Changelog

AI Features for Your Users, and Private Files That Stay Private

Your credits, your users' files

Your app's API can be reached by anyone who finds its address, and every AI, image or email call it makes is paid for. The AI now keeps those features for signed-in users when your app has sign-in, and stores personal files where only their owner can open them.

• In an app with sign-in, AI, image and email features only answer signed-in users; the AI checks every one before it finishes
• In an app without sign-in, the AI tells you the feature is open to anyone using the app (each visitor is limited) and offers to add sign-in
• Personal files such as documents and receipts go in private storage and open through links that expire after a few minutes
• Storage is checked as it is set up: a size limit, the file types your app takes, and no uploads from people who aren't signed in

Templates and Remixes Come With Room to Grow

Customize templates on the free plan

On the free plan, a project started from a template or a remix used to count every screen it came with toward the 5-screen limit, so most could not get a single new screen. Now only the screens you add count.

• Start from any template or remix and add 5 new screens of your own
• The screens it came with stay fully editable, as before

Projects Move to Expo SDK 58

Works with the latest Expo Go

The new Expo Go app only opens SDK 58 projects, so projects on SDK 57 stopped opening on phones. New projects now start on SDK 58 (React Native 0.88), and an existing project upgrades itself the next time you open it in the editor.

• Opening a project in the editor upgrades it to SDK 58, with a backup taken first
• Your screens and data stay as they are; only the Expo and React Native versions change
• Reload the app on your phone once afterwards (re-scan the QR code, or shake and tap Reload)

Clearer Previews When You Use the Editor on Your Phone

Test your real app, not the practice copy

On a phone, the Preview tab now says what it is: your app running in the browser on practice data. Uploads and sign-ups there aren't saved, and sound can be muted, so it points you to Expo Go for your real app.

• A short note on the Preview tab, with Open in Expo Go one tap away
• Dismiss it once per project

Files Picked in the Browser Upload Again

Uploads work on the web too

The AI sometimes added a check that refused any file whose address started with blob:, which is how every browser hands over a picked file, so uploads failed before they began. It now uploads picked files as they are, and is told at once if it writes that check.

• Photos, audio and documents picked in a browser or on a phone go straight to your app's Storage
• The "Sample data" label in the editor now says that sign-ups and uploads made in the canvas stay in the sample data
• To save real files, upload them from your phone or the preview link

A Blocked Network Is Named, Not "Fixed"

Network problems stay out of your chat

When a company network, web filter or VPN blocks the preview from downloading its packages, the editor now says so and tells you what to do, instead of treating it as an error in your app and asking the AI to fix it.

• The notice names the host to allow, esm.reactnative.run, and suggests another network or a phone hotspot
• No Fix with AI turns are spent on it, and nothing in your project changes
• A package server outage on our side shows the plain connection notice, not the network advice

Paste API Keys Straight Into a Card in the Chat

Your keys go where your app reads them

When a feature needs your own API key, the AI now asks for it with a card in the chat. Paste the key, press Save, and it goes to Project Settings → Environment Variables, where your app reads it. The AI never sees it.

• One field per key, with what it is for and where to get it
• App keys work in the editor and on your phone; server secrets stay on your app's server
• The AI no longer puts keys in .env files, which your phone and published app never read

Choose Which Emails You Get

Your inbox, your choice

Every marketing email now links to an email preferences page where you turn each kind of email on or off, without signing in. Unsubscribing takes one click.

• Pick the emails you want: getting started help, limit reminders, check-ins, notes from the team and product tips
• Or turn off all marketing email in one switch
• Signed in, the same page opens from Settings > Notifications > Choose emails
• Sign-in codes, receipts and build results always arrive

Sample Data Edits Never Wipe What People Entered

Your app's data stays put

Changing your app's sample data used to rebuild Live Data whenever nobody had signed in, which could erase rows people saved without an account. Live Data now changes only while it still holds nothing but sample data.

• Once anyone signs in or saves anything in your app, sample data edits leave Live Data alone
• Asking the AI to change data you see in the app updates the sample data and proposes the same change to Live Data for you to approve
• Starting over from the sample data is still one click: the reset in the Database panel

API Keys and Passwords Stay Out of the Chat

The AI never sees your secrets

Paste an API key or a password into the chat and it is caught before the message is sent. Save it as an environment variable in one click, and the AI works with its name instead of the value.

• Finds API keys (OpenAI, Stripe, GitHub, Google and more), passwords, private keys, connection strings and card numbers
• Save stores the value in Project Settings > Environment Variables, server side only
• The AI sees only the variable name, and the value never lands in your chat history

The AI Can Now Look At and Fix Your App's Real Data

Nothing changes without your approval

Ask about the accounts and rows people created in your app, from the phone, Play or the preview link, and the AI looks them up instead of guessing. When something needs changing, like making an email an admin, it proposes the change and you approve it.

• Questions like "who signed up?" or "why is this post missing?" are answered from your app's Live Data
• Changes show as a card above the chat box with the rows before and after, and nothing is written until you press Approve
• Old values are backed up before an approved change, and passwords or tokens are never shown
• Remove test sign-up accounts along with everything that belongs to them, listed on the card first
• Changed your mind? Undo on the card puts everything back for 7 days, even a deleted account with its password

Clearer Names for Your Database

The Database panel and Project Settings now use plain names: your app's real database is Live Data, and the canvas runs on sample data.

• The Database panel tabs are "Designer" and "Live Data"; the greyed-out Production tab is hidden until you deploy
• In Project Settings, the environment that the live preview and your phone use is called "Live"
• The label at the top right of the canvas now reads "Sample data"

Storage Limits per Project, With a Usage Bar

See your storage in Project Settings

Each project's Storage now has a limit set by your plan, and Project Settings shows how much of it you use. When it fills up, the app refuses new uploads with a clear message and the editor offers an upgrade.

• Free 2 MB, Starter 25 MB, Pro 75 MB, Max 165 MB and Ultra 360 MB per project, monthly or yearly
• Project Settings → Storage shows usage against the limit, with a warning from 80%
• Upgrading raises the limit for every project in your team right away; files already stored are never deleted

Plan Tasks No Longer Get Skipped

No charge for replies that build nothing

A plan task that only said what it was about to do, without building anything, used to count as done and the plan moved on. Now every task starts working straight away, and one that stops early pauses the plan instead.

• Each task starts by reading or writing your project, not by describing what it will do
• A reply that announces work and changes nothing is free, and its task goes back to pending
• Press Continue to run it again

A "Built with RapidNative" Badge in Expo Go

Removed on any paid plan

Free projects now show a small "Built with RapidNative" badge when the app is opened on a phone in Expo Go. Paid plans don't.

• The badge sits in the bottom right, above your tab bar, and the cross hides it
• Upgrading removes it right away, without rebuilding the app
• It is never part of your code: not in the editor, exports or apps you publish to the stores

Your First Build Starts Even If You Leave

No lost first prompts

Create a project and your first prompt gets built, even if you close the tab or the page doesn't finish loading.

• If your first prompt hasn't started a minute after you create a project, we start building it for you
• When it finishes and you weren't watching, you get an email with a link to your app

Your Preview App Keeps Its Data

Real data, real sign-in

The app on your phone, in Play and behind Share now behaves like your real app: people sign in with their own accounts, and what they enter stays.

• Once someone has signed in to your app, changing its sample data no longer resets the database behind your phone preview
• The phone preview, Play and Share no longer sign in a shared demo account, so people sign up and sign in for real
• The canvas shows a "Demo data" label: it keeps running on sample data so every screen looks full

Generated Art for Characters and Creatures

Art, not shapes

Ask for game characters, creatures or mascots and the agent now generates real artwork in the style you describe, instead of drawing simple shapes in code.

• Name a style, like "Pokemon-style", "pixel art" or "3D render", and the characters come out in it
• Not happy with the art? Ask again with more detail and the agent generates new images
• Each character gets its own image, never one borrowed from another app

Sign In With Email, Right From the Header

Two ways in

"Sign in" used to go straight to Google, which made email sign-in hard to find. The header now offers both.

• Hover or click Sign in in the header: Continue with Google, or Sign in with email
• On mobile, both options are in the menu
• Email sign-in sends a one-time link, and it also works inside in-app browsers where Google is blocked

Cancel In-App and Fix a Failed Payment in One Click

Fewer clicks between you and your plan

You can now cancel a plan without leaving RapidNative, and fixing a failed payment takes you straight to the card form instead of a detour through Settings.

• Cancel subscription on your current plan card (pricing page) and in Settings → Billing, for team owners
• Tell us why you’re leaving; if a cheaper plan or a person can help, we’ll offer that first
• Changed your mind? "Keep my plan" undoes a scheduled cancellation before it takes effect
• "Update payment method" opens the Stripe billing portal directly from the overdue banner and Settings
• Fixed: the Settings page could fail to load, including from the link in payment emails

Login and Sign-Up Screens No Longer Count Toward the Free Limit

All 5 free screens are yours

Full-stack apps come with login and sign-up screens, and on the free plan they used up part of your 5 screens. They no longer count, so all 5 are yours.

• Free plan: 5 screens per project of your own, plus the login and sign-up screens
• Editing, restyling and fixing existing screens stay unlimited
• Upgrade to Starter or higher to go past 5 screens

Free Plan: Double the Credits on Your First Day

More room for your first build

A first build is the biggest generation most people run, and on the free plan it could use most of the day’s credits before you had a working app. Your first 24 hours now come with 10 free credits instead of 5.

• New accounts get 10 free credits during their first 24 hours, then 5 a day as before
• The monthly free allowance is unchanged at 20 credits
• Credits are still usage-based, so small changes cost a fraction of a credit
• Fixes stay free on every plan: Fix with AI, automatic error fixing and automatic restarts never cost credits

Appshots: App Store Screenshots, Designed by AI

Store-ready screenshots in about a minute

Turn raw app screens into designed App Store and Google Play screenshots. Upload your screens, and Appshots writes the headlines, picks layouts and colors from your brand, and exports every required size. It works with screenshots from any app, not only ones built in RapidNative.

• Headlines written from what your screens actually show, with one-click rewrites
• Themes built from your brand colors; switch the whole set at once
• iPhone, iPad, Android phone and tablet sizes plus the Play feature graphic, from one project
• Every layer stays editable: text, device frames, 3D phones, badges and shapes
• Uses your RapidNative credits: 2.5 for a full set, and browser export is free
• Find it in the dashboard under Screenshots, or at rapidnative.com/appshots

Monetization & Native SDKs: RevenueCat, Sentry, Push, AdMob, Twilio

Ship apps that charge money

Ask the AI to add in-app purchases, crash reporting, push notifications, banner ads, or SMS verification, and it now wires the real SDKs correctly — with live store pricing on paywalls, privacy-safe crash reports, and web-preview-safe code that runs natively in installed builds.

• In-app purchases & subscriptions via RevenueCat: paywalls with live localized store prices, free-trial display, Restore Purchases, and instant premium unlock
• Sentry crash reporting with a privacy-first default config and dev/production environments
• Remote push notifications via the Expo push service, with device-token storage and tap-to-open routing
• AdMob banner ads behind a server-side kill-switch and premium gating, with consent (UMP) and App Tracking Transparency handled
• Twilio SMS and phone verification through your project’s API server — credentials never touch app code
• Bring your own accounts: keys go in Project Settings → Environment Variables; the editor preview shows mock prices/ads, real behavior runs in installed builds

Duplicate a Project From the Dashboard

One-click project copies

Try a risky change, spin up a variant for a client, or keep a clean copy before a big refactor — every project card now has a Duplicate Project action that clones its files into a new project in one click.

• Dashboard → three-dot menu on a project card → Duplicate Project creates "<name> Copy" in your current team
• All files and images come across; the copy starts with a fresh chat so version history stays clean
• Environment variables, custom domains and deployments are not copied — set them up on the copy when you need them
• Works on your own projects and on team projects shared with you

Rebuild Preview: Phones Stay in Step With Your Code

No more stuck "Requiring unknown module" previews

Adding a package used to leave the Expo Go preview stuck on "Requiring unknown module" until the project was re-created. The preview server now restarts itself when dependencies change, and a new Rebuild preview action recovers a drifted preview in one tap.

• Adding a dependency restarts the mobile preview server automatically; the app on your phone reloads by itself
• Rebuild preview (the circular-arrow icon next to "Run on your phone") restarts the preview server without touching your database
• The QR shows "Rebuilding preview…" while the server comes back, instead of silently failing to scan
• Phones that reconnect after a rebuild reload automatically, and edits made while a phone was loading are patched in rather than lost

Shared Chat: See Every Collaborator's Messages, Live

Collaborators' prompts appear live, with avatars

On shared projects the AI chat is now truly shared — prompts sent by any collaborator appear in everyone's open editor instantly, and every message shows who sent it.

• Messages from collaborators with edit access show up live in your open editor — no reload needed
• Each message carries the sender's avatar and name, so a multi-author thread reads like a conversation
• Generation status (running, completed, failed) now syncs live across all open tabs too

See Exactly Where Your Credits Go

A clear answer to "where did my credits go?"

Click the credit balance in the chat panel to open a full breakdown — what you can spend, which bucket it comes from, and the order credits are used in.

• Every bucket in one place: daily free, monthly free, bonus, subscription and purchased top-up credits
• Explains which credits are on hold for your current plan, and what unlocks them
• States the spend order, so a balance that moves in one bucket and not another makes sense
• Upgrade or manage your plan straight from the breakdown

Submit Your Lovable App by Link — No ZIP Needed

Convert your Lovable app from just its URL

Every Lovable intake form now accepts your published app URL as an alternative to a ZIP export — paste a link, upload a ZIP, or both.

• Paste your published app link (like https://your-app.lovable.app) on lovable-to-rapidnative, lovable-to-app-store, or the composer import dialog
• ZIP export is still supported — provide either one, or both together
• Same conversion flow and confirmation email either way

Restore Files Is Back — Now for Every Project

Roll back any project to an earlier version

Roll your project back to any earlier version straight from the chat, now including fullstack projects.

• Click the undo icon under any AI response to restore all files to their state at that version
• Or just ask the AI — "undo that last change" restores the previous version automatically
• Now works on fullstack projects too — screens, API, database schema, and seed data all roll back together
• A confirmation dialog explains exactly what will be replaced before anything changes

Import Your Lovable Project From the Composer

Convert unlimited Lovable projects, free

Bring a Lovable project into RapidNative right from the main prompt box — and convert as many as you like, free.

• New "Import your Lovable project" button in the prompt composer opens the same ZIP conversion flow, no need to visit a separate page
• Lovable-to-RapidNative conversions are now free and unlimited — no plan or credit cost to convert
• Works signed in or out; converted projects land in your account and open in the editor when ready

Your First Lovable Conversion Is Free

One free Lovable conversion for every user

Convert a Lovable project into a native RapidNative app for free, and see exactly what a second conversion costs before you upload.

• Every user now gets 1 free Lovable-to-RapidNative conversion, signed in or not
• Additional conversions require the Max or Ultra plan and cost 100 credits each
• A confirmation dialog now shows your free quota, the credit cost, and your balance before your ZIP is uploaded
• If your free conversion is used up, we tell you what to do next instead of silently accepting the upload

Reset Credits Early & Updated Terms

Reset your credits early, any time

Top up your credits without waiting for the next billing cycle, and updated Terms and Conditions with an AI training clause.

• Added "Reset credits now" on your current plan — charges immediately, resets your billing date to today, and stacks a fresh batch of credits on top of your remaining balance
• Any scheduled downgrade or cancellation is automatically cancelled when you reset
• Available on yearly Starter/Pro and all Team, Max, and Ultra plans
• Updated Terms and Conditions with a new Section 8.6 clarifying that prompts, inputs, and generated outputs may be used to train and improve our AI models

Brand Refresh & Project Cloning

A brand-new look across the site

A fresh new look across the marketing site, easier ways to duplicate your work, and broader web-preview compatibility.

• Lovable to App Store: submit your Lovable web app and we convert it to a native iOS & Android app with full App Store submission
• Refreshed the entire marketing site with a new brand design and typography
• Clone a project with or without its chat history from the new clone menu
• Refreshed competitor comparisons with a new "why switch" contrast section
• Build an APK to test your app on real Android devices (rolling out)
• Improved web-preview compatibility with more native module shims

Onboarding Tour, New Pricing & Import Your Codebase

Guided onboarding tour + upload your existing codebase

A guided onboarding experience, a redesigned pricing page with new plans, and the ability to start from an existing project.

• Added an interactive, step-by-step onboarding tour for the editor
• Launched a redesigned 5-tier pricing page, including new Ultra and Max plans
• Upload a zip to create a project from your existing codebase
• Added pinch-to-zoom inside previews and a full credit breakdown in the editor
• Upload images directly in the new-screen dialog
• Auto-classify projects with AI and a new internal support dashboard

More Tools, Quick File Search & Continue All

Cmd+P file search and Continue All for multi-step builds

Power-user editor features, a wave of new free tools, and better project discovery.

• Added Cmd+P quick file search in the code editor
• Introduced "Continue All" mode to run multi-step tasks back to back
• Launched more free tools: Wireframe Generator, User Story Generator, Architecture Diagram, MVP Scope Calculator, App User Flow, and proposal & requirements generators
• Added a browser QR code to the Run on Phone and Share popovers
• Added a Community page and Compare & Guides to the mega menu
• Indexed 12K+ public projects with a new category system for discovery

Free Tools, Installable PWA & Live Preview Bundler

A full suite of free tools + installable PWA support

A full suite of free tools, installable web apps, and a faster live-preview engine with hot reload.

• Launched a suite of free tools: App Icon, App Name, App Idea Generator & Validator, ASO checker, color palette, and privacy policy & terms generators
• Made generated apps installable as PWAs
• Shipped a new live-preview bundler with hot reload and checkpoint previews
• Added a help chatbot with web search and AI-powered support chat
• Added shareable bundle preview links and automatic app icon generation
• Launched the /deploy and /pro service pages plus blank-screen detection

New Billing, Stop Button & Comparison Pages

A new billing experience + Stop generation button

A rebuilt billing experience, more control over AI generation, and in-depth comparison pages.

• Rebuilt billing with a new subscription module: cleaner checkout, upgrades, downgrades, and credit tracking
• Added a Stop button to abort AI generation mid-stream
• Introduced an automatic import fixer that adds missing imports for you
• Added active-user presence in the editor and a unified actions bar (share, download, deploy, preview)
• Shipped production-grade SEO and a blog CMS in the admin panel
• Launched in-depth comparison pages (Lovable, Cursor, Claude Code, FlutterFlow, and more)

New Landing Page, Expert Hire & Env Variables

Redesigned landing page + project env variables

A redesigned landing page, faster AI responses, and new ways to configure and get help with your projects.

• Rolled out a redesigned landing page with new sections and a fresh showcase carousel
• Added the ability to manage project environment variables
• Launched the Experts page and a "Hire" option to get help building
• Enabled prompt caching (Anthropic via Azure AI Foundry) for faster responses
• Added Redirect component support and project integrations
• Added a Community link and updated Discord access

Light Mode, Image Tools & Theme-Aware Design

Light mode and image-aware generation

Full light/dark support, image-aware generation, and a cleaner shared design system.

• Added full light and dark mode support with theme-aware logos and semantic colors
• Enabled image tool support in generation (works with QWEN and Bedrock Sonnet)
• Improved AI layout and theme generation
• Enabled preview QR codes for NativeWind-themed apps
• Split studio and marketing UI into a shared design system
• Better task chunking for more reliable multi-step builds

Theme Editor, Faster Canvas & Smarter AI

Theme Editor launched + vision model upgraded to Sonnet 4.5

A new way to customize your app design, a snappier editor, and a smarter vision model.

• Introduced the Theme Editor to customize your app colors and design
• Upgraded the vision model to Claude Sonnet 4.5 for better design understanding
• Added full-screen selection mode and a component highlighter popover
• Synced canvas layer selection with the Monaco code editor
• Optimized editor loading performance and added a code editor loading spinner
• Shipped a centralized feature-management system and a team dashboard (beta)

Custom Renderer, Dashboard & Affiliate Program

Affiliate Program (30%) and a brand-new project dashboard

Major rendering improvements, a redesigned project dashboard, and the launch of our Affiliate Program.

• New custom renderer for faster, more reliable screen rendering and previews
• Redesigned dashboard with full project management
• Switched demo videos to Cloudflare Stream for faster, smoother playback
• Migrated the blog to MDX and shipped new SEO and guide pages
• Launched a 30% Affiliate Program with Rewardful and Partnero tracking
• Added Sentry monitoring, dynamic social proof, and a multi-tab cache
• Increased annual plan credits to 1,250 with a 50% discount

Whiteboarding & Image-to-App Features

Whiteboarding and image-to-app features launched

Revolutionary whiteboarding capabilities for visual app design, powerful image-to-app conversion, and comprehensive asset upload functionality.

• Added interactive whiteboarding feature for visual app design and prototyping
• Introduced image-to-app conversion for rapid app generation from designs
• Implemented comprehensive asset upload system for images, icons, and media
• Enhanced visual design tools with drag-and-drop functionality
• Added real-time preview capabilities for whiteboard designs

PRD Feature & Inline Editing Capabilities

PRD integration with inline editing capabilities

Introducing PRD (Product Requirements Document) integration, task-based implementation system, and powerful inline editing capabilities for precise screen modifications.

• Added PRD feature for uploading and processing product requirement documents
• Implemented task-based implementation system similar to Cursor for PRD-driven development
• Introduced inline editing - select specific screen sections for targeted modifications
• Enhanced functional feature extraction from uploaded PRDs
• Added collaborative editing capabilities for team-based development

Enhanced AI Code Generation & Performance Improvements

40% improvement in AI code generation accuracy

Major improvements to our AI code generation engine, faster project creation, and enhanced user experience with new features and optimizations.

• Improved AI code generation accuracy by 40%
• Added support for custom React Native components
• Reduced project generation time by 60%
• Enhanced error handling and validation
• Added new project templates for e-commerce and social apps

Bug Fixes & UI Improvements

This release focuses on stability improvements, bug fixes, and enhanced user interface elements for a smoother experience.

• Fixed project export issues on Safari browsers
• Improved mobile responsiveness across all pages
• Enhanced error messages and user feedback
• Optimized loading states and animations
• Fixed authentication flow edge cases

New Features & Enhanced Templates

10 new project templates added

Introducing new project templates, improved code generation, and enhanced user experience features to make app creation even easier.

• Added 10 new project templates including fitness and food delivery
• Enhanced code generation with better TypeScript support
• Improved project preview functionality
• Added bulk project export feature
• Enhanced user dashboard with better analytics

Performance Optimizations & Bug Fixes

This release brings significant performance improvements and resolves several critical bugs reported by our users.

• Optimized AI model loading times by 50%
• Fixed project creation failures in certain scenarios
• Improved error handling for network issues
• Enhanced code validation and linting
• Fixed UI rendering issues on high-DPI displays

Initial Release - Platform Launch

Platform officially launched!

The official platform launch, bringing AI-powered React Native app generation to developers and non-developers alike.

• AI-powered React Native code generation
• Natural language prompt-to-app conversion
• Expo project generation and export
• Real-time project preview and editing
• User authentication and project management

Beta Release 3 - Final Testing Phase

The third and final beta release before our official launch, featuring comprehensive testing and user feedback integration.

• Comprehensive user testing and feedback integration
• Performance optimizations based on beta user data
• Enhanced error handling and user experience
• Final bug fixes and stability improvements
• Preparation for production launch