Rork Review: AI App Builder, Pricing & My Test Results
By Miles Foster, Owner and tester, RankDude. Tested , published .
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I gave Rork the same brief every app builder gets, asked for as a phone app, on the $20 plan. It built a working iPhone app in about 25 minutes, which I tested in Rork's simulator. The app has no public address, so there is no live link to open. I signed up a member and an admin, booked and cancelled a class, edited the timetable, saved a message, made five changes and stopped at the GitHub export.
Every measurement is in the Rork test results.
My Rork AI App Builder Test Results
| Category | Grade | In short |
|---|---|---|
| Prompt to working appA working phone app in 25 minutes | 4/5Good | |
| Brief accuracyMost checks passed, nine not checked | 3/5Average | |
| Data survivesSaved records stayed after changes | 4/5Good | |
| Cost to finishFits the plan, running cost unclear | 4/5Good | |
| Overall | 3.8/5Good |
What Is Rork?
Rork is a phone app builder. You write what you want, and it drew four design screens first, then built a native iPhone app in Swift, with a hosted database behind it.
I used the $20 plan the owner bought for this test. I also tried the free plan the day before, where Rork only drew designs and refused to build.
How I Tested Rork
Every number here comes from my own tests. Rork never saw the review first, and every app builder gets the same brief. I pasted it into Rork's Build mode as a phone app, answered Rork's two questions, pressed Build, and tested the result in Rork's simulator. I graded four tests. The others could not be run: there is no public address, the GitHub export needs an account that is not mine, and payments and emails need keys that are yours.
My tools
Rork pros and cons
Pros
- Working iPhone app in 25 minutes
- Booking and cancelling worked
- Database and functions built for me
- Credit meter is clear
- Colour change worked first time
- Auto top-up was off
Cons
- No public web address
- GitHub export needs your account
- Stripe key not set
- Credits go fast
- Dark mode switch not confirmed
- Both paid plans named Rork Max
Rork Pricing
Rork has a free plan, then $20 a month for building, and a top plan from $200 a month. Prices read on 28 October 2026, monthly view. The pricing page names both paid plans Rork Max, and my account page called mine Max 20.
Rork plans and prices
| Plan | Price a month | |
|---|---|---|
| FreeDesigns only, 35 design credits a month and 5 a day. I tried it the day before | $0 | Designs only, 35 design credits a month and 5 a day. I tried it the day before |
| ProBuild mode and 100 credits a month on the pricing page. My account showed 135. The plan I used | $20 | Build mode and 100 credits a month on the pricing page. My account showed 135. The plan I used |
| Max1,000 credits a month and up | $200 | 1,000 credits a month and up |
Rork Cost: What My Test App Really Cost
In total I paid $20 for the month, and the whole test used 95 of my 130 credits. Reaching the working app took about 41 credits, which is roughly $6 at the plan's rate.
What my test cost
| What I paid for | Cost |
|---|---|
| Plan, one month | $20 |
| Credits to a working app | 41 |
| Credits for everything | 95 |
| Total I paid | $20 |
The three biggest costs were Build at 38.9 credits, and then each change at 4 to 10 credits. The simulator also charges by the minute, and I used about 6 credits on it. Auto top-up was off and the spending limit was off, so nothing could bill beyond the plan.
Rork Build Speed: One Brief to a Working App
I pasted the brief and Rork asked two questions, about the first screen and the colours. I answered Surprise me to both. About two minutes later it showed four design screens, and I pressed Build.
Rork then asked whether to create its own hosted backend or use my Supabase account. I chose Rork's. It made 63 actions in about 20 minutes, with an app icon and three photos along the way, and ended with a working app. That is 25 minutes from the brief, in two requests.
The design had only member and admin screens. The built app also has instructor screens, which I had not seen drawn.
Rork Accuracy: Did It Build What I Asked?
15 of 24 checks passed, and nine could not be checked. A member signed up and booked a class, one credit was used, and cancelling gave it back. Seeded classes, instructors, capacity and both prices are on screen.
Pay $95 with Stripe stopped with an error that the Stripe key is not set. That is a key only you can add, so payments are not graded. I also did not check the instructor screens, a full class, the bookings export or the emails.
Rork Editing: Changes I Made
I made five changes by asking for them in the chat. Colours, an About page and an instructor filter worked, and I saw each one in the simulator. A bookings export for admins only, and a dark mode switch, built without errors, but I could not confirm them myself.
Changes, one request each
| What happened | Changes |
|---|---|
| Checked and working | 3 |
| Built, not confirmed by me | 2 |
| Changes not run | 7 |
| Credits for the five | 39 |
The dark mode switch is the one I wanted to see most. I tapped it and the screen stayed light, and I cannot say whether the app or my tap was at fault. Each change cost 4 to 10 credits.
Rork Publishing: Where the App Can Go
The app has no public address. The Publish menu has one option, Submit to App Store, which needs an Apple developer account. I did not try it.
Going live
| What I measured | Result |
|---|---|
| Public web address | None |
| Publish menu options | App Store only |
| Cost of the simulator | 0.2 credits a minute |
That means nobody else can open the app from a link, and you cannot share it, and I could not run a speed test or an uptime monitor on it. The app lives in Rork's simulator, or on your phone.
Rork Security: Logins and Private Data
Sign-up and log-in worked for a member and an admin, and I did not test the rest. A member signed up without any email check, and you land straight in the app. An admin account needs a staff code, and a wrong code was refused.
The staff code sits in the app's admin screen and in Rork's database panel, so whoever opens the builder can read it, so you should treat it like a password. I did not run my two access attacks or test password reset, so this test is not graded.
Rork Database: Does the Data Survive?
Records were saved and stayed through my changes. Rork built seven tables and five server functions. After the colour change, the About page and the filter, the member, the five credits and the Ask the studio message were all still there.
The admin could add, edit and delete a class, and the Ask the studio message showed in the admin Inbox. I did not test the bookings export, so five of the six data checks passed.
The database is marked Managed by Rork, with a button to transfer it into my own Supabase account.
Payments and Emails in Rork
I did not run payments or emails, because the Stripe key is not set and I do not add Stripe accounts to a test. The six checks that depend on them are left out, and this test is not graded.
The booking message said a confirmation email was on its way. I did not open an inbox to see it.
Can You Take Your App Out of Rork?
I could not test the export. Connect GitHub opened a GitHub sign-in page to install Rork's app, and that needs a GitHub account that is yours. I stopped there and created nothing.
The builder's Code tab shows the project folders, a backend folder and an iOS app folder of Swift files. I did not download or run any of it, so ownership is not graded.
Rork Support and How to Cancel
I emailed three questions to Rork Support on 27 October 2026, and no reply had reached me when I wrote this, so support is not graded.
To cancel, open Settings, then Build Credits, and press Cancel subscription. The plan renews on 28 November 2026. I did not press it.
Rork Reviews: What Other Users Say
Trustpilot showed Rork at 1.7 out of 5 from 25 reviews when I read it on 28 October 2026. 84% were one star, and 4% were five stars. G2 was not read.
The first page held 20 reviews, dated November 2025 to September 2026. The complaints repeat: credits used up by failed builds and by fixes that were meant to be free, charges the reviewers did not expect, and support that did not solve the problem. One reviewer says the platform blocked access to the code after cancelling. Rork replied to several and asked the reviewers to write to support. Trustpilot does not check these claims. My credits also went quickly, but I did not meet failed builds or surprise charges, so you should read the reviews before you decide.
Final verdict: is Rork worth it?
If this were my studio, I would pay $20 for a month to get a first working app, and then decide. Rork built sign-up, booking, cancelling and an admin side from one brief, and the data stayed put through my changes. The app has no public address and was tested only in the simulator, so you cannot send anyone a link.
It suits you if you want a real iPhone app and can test on a simulator or your own phone. It suits you less if you need a web link to share, or a clear route to your own code, which I could not reach.
The four graded tests average 3.8 out of 5, and I rate Rork 3.8. Build speed and the data score best, and accuracy is held down by the nine checks I could not run.
See the Rork test results and how I rate.
Best for: People who want a real iPhone app from a written brief, and will test it in a simulator or on their own phone.
My grade: 3.8/5. The ten grades say where it is strong and where it is not.
Video review · 4:37
Watch me test Rork
The whole test in under five minutes: one brief to a working iPhone app, what worked, what could not be tested and what it cost. Captions and the full transcript are one click away.
Transcript
Hey, I'm Miles, and this is RankDude, where I test AI tools hands on and publish every number, so you can decide before you pay. Today it's Rork, an AI app builder for phone apps. I used the twenty dollar plan, and gave it the same brief every builder gets: a Pilates booking app called Fitting Room. The short version is that Rork built a working iPhone app in about twenty-five minutes. Booking worked, cancelling gave the credit back, and the admin side worked. But the app has no public address, so I tested it only in Rork's simulator, and I couldn't try the code export. My rating is three point eight out of five, from four graded tests.
So, what is Rork? You write what you want, and it draws four design screens first. Then it builds a native iPhone app, with a hosted database behind it. I tried the free plan the day before, and there it only drew designs and refused to build. So for this review, the owner bought the twenty dollar plan.
Every builder gets the same brief, word for word. I changed web app to mobile app, because Rork builds phone apps. Rork asked two questions, about the first screen and the colours. The brief doesn't say, so I answered surprise me to both. About two minutes later, there were four design screens, and I pressed Build. Rork asked if I wanted its own hosted backend or my Supabase account, and I picked its own. It made sixty-three actions, and about twenty minutes after that, I had a working app. That's twenty-five minutes and two requests. It scores a four, because the app never gets a public address.
Now, did it build what I asked? Fifteen of twenty-four checks passed. Nine I couldn't check. A member signed up and booked Mat Flow, and it used one credit. Cancelling gave it back. The admin could add, edit and delete a class. The Ask the studio message was saved, and the admin could read it. Pay with Stripe stopped with an error about a missing key. That's a key only you can add, so payments are not graded. And I didn't check the instructor screens or a full class.
Then the changes. I asked for five in the chat. The colours, an About page and an instructor filter all worked, and I saw each one. An admin-only export and a dark mode switch built without errors, but I couldn't confirm them. I tapped the dark mode switch, and the screen stayed light. Each change cost between four and ten credits. These five changes are not graded.
Publishing. There is no public address. The Publish menu has one option, the App Store, which needs an Apple developer account that I didn't use. So there was no speed test, and no uptime monitor, and nobody else can open the app from a link.
The data stayed put. Rork built seven tables and five server functions. After my changes, the member, the five credits and the message were all still there. The admin could add, edit and delete a class. I didn't test the bookings export, so five of the six data checks passed. Sign-in security and the code export are not graded: I couldn't capture the app's requests, and the GitHub export needs an account that isn't mine.
What did it cost? Twenty dollars for the month. The whole test used ninety-five of my one hundred thirty credits. Getting to the working app took about forty-one credits, which is roughly six dollars at the plan's rate. Auto top-up was off, and no spending limit was set, so nothing could bill beyond the plan. The part I couldn't price is what Rork's hosted backend would cost to keep running.
Pricing. There's a free plan, then twenty dollars a month for building, and a top plan from two hundred dollars a month. The pricing page calls both paid plans Rork Max, which is confusing, and my account page called mine Max twenty. Pricing scores a four. The app fit in the plan, but the running cost of the backend is unclear.
So, my verdict. If this were my studio, I'd pay for a month to get a first working app, then decide. Rork built sign-up, booking, cancelling and an admin side from one brief, and the data stayed put through my changes. It suits you if you want a real iPhone app, and can test it in a simulator or on your own phone. It suits you less if you need a web link to share, or a clear route to your own code. I rate Rork three point eight out of five. Every measurement is in the Rork test results, linked below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Rork cost, and is there a free plan?
Yes. The free plan only drew designs when I tried it. The first paid plan is $20 a month, and my test used 95 of its credits.
Is Rork legit and safe?
Mostly untested. The app worked and nothing billed beyond the plan, because auto top-up was off. I did not run my access attacks, and the admin staff code is readable in the builder.
Who owns the app I build on Rork?
Not tested. I did not read the terms. The database panel offers to transfer it to my own Supabase account.
Can I download my Rork code?
Not tested. Connect GitHub asked for a GitHub account that is yours, so I stopped. The Code tab shows the Swift project.
Does Rork have a mobile app?
It builds one. The app is a native iPhone app that I ran in Rork's simulator. I did not run it on a phone or send it to the App Store.
How do I cancel Rork?
In Settings. Open Build Credits and press Cancel subscription. My plan renews on 28 November 2026, and I did not press it.
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Disclosure. I tested on a Rork plan RankDude paid for at the public price. Rork didn’t see this review first and had no say in my rating. How RankDude makes money is on the disclosure page.