Draftbit
Draftbit is an app builder in the browser: Claude Code or Codex builds your mobile app, web app or website, you refine it in a visual editor, and one project publishes to the web, the App Store and Google Play.
It suits founders who want a native mobile app and the code to keep, since an exported project is a standard Expo app.
It is free to build for the web; app store publishing and code export start at $15 a month, as checked on 29 October 2026.
Reviewed by the IndieHacked team
- What it does
- Describe your app to Claude Code or Codex, refine it in a visual editor, and publish to the web, the App Store and Google Play.
- Our take
- Founders who want a native mobile app without writing it by hand, and the code to keep. Claude Code or Codex builds it, you adjust screens in the visual editor, and the project exports as a standard Expo app.
The IndieHacked breakdown
What it does
Draftbit builds mobile apps, web apps and websites in the browser. You describe the app to Claude Code or OpenAI Codex, which turn it into a task list and build a first version while you watch the preview. From there you ask an agent for changes, adjust screens in the visual editor, or edit the code yourself.
Underneath is ordinary TypeScript: React Native with Expo for mobile, React with Vite for web apps and Astro for websites. The visual editor writes its changes into the same files the agents work on, and Draftbit says an exported project is a standard Expo app. One project publishes to the web, the App Store and Google Play, with Draftbit handling certificates and signing.
Who it suits
Founders who want a native mobile app and the code behind it. The agents do the first build, the visual editor handles layout without another prompt, and on a paid plan the project leaves with you as a React Native codebase a developer can pick up later.
It fits a backend you already have. Supabase is the deepest connection, Xano and Firebase connect too, and its catalogue of more than 80 providers names Stripe, RevenueCat and Clerk. You can bring your own Claude or ChatGPT subscription instead of buying Draftbit's AI credits. Apple's developer program ($99 a year) and Google Play ($25 once) are paid to them, not to Draftbit.
Not the right fit for
Founders building a web-first product. Draftbit builds web apps too, but its own comparison is plain about the line: "Use Lovable for a web-first product when its stack and workflow fit." Draftbit makes its case where native mobile matters.
Teams that need a desktop app, or a backend in Python, PHP or C#. There is no macOS, Windows or Linux target, and a backend in another language can be called over REST or GraphQL but not built or edited in Draftbit. Physics-heavy games, Draftbit says, belong in a game engine.
Also on the shortlist
- LovableApp buildingWeb apps only, built from a prompt, with hosting, a database, sign-in and payments included and the code synced to GitHub.Free with 5 credits a day, paid plans from $25 a month, as checked on 30 October 2026
- BubbleApp buildingWeb and native mobile apps in a visual editor where you change the logic and data by hand, with no generated code.Free to build, live apps from $39 a month, as checked on 30 October 2026
- ReplitApp buildingAn agent that builds and hosts web and mobile apps, with the code, a terminal and more than 50 languages in the same workspace.Free to start, paid plans from $20 a month plus usage, as checked on 30 October 2026
- BoltApp buildingJavaScript web apps built in your browser, with the code open in Code view and synced to GitHub; mobile apps through Expo.Free with 1M tokens a month, paid plans from $25 a month, as checked on 30 October 2026
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