Best for

Best for solo makers who want a native iPhone or Android app they own the code to and can publish to the stores themselves.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized

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Full Comparison

Criterion Base44 Rork
Starting price lower value Free tier; paid from $16 / month Prices are the annual-billing rate, monthly billing costs more. Plans are metered in message and integration credits. Free tier; paid from $20 / month Rork Pro $20 / month for 100 credits up to $100 for 500; Rork Max $200 / month for 1,000 credits up to $1,800 for 10,000. Native iOS requires Max.
Free trial Free tier Free tier
Commercial use Yes Yes, paid users own the generated code
Output Working app with database, auth and hosting handled automatically Native iPhone apps (Swift and SwiftUI), native Android apps (Kotlin and Compose) and web apps (Vite and React)
What it generates Full-stack web apps, plus websites and AI agents, from a chat brief Native iPhone apps, native Android apps and web apps, plus iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro targets on the Max plan
Stack and frameworks React with React Router, Vite, Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui; serverless backend functions on the Deno runtime Swift and SwiftUI on iPhone, Kotlin and Compose on Android, Vite and React on the web; Expo and React Native projects can no longer be created, existing ones still build
Auth and database Yes, a managed NoSQL database and built-in user authentication Rork Cloud, a managed Postgres backend with row-level security and edge functions built on Supabase and transferable to your own Supabase organisation, or connect your own Supabase or Firebase project; sign in with Apple and Google via OAuth
Hosting and deploy Yes, built-in hosting; publishes to a Base44 address or a connected custom domain Publish to the Apple App Store, with an AI App Store Reviewer to check a submission first; Google Play via a manually created Android App Bundle; web apps are shared as a link, with no store or review
Payments Yes, Stripe set up from the AI chat: cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and multiple currencies RevenueCat for paywalls, in-app purchases, subscriptions and free trials
Access to the code Yes, editable in the Code tab, two-way GitHub sync, and a CLI eject into a standalone local project Paid users own all generated code and download it through a two-way GitHub sync, so it can be edited locally and imported back
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support Email helpdesk, Community forum Email helpdesk, Chat
Onboarding Documentation and knowledge base Documentation and knowledge base
Company size Freelancers, Small and mid-sized Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
Integrations more entries Stripe, Google Calendar, Gmail, Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Salesforce, GitHub Supabase, Firebase, RevenueCat, GitHub

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price Base44 Free tier; paid from $16 / month Rork Free tier; paid from $20 / month
  • Support Base44 Email helpdesk, Community forum Rork Email helpdesk, Chat
  • Commercial use Base44 Yes Rork Yes, paid users own the generated code
  • Output Base44 Working app with database, auth and hosting handled automatically Rork Native iPhone apps (Swift and SwiftUI), native Android apps (Kotlin and Compose) and web apps (Vite and React)
  • What it generates Base44 Full-stack web apps, plus websites and AI agents, from a chat brief Rork Native iPhone apps, native Android apps and web apps, plus iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro targets on the Max plan

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

Base44

Strengths

  • Zero configuration, database, auth and hosting are handled
  • Fastest path for non-technical founders
  • Generates real code, with two-way GitHub sync and a CLI eject
  • Stripe payments wired up from the chat

Limitations

  • Less control and flexibility than code-first tools
  • GitHub sync is permanent, a project cannot be transferred back to Base44
  • An ejected project carries the entity schemas but starts with an empty database
  • Now part of the Wix ecosystem
  • Newer platform

Rork

Strengths

  • Generates genuinely native code, Swift and SwiftUI on iPhone and Kotlin and Compose on Android, rather than a wrapped web view
  • Paid users own all generated code, with two-way GitHub sync back into the project
  • Rork Cloud gives an app a managed Postgres backend with no setup, and can be moved into your own Supabase organisation later

Limitations

  • Native iOS is only on the Max plan, from $200 per month
  • The free plan builds web apps only, and projects on it are public
  • Google Play publishing is a manual App Bundle upload
  • Expo and React Native projects can no longer be created, so a shared codebase for both phones is no longer an option

Plans

Pricing

Base44

  • Free $0 25 message credits and 100 integration credits per month, up to 5 apps.
  • Starter $16 / month Billed annually. 100 message credits and 2,000 integration credits per month, unlimited apps, in-app code edits, custom domain, GitHub integration.
  • Builder $40 / month Billed annually. 250 message credits and 10,000 integration credits per month, AI model selection, one year of a free domain.
  • Pro $80 / month Billed annually. 500 message credits and 20,000 integration credits per month, premium support.
  • Elite $160 / month Billed annually. 1,200 message credits and 50,000 integration credits per month.
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Rork

  • Free $0 5 credits per day, up to 35 per month in major markets. Web apps only, projects are public.
  • Rork Pro From $20 Per month for 100 credits, up to $100 for 500. Native Android and web apps, private projects, dev mode.
  • Rork Max From $200 Per month for 1,000 credits, up to $1,800 for 10,000. Adds native iOS, iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro, and priority chat support.
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What users say

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Rork

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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

Base44 https://base44.com · no check date recorded yet

Rork https://rork.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-30

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.