Mobile-first builder · Ranked 26 of 33 in the index
Draftbit Review (2026)
A visual builder that produces React Native and Expo projects with full source export, a built-in Supabase backend on every tier, and bring-your-own AI keys across Claude, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Anthropic and OpenRouter.
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Assessed for 2026A better-equipped product than our previous verdict described. Draftbit produces real React Native and Expo projects you can export and own, which earns 4.2 on code ownership, and the visual editor is pleasant. The current feature list is where we were most out of date: Claude Code and OpenAI Codex integration, bring-your-own AI across Claude, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Anthropic and OpenRouter with the vendor stating that Draftbit credits are not required, a built-in Supabase backend on every tier including Free, sandbox concurrency, multi-agent execution, custom MCP server integrations, and web and website output alongside mobile. Read the tier gates carefully: full code editing and export start at Standard, export to GitHub starts at Pro, and the custom MCP server integrations on Pro mean Draftbit consuming your MCP servers, not publishing one. Draftbit ships no MCP server of its own and no platform API, so its build lifecycle is still not agent-callable from outside, which is what the 3.4 API mark measures.
- Best for
- React Native developers who want a visual head start, their own AI keys and a backend that is already there
- Not for
- Non-developers, and anyone who wants the platform itself to be agent-callable from outside
- Price from
- USD 12 / month, billed monthlyStandard plan. Pro is USD 24, Team is USD 120, and Enterprise is quote based.
- Free tier
- Yes
The ten axes
Every builder in the index is scored on the same ten axes with the same published weights. This is how Draftbit performed on our test briefs.
- Reliability16%
- 3.4
- Integrations16%
- 4.0
- SEO and GEO13%
- 2.5
- Design quality12%
- 3.6
- Agent performance10%
- 3.9
- Speed9%
- 3.5
- Value9%
- 3.9
- Scalability7%
- 3.5
- API and MCP access5%
- 3.4
- Code ownership3%
- 4.2
Every axis is scored from 0 to 5 stars. The percentage is that axis's published weight in the overall 3.5 rating.
The verdict
A better-equipped product than our previous verdict described. Draftbit produces real React Native and Expo projects you can export and own, which earns 4.2 on code ownership, and the visual editor is pleasant. The current feature list is where we were most out of date: Claude Code and OpenAI Codex integration, bring-your-own AI across Claude, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Anthropic and OpenRouter with the vendor stating that Draftbit credits are not required, a built-in Supabase backend on every tier including Free, sandbox concurrency, multi-agent execution, custom MCP server integrations, and web and website output alongside mobile. Read the tier gates carefully: full code editing and export start at Standard, export to GitHub starts at Pro, and the custom MCP server integrations on Pro mean Draftbit consuming your MCP servers, not publishing one. Draftbit ships no MCP server of its own and no platform API, so its build lifecycle is still not agent-callable from outside, which is what the 3.4 API mark measures.
A visual builder that produces React Native and Expo projects with full source export, a built-in Supabase backend on every tier, and bring-your-own AI keys across Claude, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Anthropic and OpenRouter.
The dissenting view
One panellist argued that bring your own key is a cost transfer rather than a saving, since the buyer ends up managing accounts and spend at up to five AI vendors instead of one line on an invoice.
One member of the panel disagreed with the consensus. We publish the disagreement rather than average it away.
What it looks like
Pricing
Five tiers: Free, Standard at USD 12 a month, Pro at USD 24, Team at USD 120 and a quote-based Enterprise plan.
| Plan | Price | Billing | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | monthly | Build and preview, limited components |
| Standard | USD 12 | monthly | Code export, more screens |
| Pro | USD 24 | monthly | GitHub sync, custom code, more builds |
| Team | USD 120 | monthly | Collaborators, shared design system, roles |
| Enterprise | On request | quote | Procurement, support terms, volume seats |
We list the plans we could verify on the vendor's own pricing page. Where a plan exists but its price was not published in a form we could capture, the row says so rather than carrying a number we cannot source.
Feature by feature
The same eleven checks, run on every builder in the index.
| Capability | Status |
|---|---|
| Full-stack backend | Yes, a built-in Supabase backend |
| Database included | Yes, a built-in Supabase backend, which is Postgres, on every tier including Free |
| Auth included | Bring your own |
| Code export | Full code editing and export from Standard |
| GitHub sync | Export to GitHub from Pro |
| One-click deploy | Expo builds |
| Custom domain | Yes, from the Standard tier |
| Mobile or native output | Native iOS and Android via Expo, plus web and website output |
| Team collaboration | Yes, paid plans |
| Public API or MCP server | Custom MCP server integrations from Pro, which is Draftbit consuming your MCP servers. Draftbit publishes no MCP server of its own and no platform API |
| Self-hosting the output | Yes, after export |
What works / What does not
What works
- Real React Native and Expo source export at 4.2 on code ownership, with full code editing from Standard
- Bring your own AI across Claude, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Anthropic and OpenRouter, with the vendor stating Draftbit credits are not required
- Built-in Supabase backend on every tier including Free, so the data half of the app is not a second purchase
- Sandbox concurrency and multi-agent execution, plus Claude Code and OpenAI Codex integration
What does not
- No Draftbit MCP server and no platform API, so the build lifecycle is not agent-callable from outside
- Tier gates split the workflow: full code editing and export at Standard, export to GitHub at Pro
- Custom MCP server integrations mean Draftbit consuming your servers, which is not the same as being programmable itself
- SEO and GEO at 2.5 is low, so the web output is not the reason to buy it
User reviews
Draftbit holds 5 star ratings and 2 written reviews. They are counted separately: every written review carries a rating, but most ratings arrive without one. Editor panel reviews are shown first and badged.
Community rating
- 5 ★40%
- 4 ★20%
- 3 ★20%
- 2 ★0%
- 1 ★20%
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- Editor panel
A pleasant head start on React Native screens
Kenji Morisaki@kenjimorisaki
Contract mobile developer. Ships React Native and Flutter for clients who cannot decide.
If your team is committed to React Native rather than Flutter, this saves the boring part and gives you a normal Expo project afterwards. The editor maps cleanly onto component structure, which most visual tools get wrong. My concern is momentum, not quality: the changelog has been quiet.
- Pros
- Real Expo project export. Editor matches component structure.
- Cons
- Product activity has visibly slowed.
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- Editor panel
Good tool, uncertain future, no backend
Tomas Hrabec@tomashrabec
Freelance React developer. Half my work now is unpicking what a generator produced.
I took over a Draftbit project and the exported code was fine, genuinely readable React Native. Two support questions went unanswered for over a week, and the AI features are years behind the rest of this list. It also builds no backend, so budget for that separately. Cautious recommendation only.
- Pros
- Exported React Native was clean and easy to work with.
- Cons
- Slow support, dated AI features, no backend.
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Frequently asked
- Can you export code from Draftbit?
- Yes. Full code editing and export start at Standard, and export to GitHub starts at Pro. That export is the main reason to choose it, and the basis of its 4.2 code ownership score.
- Does Draftbit include a backend?
- Yes, a built-in Supabase backend, which is Postgres, on every tier including Free.
- Can I use my own AI keys?
- Yes, across Claude, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Anthropic and OpenRouter, and the vendor states that Draftbit credits are not required. Claude Code and OpenAI Codex integration are listed too.
- Does Draftbit have an MCP server?
- No. Pro adds custom MCP server integrations, which is Draftbit consuming your MCP servers. It publishes neither an MCP server of its own nor a platform API, so nothing outside can drive a build.
Sources
Where these numbers come from
- Price
- Draftbit pricing page · 14 August 2026
- Axis scores
- Our own testing panel: six briefs, three runs each, eighteen runs per tool, scored against the published rubric · 20 August 2026
- Community rating
- Computed from the 5 star ratings held in our own database for this tool · 20 August 2026
Everything we read for this review
- Draftbit product site · 14 August 2026
- Draftbit pricing page · 14 August 2026