Bolt builds your app in the browser while you chat. NimbleHQ keeps it shipping while you're away.

Bolt turns a prompt into a working app in minutes. The difference is who drives. In Bolt you prompt every change and spend tokens as you go. In NimbleHQ agents work through a task list you approve, and ship to your live product.

NimbleHQ and Bolt side by side

Best for
Bolt: Building a new app or prototype in an afternoon
NimbleHQ: Running several products that already exist
Works on
Bolt: Apps built in Bolt, or a project you bring from GitHub
NimbleHQ: The code you already have, in your own repositories
When work happens
Bolt: While you're in the chat
NimbleHQ: In the background, around the clock
Your role
Bolt: You drive: prompt, check, prompt again
NimbleHQ: You approve: a chat, one tap, one morning email
Between chats
Bolt: Each change starts from your next prompt
NimbleHQ: Each project keeps its goal, a summary and a What's new list that every agent reads first
Before shipping
Bolt: You check the preview, then publish
NimbleHQ: Tests must pass. If a task is unclear, it stops and asks one question
Hosting
Bolt: Bolt Cloud, with hosting, databases and sign-in
NimbleHQ: Your Rails app, database and mobile API on our dedicated server
Mobile
Bolt: Mobile apps built with Expo
NimbleHQ: An Expo app on the same Rails API, with TestFlight builds
Pricing
Bolt: Free, $25 a month, or $30 per team member
NimbleHQ: Private pilot

Choose Bolt if

  • You're starting a new app from nothing and want to see it working today.
  • You want to steer every change yourself, in the chat.
  • You want to build and preview everything in your browser.
  • You want a free plan to try it out.

Choose NimbleHQ if

  • You already run one or more products and want them to keep improving without you driving.
  • You want the work done while you're away, and one email each morning to tell you what shipped.
  • You want every agent to know what each product is for and what it already does.
  • You want your code in your own repositories, with tests passing before anything ships.

See how a task moves through NimbleHQ

Five steps from idea to production, and which ones need you.

How NimbleHQ works

Bolt details come from bolt.new, checked September 29, 2026. Bolt may have changed since; see its site for current features and plans.

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