Draftbit
AI app builder from $12/mo, with a free tier you can actually ship from
About
Draftbit is a visual app builder for React Native that has pivoted hard into AI: you can build inside the editor with Claude Code or OpenAI Codex, and the free plan includes both. That makes it unusual among no-code tools — the free tier is not a demo, it publishes to a draftbit.dev subdomain, and you only pay when you need real distribution. Free is free forever: one concurrent sandbox, three projects, two apps per project, one REST API integration, one concurrent agent, a one-time grant of 5,000 credits, all visual editing features and a built-in Supabase backend in beta. What it lacks is everything about production: no code editing or export, no GitHub integration, no custom domain, no iOS or Android publishing, and Draftbit branding stays. Standard at $12 per month is the real threshold — unlimited projects and REST integrations, the full agent and model selection, complete code editing and export, one-tap iOS, Android and web publishing, custom domains and branding removal. Pro at $24 per month adds up to five concurrent agents, custom MCP server integrations, GitHub export, larger and faster sandboxes with device emulators, App Store submission help and priority support. Team at $120 per month includes ten editor seats, real-time collaboration and ten concurrent agents. Enterprise is quote-only with custom credit quotas, SSO/SAML, private or self-hosted options, custom SLA and invoicing. Credits are the variable to manage. You can avoid them entirely by connecting your own Claude, ChatGPT, Anthropic, OpenAI or OpenRouter subscription — bring-your-own-AI does not consume Draftbit credits — or let Draftbit resell model calls at provider price plus a markup. One-time top-ups run 1,000 credits per dollar with bonuses up to 15% on large purchases, and they expire one year after purchase.
Key Features
- Visual React Native builder with AI agents (Claude Code, Codex)
- Full code editing and export on paid tiers
- GitHub export and custom MCP servers on Pro
- One-tap publishing to iOS, Android and web
- Built-in Supabase backend in beta
- Real-time team collaboration and multiple editor seats
Deals, Discounts & How to Save
Draftbit's biggest saving is bring-your-own-AI: connect your own Claude, ChatGPT or OpenRouter subscription and Draftbit credits are never consumed, which removes the model markup completely. Stay on the free plan while you prototype, then pay $12/month annually for Standard when you need code export and app store publishing.
Pros
- Free plan is permanent and can publish a real web app
- Bring-your-own-AI avoids all credit markups
- Standard at $12/mo unlocks code export and app store publishing
- Full React Native code export means no hard lock-in
Cons
- Free plan cannot publish to app stores or export code
- Draftbit-resold model calls carry a markup
- Purchased credits expire one year after purchase
- Concurrent agent limits force upgrades on bigger projects
Pro Tips for Draftbit
Connect your own AI subscription instead of buying credits — it removes the model markup entirely.
Treat Standard at $12/month as the real starting price: that is where code export and store publishing begin.
Spend credits on multi-file changes, not small tweaks — long agent runs are what drain them.
Buy credits in larger blocks to capture the volume bonus, but watch the one-year expiry.
Export early and push to GitHub if lock-in risk worries you — Pro includes the export path.
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