Bolt.newReviews of bolt.new

The AI works well for projects of roughly 1,000 lines of code or less. Beyond that point it tends to hallucinate or even tell lies: it claims to have made changes it hasn’t while it chews through tokens fast, and even rewrites or deletes stable functions when you only ask it to change something minor—like a logo or icon. Even when enabling the 'dynamic reasoning'. In its current form it’s really unusable for building production-quality apps. The team behind it is friendly (they once refunded my tokens), but that doesn’t fix the AI’s inaccuracies and erratic behavior.

I cannot tell you just how truly disappointing and frustrating this whole experience has been. I got ALL THE WAY done with the app build 3 times, just needing to add monetization for deployment, and mysteriously it (the code) disappeared EVERY TIME! I caught this AI (in its own words) 'red handed' lying to me, sabotaging the build, only to get caught up in a never-ending loop of time-wasting chats that never led to any different positive outcome. If you really are serious about building an app that is stable, and capable of making a buck, PLEASE do yourself a favor and look elsewhere. If you don't, and you read this, don't say you weren't warned!

Not worth it to buy, this stupid AI repeat the same thing. wasting token

Une application médiocre, un service client inexistant, et une facturation abusive. Bolt.new est de loin l’une des pires expériences que j’ai eues avec une application dite “intelligente”. L’IA est totalement inutile, incapable de fournir des résultats cohérents ou pertinents. Une perte de temps absolue. Mais le plus scandaleux, c’est que j’ai été facturé malgré l’annulation de mon abonnement. Aucune transparence, aucun suivi, aucun respect du client. Et bien sûr, pas moyen de se faire rembourser ni d’avoir une réponse claire. Un conseil ? Fuyez. Ce service est une arnaque déguisée en outil technologique. Vous payez pour un produit vide de valeur. À éviter comme la peste.

bolt cant edit pages, you better be happy with what it spits out, i used 2 million tokens and 4 hours of my life trying to change 4 images, very disapointing

HORRÍVEL. ESSA IA ESTELIONATÁRIA ERRA COISAS BÁSICAS DE PROPÓSITO, VOCÊ DIGITANDO EXATAMENTE COM O MELHOR PROMPT POSSÍVEL, ELA ERRA DE PROPÓSITO PRA COMER SEUS TOKENS. EMPRESA MERCENÁRIA, BANDIDOS.

Summary Bolt.new's free trial creates false expectations that don't translate to the paid experience. Significant technical issues and poor token efficiency make the professional plan a questionable investment. My Experience I upgraded to Bolt.new's Professional plan today, expecting the same smooth performance I experienced during the free trial. Unfortunately, the paid experience has been drastically different. Key Issues Encountered: Token Consumption Problems: Burned through 5,000+ tokens (50% of my monthly allocation) in a single day Most tokens were consumed fixing platform-generated errors rather than building features Poor token efficiency compared to other AI development platforms Technical Reliability: Preview page consistently fails to load System errors require multiple correction attempts Platform instability disrupts development workflow Error resolution consumes valuable tokens without producing usable code Free vs. Paid Discrepancy: Free trial worked seamlessly with minimal issues Paid plan introduces numerous technical problems Significant performance degradation after payment processing Concerns About Business Model The dramatic difference between free trial performance and paid plan reliability raises questions about intentional token consumption strategies. When platform errors force users to repeatedly prompt for corrections, it artificially inflates token usage while delivering minimal value. Recommendation For developers considering Bolt.new: Test extensively during the free trial period Monitor token consumption patterns carefully Have backup development solutions ready Consider alternatives like Cursor AI, V0, or traditional development environments Bottom Line: While the concept is promising, execution issues and poor token efficiency make it difficult to recommend the professional plan at this time. The platform needs significant reliability improvements before justifying the subscription cost.

Just awful. Didn't even build anything. Just said it did and then gaslighted me saying it did. Waste of time.