Bolt.new vs Adalo: pricing, output, and where Sticklight fits
Bolt.new and Adalo solve different problems: one turns prompts into websites and apps in your browser, the other is a no-code platform built around publishing native apps to the app stores. Both let you build without writing code, but they take different paths to get there and charge for usage in different ways.
Here’s what each platform is built for, how its pricing breaks down, and where a professional-creator platform like Sticklight fits alongside them.
- Bolt.new generates and hosts websites and applications from prompts in your browser, and meters usage by tokens.
- Adalo is a no-code platform focused on building native mobile apps, publishing to the Apple App Store and Google Play, plus web apps.
- Both tools offer a free plan priced at $0 per month; Bolt.new’s free tier caps tokens, Adalo’s free tier caps database records at 500.
- Bolt.new’s paid tiers start at $25 per month (Pro); Adalo’s paid tiers start at $36 per month billed annually (Starter).
- Adalo’s paid tiers are built around app-store publishing; Bolt.new’s paid tiers remove usage caps and branding.
- Sticklight, built by the Elementor team, is a separate option for creators who want production-ready full-stack output from a single prompt.
What each platform is built for
Bolt.new is a browser-based AI tool that generates, previews, and hosts websites and applications from prompts, using a token-based usage model. Its free plan includes 300,000 tokens per day and 1 million tokens per month, carries Bolt branding, and caps file uploads at 10MB. Backend and data-handling details aren’t specified on its public pricing page.
Adalo is a no-code platform for building native mobile and web applications, including publishing to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. It uses a drag-and-drop visual editor for app screens and components, backed by a built-in database that caps out at 500 records on the free plan. Pricing is flat and plan-based rather than usage-based, according to its official pricing page.
Bolt.new vs Adalo at a glance
| Dimension | Bolt.new | Adalo | Sticklight |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Browser-based AI generator for websites and apps, with token-based usage metering | No-code builder for native mobile and web apps, with a drag-and-drop editor | Vibe-coding platform that turns a prompt into production-ready websites, apps, dashboards, CMS, and internal tools |
| Output | Websites and applications, previewed and hosted in-browser | Native iOS and Android app-store submissions, plus web apps | Production-ready full-stack sites, apps, dashboards, CMS, and internal tools |
| Backend / data | Not specified on the pricing page | Built-in database, 500-record limit on the free plan | Additive to your WordPress/Elementor stack |
| Publish / hosting | Hosting included; custom domain support on the Pro tier | Publishes to app stores; web app output also included | Publish included, built by the Elementor team |
| Best for | Prompt-to-app builders who want fast browser preview and iteration | Teams that want native app-store apps without writing code | Professional creators who want full-stack, production-ready output from one prompt |
| Entry pricing | Free ($0/mo); Pro from $25/mo | Free ($0/mo); Starter from $36/mo billed annually | Additive to your WordPress/Elementor stack |
How Bolt.new and Adalo compare on features
Bolt.new’s free tier includes 300,000 tokens per day and 1 million tokens per month, with Bolt branding and a 10MB file upload limit. Its Pro plan, at $25 per month, starts with 10 million tokens per month, drops the daily cap, and lets unused tokens roll over. A Teams plan runs $30 per member per month, and Enterprise pricing is available on request, adding SSO and audit logs.
Adalo’s free plan caps its built-in database at 500 records. The Starter plan, at $36 per month billed annually, is the entry point for publishing apps to the app stores. The Professional plan, at $52 per month billed annually, adds capacity aimed at small and medium business use, and the Team plan, at $160 per month billed annually, supports multiple editors and multiple apps for agencies and freelancers. Adalo also lists a separate, custom-priced “Adalo Blue” tier for enterprise needs.
Where Sticklight fits in
Bolt.new and Adalo solve different problems. One is a prompt-driven site and app generator with usage-based limits, the other is a no-code builder aimed squarely at native app-store publishing. If you’re weighing the two, you’re often really asking a broader question: which path gets you a real, production-ready result published fastest.
Sticklight, built by the Elementor team and powered by Claude, is built around that question. It follows a prompt, build, publish flow, turning a prompt into production-ready websites, apps, dashboards, CMS, and internal tools, with publishing included. It’s additive to WordPress and Elementor, working alongside that ecosystem rather than replacing it. AI agents are on its roadmap but aren’t a shipped feature yet. If you want one platform to go from prompt to a full-stack, production-ready result without stitching together a separate token-metered generator and an app-store pipeline, Sticklight is worth evaluating alongside Bolt.new and Adalo.
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Frequently asked questions
What’s the main difference between Bolt.new and Adalo?
Bolt.new generates websites and applications from prompts in your browser, with usage measured in tokens. Adalo is a no-code visual builder focused on publishing native mobile apps to the Apple App Store and Google Play, alongside web app output.
Which is cheaper, Bolt.new or Adalo?
Both offer a free plan priced at $0 per month. Above that, Bolt.new’s Pro plan starts at $25 per month, while Adalo’s Starter plan starts at $36 per month billed annually, so Bolt.new’s paid entry point is lower.
Does Adalo publish apps to the App Store and Google Play?
Yes. Adalo’s Starter plan and above are built around publishing apps to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, in addition to producing web apps.
Does Bolt.new limit how much I can build on the free plan?
Yes. Bolt.new’s free plan caps usage at 300,000 tokens per day and 1 million tokens per month, and it includes Bolt branding and a 10MB file upload limit. The Pro plan removes the daily cap.
Is Sticklight a direct alternative to Bolt.new or Adalo?
Sticklight is a separate vibe-coding platform built by the Elementor team. It turns prompts into production-ready websites, apps, dashboards, CMS, and internal tools and is additive to a WordPress/Elementor stack, which makes it worth evaluating alongside prompt-based and no-code builders like Bolt.new and Adalo.
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