Rork prices by messages: every prompt you send the AI costs one credit, whether it's "build me a login screen" or "change this button to blue." That makes the plans easy to read but easy to underestimate, because a real app takes far more prompts than people expect. Paid plans run from $25 to $100/month for the standard React Native builder, with Rork Max a separate $200/month product for native Swift.
Pricing at a glance
| Plan | Price | Messages / month | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Small trial allowance | Testing and simple prototypes |
| Junior | $25/mo | 100 | A first real app, light iteration |
| Middle | $50/mo | 250 | Best value — build and iterate a full app |
| Senior | $100/mo | 500 | Complex apps, priority support |
| Scale plans | up to $1,800/mo | 1,000+ | Agencies and high-volume builders |
| Rork Max | $200/mo | Native Swift builds | Deep Apple-ecosystem features |
Every Rork plan explained
The Free tier gives you a small monthly allowance — enough to test the platform and stand up a simple prototype, but not to finish and refine a real app. It's the right way to see whether Rork's output suits your idea before you pay.
Junior ($25/month, 100 messages) adds private projects, code export and App Store publishing — a fine starting point for a first, focused app. Middle ($50/month, 250 messages) is marked best value and is where most serious builders land; the extra headroom absorbs the inevitable iteration. Senior ($100/month, 500 messages) adds priority chat support and enough credits for complex, multi-screen apps, and Scale plans go up to $1,800/month for agencies pushing real volume.
How message credits burn
This is the number that matters, because credits reset monthly and don't roll over. Here's roughly what a build costs in messages:
| App complexity | Typical messages |
|---|---|
| Simple app (5–8 screens) | 30–50 |
| Moderate app with iteration | 100–200 |
| Complex app (15+ screens) | 300–500+ |
The lesson is that a single complex app can consume an entire Middle or even Senior plan in a month. This is why reviewers call Rork "free to try, not free to build seriously." Detailed prompts and batching related changes into one message stretch your credits noticeably further.
Rork Max pricing
Rork Max is a separate product at $200/month, launched in February 2026, that generates native Swift for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and macOS. Its free tier includes roughly five prompts a week to try it. The premium is justified by what it unlocks — LiDAR, Dynamic Island, Live Activities, HealthKit, widgets, App Clips and on-device Core ML — none of which the React Native plans can build.
It also offers 2-click App Store publishing with no Xcode. If you don't need Apple-only capabilities, though, there's no reason to pay for Max over the standard tiers. See what it actually produces in our full Rork review.
Which plan should you pick?
Start on Free to confirm the output fits your idea. For a single, focused app, Junior ($25) is enough. For most people building and iterating a real product, Middle ($50) is the value pick and the one we'd default to. Choose Senior ($100) for complex apps or when you need priority support, and a Scale plan only if you're an agency shipping many apps. Pay for Rork Max ($200) solely when you need native Apple features.
Is Rork worth it?
For the specific job of shipping a real native mobile app without code, Rork is worth it — provided you go in clear-eyed about credit burn. Against hiring a developer or a mobile agency, even the $100 Senior plan is dramatically cheaper for an MVP, and the export path means you can hand off to a developer later.
If you're building a web app or SaaS dashboard rather than a mobile app, you'll get more per dollar from Lovable or Bolt, which aren't message-metered the same way. Compare the trade-offs directly in Rork vs Lovable, weigh the field in our Rork alternatives guide, or see the whole category in best AI app builders.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Rork cost?
Rork has a free tier plus paid plans: Junior at $25/month (100 messages), Middle at $50/month (250 messages) and Senior at $100/month (500 messages), with higher Scale plans above that. Rork Max, the native-Swift product, is a separate $200/month plan. Each prompt to the AI counts as one message.
How do Rork's message credits work?
Every prompt you send the AI uses one message credit, regardless of complexity, and credits reset monthly without rolling over. A simple 5-screen app typically uses 30–50 messages; a complex 15-screen app with heavy iteration can use 300–500 or more.
Is Rork's free plan enough to build an app?
The free tier is enough to test the platform and build a simple prototype, but not to finish and iterate on a real app. Most people who ship move to at least the Junior or Middle plan once they start refining screens and fixing edge cases.
Which Rork plan is best value?
The Middle plan at $50/month for 250 messages is usually the sweet spot — it's marked as best value and gives enough room to build and iterate a real app without constantly topping up. Heavy builders or agencies step up to Senior or a Scale plan.
Is Rork Max worth $200/month?
If you specifically need native Swift and deep Apple features — LiDAR, Dynamic Island, HealthKit, widgets — then yes, because nothing else builds them from a prompt. If you just need a standard iOS/Android app, the regular React Native plans are far cheaper and sufficient.
How can I avoid burning through Rork credits?
Plan your screens before you start, write detailed prompts so you get more done per message, and batch related changes into one request rather than many small ones. Testing structure on the free tier first also helps you spend paid credits more efficiently.