Bolt + Expo - Turn your ideas into mobile apps without writing any code
For the first time ever, you can create production-ready mobile apps just by prompting. Bolt's integration with Expo eliminates the traditional barriers of mobile development by combining the power of React Native and Bolt's frontier AI agent.
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bolt.new
Hi y'all, cofounder & CEO of bolt.new here! We have something special to share today: you can now create native mobile apps with Bolt! Go from idea to App Store just by prompting Bolt, no coding necessary.
To make this possible we partnered with Expo, creators of the best React Native tooling & ecosystem in the world. 🔥
To get started, on bolt.new just prompt "Build me a mobile app that ..." with your app idea.
Check out our announcement on X for more details (https://x.com/boltdotnew/status/1889706307613073508) and I’d love to hear any feedback you have. Can’t wait to see what y’all build! Let's go!
Producta
@ericsimons40 cool to see barriers keep falling, great work team 👏
@ericsimons40 been rocking Bolt pro and loving it! Really excited to play around with this. Does it let you build watch apps too?
@ericsimons40 Do the produced mobile apps work on iOS & Android? Generally it takes some work to make React Native app work on both
@ericsimons40 Outstanding!! Been working a lot with bolt.new and I'm a huge fan of what you guys are doing! Would love to learn how we can take an existing bolt.new project and create a mobile version from it, maybe a tutorial or live demo at some point? Anyway keep it up, can't wait to try it!!
@ericsimons40 awesome. congrats on the launch!
Bolt on first attempt to create a mobile app: "I notice that the project is missing some critical dependencies and the expo-cli is not installed" followed by continuously failing to install and initiate Expo. Kinda defeats the whole purpose.
CodeGen + Native Apps is unexplored territory and what many builders have been waiting for. This is a game changer for App Devs. Prompt to App Store = 🤯
bolt.new
@paulgosnell Thanks Paul! Can't wait to see what you build.
Very cool. What about converting an existing web app built with Bolt?
bolt.new
@david_alexander4 you'd probably need to start from scratch with the Expo template. I'm not sure how well it would do with a full rewrite from an existing app.
@mitchellbwright Okay, thanks for the info. That said, I do like breaking things... :p
Yeahh.. looks cool in the video however just does not work. Always throws errors and never starts to run, it is faster downloading the code and just running it locally yourself, however not even that builds.
Has potential. Good luck guys!
This is impressive, I just tried it, and loved the first experience! Going from idea to App Store just by prompting Bolt is one of the finest progress in the No-Code x AI segment, especially for non-developers and rapid prototypers. Partnering with Expo was a really smart move, as React Native's ecosystem is powerful.
I’m excited to see the creative apps people will bring to life using Bolt.
Congrats on the launch and Sending wins to the team :) @ericsimons40
A tried to built Team Management App :). More specifically a fraction of its frontend, where it shows no of tasks withing the team, list of team memebers and what they are working on. Just did it for fun testing purpose :)
Great product. i just built 99% of an app I was contemplating in 5 minutes. All that is left is testing and deployment.
Bolt is on another level now, but the current output is a bit buggy and incorrect. Hopefully, it will improve over time.
This product is truly amazing! Do you think Bolt could completely replace app developers? Could we reach a future where, if a PM suggests an idea, it's implemented instantly? Wish you good luck with the launch! 🎉
This is incredibly exciting! As someone who's lacks coding skills, this feels like a total game-changer. Turning ideas into real, functional apps just by prompting is mind-blowing. Congrats on the launch!
I'm personally not a big coder so I'm effectively your ICP since I work in the industry of making Extensions/Apps - Eric & team I think you've nailed this project, can't wait to see what I can & other can produce with this magnificent piece of tech!
Best of luck to you with the launch!!
Permit.io
Congrats on the Expo integration! 💪
Code-free native mobile apps with just a prompt is a huge step forward. Can’t wait to see what people create with Bolt!
I like the interface of this product, just like a Cusor + Browser
Milestone Content Studio
Useful idea! keep going
amazing tool, way to go guys, best product i have seen in a while
Very cool!
What about Sign In with Apple functionality?
Does the new native mobile app builder allow this to be built?
How would in-app purchases work with an iOS app built in bolt?
bolt.new
@arlast Since this uses Expo, you can follow their documentation around in-app purchases: https://docs.expo.dev/guides/in-app-purchases/