Newly AI

Newly AI is an AI app builder for native mobile apps. Describe the app you want in plain English and it writes a real React Native and Expo project. The code is yours — an ordinary Expo repo that runs outside the Newly platform, so you are never locked in.

While Newly builds, it runs your app on a cloud simulator, so you watch it working in real time. When it is ready, iOS builds upload to TestFlight and Android goes to Google Play internal testing or a standalone APK.

What Is Newly AI?

Newly AI turns natural-language descriptions into working native mobile apps. You explain what the app should do, and the platform generates a genuine React Native codebase on Expo, complete with screens, navigation, and logic — no drag-and-drop editor, no code to write yourself.

Because the output is a standard Expo repository, a developer can open, extend, or eject it at any time. Two-way GitHub sync keeps changes flowing both directions between your Newly project and your own repo, so AI-generated code and manual edits never drift apart.

Newly AI costs $25 per month. There is no free tier — one flat subscription covers building, simulation, and shipping.

Key Features

1. Plain-English prompt to app

Describe your app idea in everyday language and Newly generates a working native mobile app from that description, no coding required.

2. Real React Native and Expo code

Every project is a genuine Expo repository that you own outright — open it in any editor, extend it by hand, or run it entirely outside the Newly platform.

3. Live cloud simulator

Watch your app run on a cloud simulator while Newly builds it, so you see real behavior immediately instead of waiting for a compiled build.

4. iOS delivery via TestFlight

Finished iOS builds upload directly to TestFlight for real-device testing, with no manual Xcode or certificate wrangling on your side.

5. Android internal testing and APK

Ship Android builds to the Google Play internal testing track, or generate a standalone APK you can install and share directly.

6. Two-way GitHub sync

Connect your repository and changes sync in both directions, keeping your Newly project and your own GitHub repo consistent at all times.

7. In-app payments via RevenueCat

Monetize your app with subscriptions and purchases through a Connect card integration for RevenueCat, without wiring up billing infrastructure yourself.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Newly AI cost?

Newly AI costs $25 per month. There is no free tier and no usage-based pricing — one flat subscription covers building, simulation, and shipping.

Does Newly AI submit my app to the App Store?

No, and that is deliberate. Newly uploads iOS builds to TestFlight and stops there — Apple guideline 4.2.6 means generated apps get rejected unless the content owner submits them personally.

Do I own the code Newly AI generates?

Yes. The output is an ordinary React Native and Expo repository that belongs to you. It runs outside the Newly platform, and with two-way GitHub sync you can edit it by hand without losing the connection.

Can I ship to Android with Newly AI?

Yes. Android is fully supported: publish to the Google Play internal testing track for tester distribution, or build a standalone APK for direct installs.

Does Newly AI sync with GitHub?

Yes. Two-way GitHub sync is built in, so edits you make in your repository flow back into the project and Newly's changes flow out to your repo.

Is Newly AI the right tool for a web app or dashboard?

No. Newly AI is for phone apps specifically. If you want an internal dashboard or a web app, tools like Lovable or Base44 are the better answer — a distinction Newly itself makes openly.

Conclusion

Newly AI's honest pitch is that you get a real app, not a prototype trapped in a platform: genuine React Native and Expo code you own, a live simulator while it builds, TestFlight and Play internal testing when done, plus GitHub sync and RevenueCat payments. The trade-offs are stated up front — $25 per month with no free tier, no App Store submission on your behalf, and phone apps only.